Jefferies vs Voya Financial
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I put Jefferies and Voya Financial side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Voya Financial is the larger business, with $8.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.3B for Jefferies.
- Jefferies grew revenue faster (4.4%, against 1.7%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 4 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Jefferies
JEF
3/4
Revenue growth5-year growthNet margin
Voya Financial
VOYA
1/4
Share count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | JEF FY25 | VOYA FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $10.1B | $8.9B |
| Revenue | $7.3B | $8.2B |
| Free cash flow | β$1.7B | β |
| Net income | $682M | $654M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.4% | 1.7% |
| 5-year growth | 4.7% | 1.4% |
| Share count change | β0.4% | β3.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | β | 12.7% |
| Net margin | 9.3% | 8.0% |
| FCF margin | β23.2% | β |
| Return on capital | 26.1% | β |
| Return on equity | 6.6% | β |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.6B | $1.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.8x | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $433M | $378M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | 16.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | β | β |
Ten years
Revenue
FY16
JEF $3.0B
VOYA $8.8B
FY17
JEF $4.1B
VOYA $7.2B
FY18
JEF $3.8B
VOYA $7.2B
FY19
JEF $3.9B
VOYA $7.5B
FY20
JEF $5.9B
VOYA $7.6B
FY21
JEF $8.0B
VOYA $4.2B
FY22
JEF $6.0B
VOYA $5.9B
FY23
JEF $4.7B
VOYA $7.3B
FY24
JEF $7.0B
VOYA $8.1B
FY25
JEF $7.3B
VOYA $8.2B
JEF
VOYA
Operating margin
FY16
JEF β
VOYA 1.3%
FY17
JEF β
VOYA β
FY18
JEF β
VOYA β
FY19
JEF β
VOYA β
FY20
JEF β
VOYA β
FY21
JEF β
VOYA β
FY22
JEF β
VOYA β
FY23
JEF β
VOYA 12.5%
FY24
JEF β
VOYA 10.8%
FY25
JEF β
VOYA 12.7%
JEF
VOYA
Free cash flow
FY16
JEF β
VOYA $3.6B
FY17
JEF β
VOYA β
FY18
JEF β
VOYA β
FY19
JEF β
VOYA β
FY20
JEF $1.9B
VOYA β
FY21
JEF $1.4B
VOYA β
FY22
JEF $1.6B
VOYA β
FY23
JEF β$1.9B
VOYA β
FY24
JEF β$391M
VOYA β
FY25
JEF β$1.7B
VOYA β
JEF
VOYA
Return on capital
FY16
JEF 0.5%
VOYA β
FY17
JEF 2.6%
VOYA β
FY18
JEF 2.8%
VOYA β
FY19
JEF 4.8%
VOYA β
FY20
JEF 14.9%
VOYA β
FY21
JEF 25.4%
VOYA β
FY22
JEF 17.3%
VOYA β
FY23
JEF 21.0%
VOYA β
FY24
JEF 26.2%
VOYA β
FY25
JEF 26.1%
VOYA β
JEF
VOYA
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.