Buyback Radar

Jefferies

JEF

Jefferies has retired 37.4% of its shares since 2014, from 366,644,585 to 229,657,741.

37.4%retired since 2014
6.5%last 5 years
-11.3%last 12 months
230Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 1999half gone 1999367M shares, 2014230M200020052010201520202025
1999, 180,738,3482026-08-31, 229,657,741
A share bought in 2008
1.0× more of Jefferies today, without buying another share. It was one of 238,498,598 shares then. It is one of 229,657,741 now.
Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19991999-03-12180,738,34810-Kcover page
20002000-03-13165,890,18410-K/Acover page
20012001-03-19165,890,18410-K405/Acover page
20022002-02-22165,954,77110-K/Acover page
20032003-03-25178,851,87610-K/Acover page
20042004-03-05215,227,65610-K/Acover page
20052005-03-04215,227,65610-K/Acover page
20062006-02-23108,072,50810-K/Acover page
20072007-02-15216,351,46610-K/Acover page
20082008-12-31238,498,59810-K
20092010-02-16243,288,15410-K
20102011-02-17243,808,14710-K
20112012-02-16244,582,58810-K
20122013-02-14244,582,58810-K
20132014-02-14364,132,46410-K
20142015-02-12366,644,58510-K
20152016-02-11362,243,25610-K/A
20162017-02-16359,807,46510-K
20172018-02-15356,252,76810-K
20182018-11-30307,515,47210-K
20192020-01-17287,939,68910-K/A
20202021-01-21251,070,97010-K
20212022-01-20241,856,04610-K
20222023-01-19226,162,08110-K
20232024-01-18211,936,64610-K
20242025-01-17206,094,69910-K
20252026-01-15206,691,27510-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Jefferies on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

What the buybacks cost, since fiscal 2015cash flow statement against share count
$4.2Bspent on buybacks
137Mfewer shares outstanding
$31spent per share that actually disappeared
$613Mpaid in stock compensation over the same years

Part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. That part costs money and retires nothing, so the cost per share that disappeared is higher than the average price the company paid.

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Insider buying, last 12 months

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Director2026-07-15, 5,906,542 sh, $324,032,894
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Director2026-07-15, 5,906,542 sh, $318,717,006
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Director2026-05-01, 6,429,337 sh, $352,520,548
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Director2026-05-01, 6,429,337 sh, $310,022,630

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