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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) stock price history
Every NYSE trading session of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from Mar 17, 1980 to Nov 12, 2026: 11,656 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
JEF adjusted close, 1980 to 2026
- $78.36
- All time high, 2024
- $65.60
- 52 week high, $35.26 low
- 11,656
- Daily sessions since 1980
Last updated Nov 12, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1980 to 2026 series and minute bars.
JEF key facts
- Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) closed at $46.27 on Nov 12, 2026 on NYSE.
- JEF's all time high close is $78.36, set on Dec 16, 2024; its all time low close is $0.0173 on Mar 25, 1980.
- JEF's 52 week range is $35.26 to $65.60.
- JEF returned -20.4% over the year to Nov 12, 2026 and +29.1% over five years.
- Over ten years JEF returned +222%, +12.4% a year compounded.
- JEF's deepest drawdown was -80.7% from May 16, 2008 to Mar 6, 2009.
- DataCedar holds 11,656 daily sessions of JEF history from Mar 17, 1980 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
JEF price chart, 1980 to 2026
JEF returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Nov 12, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | +2.8% |
| 3 months | -15.0% |
| 6 months | -11.2% |
| Year to date | -25.1% |
| 1 year | -20.4% |
| 3 years | +45.8% |
| 5 years | +29.1% |
| 10 years | +222.3% |
| Since Mar 17, 1980 | +200,657% |
| Compound annual growth, 46.7 years | +17.7% |
JEF records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $78.36 on Dec 16, 2024
- All time low close
- $0.0173 on Mar 25, 1980
- 52 week high
- $65.60 on Jan 5, 2026
- 52 week low
- $35.26 on Mar 12, 2026
- Deepest drawdown
- -80.7% from May 16, 2008 to Mar 6, 2009, recovered Oct 22, 2021
- Best single session
- +36.4% on Dec 22, 1980
- Worst single session
- -20.7% on Oct 23, 2008
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 41.9%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 53%
- Growth of 1 since 1980
- 2,008×
- Best calendar year
- 1992, +114%
- Worst calendar year
- 2008, -58%
JEF price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1980 starts on Mar 17, 1980; 2026 runs to Nov 12, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $61.24 | $65.60 | $35.26 | $46.27 | -24.2% | 531.4M | 218 |
| 2025 | $75.53 | $79.25 | $37.87 | $61.04 | -18.8% | 486.2M | 250 |
| 2024 | $37.49 | $78.64 | $36.26 | $75.15 | +98.8% | 322.3M | 252 |
| 2023 | $29.89 | $38.31 | $25.78 | $37.79 | +27.7% | 331.1M | 250 |
| 2022 | $32.70 | $34.56 | $21.95 | $29.59 | -8.5% | 387.9M | 251 |
| 2021 | $20.23 | $36.83 | $18.55 | $32.32 | +62.0% | 517M | 252 |
| 2020 | $16.86 | $20.01 | $8.85 | $19.96 | +19.0% | 557.3M | 253 |
| 2019 | $12.28 | $17.10 | $12.18 | $16.77 | +35.0% | 566M | 250 |
| 2018 | $18.63 | $19.86 | $11.60 | $12.43 | -33.1% | 626.8M | 251 |
| 2017 | $16.18 | $18.94 | $15.47 | $18.59 | +15.4% | 452.2M | 251 |
| 2016 | $11.64 | $16.70 | $9.75 | $16.10 | +35.5% | 555.9M | 252 |
| 2015 | $15.22 | $17.23 | $10.88 | $11.88 | -21.5% | 502.5M | 252 |
