Richard Handler is Chief Executive Officer of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF). The company reported total compensation of $28,447,020 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $10,000,000 |
| Stock awards | $17,206,243 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $8,768 |
| All other compensation | $232,009 |
| Total | $28,447,020 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Jefferies Financial Group Inc. filed February 23, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-006361.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $17,206,243 | $0 | $0 | $8,768 | $232,009 | $28,447,020 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $9,356,074 | $0 | $0 | $34,996 | $231,178 | $22,622,248 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $8,400,000 | $16,306,281 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $429,749 | $26,136,030 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $26,309,909 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $2,137,111 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 50th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Jefferies Financial Group Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Friedman | President | $28,660,861 |
| Richard Handler this page | Chief Executive Officer | $28,447,020 |
| Michael Sharp | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | $9,809,835 |
| Matthew Larson | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $8,809,710 |
| Joseph Steinberg | Chairman of the Board | $1,313,032 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Jefferies Financial Group Inc. compensation brief.
Richard Handler's compensation sits inside Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.