---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-000950"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JEF"
cik: "0000096223"
company_name: "Jefferies Financial Group Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T07:34:08.658991+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jefferies Q4 EPS $0.91 vs $0.29; revenue $1.96B (+63%); dividend raised 14.3% to $0.40

## Summary
- Q4 diluted EPS from continuing ops $0.91 vs $0.29; net earnings to common $206M vs $65.6M.
- Total net revenues $1.96B in Q4 (+63% YoY); FY 2024 net revenues $7.03B (+50% YoY).
- Investment banking net revenues $987M (+73% YoY), with record advisory $597M (+91%).
- Board raises quarterly dividend 14.3% to $0.40/share; payable Feb 27, 2025 to holders Feb 14.
- Non-comp expense ratio improved to 33.7% in FY 2024 from 38.5% in FY 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-000950
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JEF
- cik: 0000096223
- company_name: Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96223/000162828025000950/0001628280-25-000950-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96223/000162828025000950/jef-20250108.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-000950.txt

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