| 2014 | $18.96 | $19.20 | $14.15 | $15.14 | -20.1% | 459.2M | 252 |
| 2013 | $15.79 | $21.53 | $15.23 | $18.94 | +23.5% | 406.6M | 252 |
| 2012 | $14.97 | $19.01 | $12.49 | $15.34 | +5.7% | 328.5M | 250 |
| 2011 | $18.61 | $24.69 | $12.74 | $14.51 | -21.2% | 316.7M | 252 |
| 2010 | $15.05 | $18.70 | $11.76 | $18.41 | +23.8% | 277.4M | 249 |
| 2009 | $12.54 | $16.55 | $6.42 | $14.88 | +20.2% | 515.8M | 251 |
| 2008 | $29.24 | $35.58 | $7.62 | $12.38 | -58.0% | 446.8M | 252 |
| 2007 | $17.85 | $32.77 | $16.50 | $29.45 | +67.9% | 249.5M | 250 |
| 2006 | $14.64 | $20.11 | $14.34 | $17.54 | +19.9% | 198.1M | 250 |
| 2005 | $14.18 | $15.11 | $9.93 | $14.63 | +3.0% | 205.5M | 252 |
| 2004 | $9.37 | $14.41 | $9.16 | $14.20 | +51.5% | 143.9M | 251 |
| 2003 | $7.55 | $9.39 | $6.59 | $9.37 | +24.3% | 110.7M | 251 |
| 2002 | $5.85 | $8.12 | $5.57 | $7.54 | +29.4% | 57.6M | 250 |
| 2001 | $7.10 | $7.14 | $5.26 | $5.82 | -17.8% | 61.5M | 247 |
| 2000 | $4.56 | $7.50 | $4.09 | $7.08 | +54.5% | 84.1M | 252 |
| 1999 | $3.60 | $4.67 | $3.39 | $4.58 | +26.3% | 97.6M | 245 |
| 1998 | $3.96 | $4.73 | $3.02 | $3.63 | -8.5% | 82.1M | 252 |
| 1997 | $3.05 | $4.18 | $2.94 | $3.97 | +29.9% | 52.9M | 248 |
| 1996 | $2.80 | $3.28 | $2.45 | $3.05 | +8.0% | 51.6M | 254 |
| 1995 | $2.51 | $3.32 | $2.40 | $2.83 | +13.4% | 63.6M | 252 |
| 1994 | $2.30 | $2.58 | $1.93 | $2.49 | +9.2% | 49.9M | 252 |
| 1993 | $2.19 | $2.84 | $1.99 | $2.28 | +4.5% | 63.5M | 253 |
| 1992 | $1.02 | $2.27 | $1.01 | $2.19 | +114.3% | 43.5M | 253 |
| 1991 | $0.6292 | $1.09 | $0.5359 | $1.02 | +62.1% | 16.8M | 247 |
| 1990 | $0.5946 | $0.6776 | $0.4978 | $0.6292 | +6.4% | 24.9M | 253 |
| 1989 | $0.4010 | $0.6050 | $0.4010 | $0.5912 | +48.7% | 20.1M | 229 |
| 1988 | $0.2662 | $0.4079 | $0.2662 | $0.3976 | +47.4% | 19.3M | 253 |
| 1987 | $0.4736 | $0.5566 | $0.2351 | $0.2697 | -42.6% | 42.5M | 232 |
| 1986 | $0.3215 | $0.5428 | $0.3042 | $0.4702 | +46.2% | 77.9M | 249 |
| 1985 | $0.2674 | $0.3423 | $0.2455 | $0.3215 | +21.3% | 64.1M | 252 |
| 1984 | $0.1579 | $0.3111 | $0.1475 | $0.2650 | +69.1% | 35M | 250 |
| 1983 | $0.1072 | $0.2005 | $0.1060 | $0.1567 | +47.0% | 58.6M | 248 |
| 1982 | $0.0617 | $0.1233 | $0.0421 | $0.1066 | +76.2% | 45.1M | 250 |
| 1981 | $0.0311 | $0.0657 | $0.0282 | $0.0605 | +98.1% | 64.9M | 242 |
| 1980 | $0.0230 | $0.0369 | $0.0161 | $0.0305 | n/a | 55.7M | 199 |
JEF monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $46.27 | +0.3% |
| October 2026 | $46.12 | +0.9% |
| September 2026 | $45.73 | -13.1% |
| August 2026 | $52.64 | -3.6% |
| July 2026 | $54.60 | +9.2% |
| June 2026 | $49.98 | -5.2% |
| May 2026 | $52.72 | +10.2% |
| April 2026 | $47.85 | +16.8% |
| March 2026 | $40.95 | -7.0% |
| February 2026 | $44.06 | -26.9% |
| January 2026 | $60.26 | -1.3% |
| December 2025 | $61.04 | +7.7% |
About the JEF data
Daily bars. 11,656 sessions from Mar 17, 1980 to Nov 12, 2026, one row per NYSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Oct 23, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Mar 17, 1980, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/nyse%3AJEF/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
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