COMPARE · Data as of August 28, 2026
IX vs JEF
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. IX scored 76.0, JEF scored 72.0 — IX leads.
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IX
ORIX Corporation
67.7Fin
$39.00 · $42.4B
Strength gap
9.4
JEF leads
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
77.1Fin
$53.09 · $10.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestIX11.0x
- Fastest growthIX+18.6%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
IX
JEF
+18.6%B+
Rev
+2.9%C
1.30C+
D/E
—
11.0xB+
P/E
14.8xB
2.72C
PEG
—
—
P/B
1.02A-
—
Yield
3.0%B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
IXORIX Corporation
Why now
Financial Conglomerates · market cap $42.4b. 8% off the 52-week high of $42.39. Revenue growing +19%, comfortably above the S&P median.
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
JEFJefferies Financial Group Inc.
Why now
Capital Markets · market cap $10.8b. Down 25% from 52-week high of $71.04 — deep drawdown territory. 6 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $61.50 (implying +16% upside).
Moat
Net margin 23% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. Financial moat — scale of deposit base / underwriting franchise plus regulatory capital advantages. The largest players compound book value through cycles that erase smaller competitors.
Risk
D/E 3.65 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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