JEF Dividend History & Yield Analysis

JEF has 60+ recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
2.20%
Forward yield
2.20%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$1.20
Annualized rate
$1.20
Payout frequency
Semi-annual
Last payment
$0.4000
5-year dividend CAGR
22.77%
Consecutive growth years
9

Yields calculated against a market price of $54.56.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$0.8000
  • 2025$1.60
  • 2024$1.30
  • 2023$1.20
  • 2022$1.15
  • 2021$0.8604
  • 2020$0.5736
  • 2019$0.4552
  • 2018$0.4028
  • 2017$0.2918
  • 2016$0.2256
  • 2015$0.2256
  • 2014$0.2256
  • 2013$0.2256
  • 2012$0.2179
  • 2011$0.2179
  • 2010$0.2179
  • 2007$0.2179
  • 2006$0.2179
  • 2005$0.1090
  • 2004$0.1090
  • 2003$0.0726
  • 2002$0.0183
  • 2001$0.0726

JEF Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

JEF dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-05-012026-05-18$0.4000
2026-02-012026-02-17$0.4000
2025-11-012025-11-17$0.4000
2025-08-012025-08-18$0.4000
2025-05-012025-05-19$0.4000
2025-02-012025-02-14$0.4000
2024-11-012024-11-18$0.3500
2024-08-012024-08-19$0.3500
2024-05-012024-05-17$0.3000
2024-02-012024-02-15$0.3000
2023-11-012023-11-10$0.3000
2023-08-012023-08-11$0.3000
2023-05-012023-05-12$0.3000
2023-02-012023-02-10$0.3000
2022-11-012022-11-10$0.2868
2022-08-012022-08-12$0.2868
2022-05-012022-05-13$0.2868
2022-02-012022-02-11$0.2868
2021-11-012021-11-12$0.2390
2021-08-012021-08-13$0.2390
2021-05-012021-05-14$0.1912
2021-02-012021-02-11$0.1912
2020-11-012020-11-12$0.1434
2020-08-012020-08-14$0.1434
2020-05-012020-05-15$0.1434
2020-02-012020-02-13$0.1434
2019-11-012019-11-15$0.1195
2019-08-012019-08-16$0.1119
2019-05-012019-05-17$0.1119
2019-02-012019-02-14$0.1119
2018-11-012018-11-16$0.1119
2018-09-012018-09-14$0.1119
2018-06-012018-06-15$0.0895
2018-03-012018-03-16$0.0895
2017-12-012017-12-12$0.0895
2017-09-012017-09-15$0.0895
2017-06-012017-06-15$0.0564
2017-03-012017-03-16$0.0564
2016-12-012016-12-12$0.0564
2016-09-012016-09-15$0.0564
2016-06-012016-06-09$0.0564
2016-03-012016-03-10$0.0564
2015-12-012015-12-10$0.0564
2015-09-012015-09-10$0.0564
2015-06-012015-06-11$0.0564
2015-03-012015-03-12$0.0564
2014-12-012014-12-11$0.0564
2014-09-012014-09-11$0.0564
2014-06-012014-06-12$0.0564
2014-03-012014-03-13$0.0564
2013-12-012013-12-12$0.0564
2013-09-012013-09-12$0.0564
2013-06-012013-06-13$0.0564
2013-03-012013-03-14$0.0564
2012-12-012012-12-13$0.2179
2011-12-012011-12-14$0.2179
2010-12-012010-12-15$0.2179
2007-12-012007-12-13$0.2179
2006-12-012006-12-14$0.2179
2005-12-012005-12-19$0.1090

Does JEF pay dividends?

Yes. JEF pays on a semi-annual schedule, most recently $0.4000 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-05-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the JEF yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($1.20) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 3 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the JEF DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.