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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)

Registration No. 333-271881

The information in this preliminary pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed without notice. This preliminary pricing supplement is not an offer to sell these securities, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, in any jurisdiction where the offering is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PRICING SUPPLEMENT

(to Product Supplement no. 5, dated October 23, 2023,

Prospectus Supplement dated May 12, 2023

and Prospectus dated May 12, 2023)

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED April 2, 2026

Jefferies

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Senior Autocallable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes due April 30, 2032

Linked to the Worst-Performing of the Dow Jones Industrial Average^®, the Nasdaq-100 Index^® and the Russell 2000^® Index

The Senior Autocallable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes due April 30, 2032 Linked to the Worst-Performing of the Dow Jones Industrial Average^®, the Nasdaq-100 Index^® and the Russell 2000^® Index (the “Notes”) are senior unsecured obligations of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. The Notes have the terms described in the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this pricing supplement. The Notes are issued as part of our Series A Global Medium-Term Notes program.

All payments are subject to our credit risk. If we default on our obligations, you could lose some or a significant portion of your investment. These Notes are not secured obligations and you will not have any security interest in, or otherwise have any access to, any Underlying or the securities represented by any Underlying.

SUMMARY OF TERMS

Issuer:	Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Title of the Notes:	Senior Autocallable Contingent Coupon Barrier Notes due April 30, 2032 Linked to the Worst-Performing of the Dow Jones Industrial Average^®, the Nasdaq-100 Index^® and the Russell 2000^® Index
Aggregate Principal Amount:	$ . We may increase the Aggregate Principal Amount prior to the Original Issue Date but are not required to do so.
Issue Price:	$1,000 per Note
Stated Principal Amount:	$1,000 per Note
Pricing Date:	April 28, 2026
Original Issue Date:	April 30, 2026 (2 Business Days after the Pricing Date)
Coupon Observation Dates:	Monthly, beginning on May 28, 2026, as set forth on page PS-2. The Coupon Observation Dates are subject to postponement as described in the accompanying product supplement.
Coupon Payment Dates:	As set forth on page PS-2. The Coupon Payment Dates may be postponed if the related Coupon Observation Date is postponed as described in the accompanying product supplement.
Call Observation Dates:	Monthly, beginning on October 28, 2026, as set forth on page PS-2. The Call Observation Dates are subject to postponement as described in the accompanying product supplement.
Call Payment Dates:	As set forth on page PS-2. The Call Payment Dates may be postponed if the related Call Observation Date is postponed as described in the accompanying product supplement.
Valuation Date:	April 28, 2032, subject to postponement as described in the accompanying product supplement.
Maturity Date:	April 30, 2032, which may be postponed if the Valuation Date is postponed as described in the accompanying product supplement.
Underlying:	The worst-performing of the Dow Jones Industrial Average^® (the “INDU”), the Nasdaq-100 Index^® (the “NDX”) and the Russell 2000^® Index (the “RTY”). Please see “The Underlyings” below.
Worst-Performing Underlying:	The Underlying with the lowest Observation Value or Final Value, as applicable, as compared to its Initial Value.
Coupon Feature:	Contingent Coupon Payments. The Notes will pay a Contingent Coupon Payment of $8.33 on the applicable Coupon Payment Date if the Observation Value of the Worst-Performing Underlying on the applicable monthly Coupon Observation Date is greater than or equal to its Coupon Barrier.
Call Feature:	Autocallable Notes. The Notes will be automatically called if the Observation Value of the Worst-Performing Underlying on any Call Observation Date (beginning approximately six months after the Pricing Date) is equal to or greater than its Call Value. If your Notes are called, you will receive the Call Payment on the applicable Call Payment Date, and no further amounts will be payable on the Notes.
Call Payment:	The Stated Principal Amount plus any Contingent Coupon Payment that may otherwise be due on the applicable Call Payment Date.
Payment at Maturity:	If the Final Value of the Worst-Performing Underlying is greater than or equal to its Threshold Value, you will receive for each Note that you hold a Payment at Maturity that is equal to the Stated Principal Amount If the Final Value of the Worst-Performing Underlying is less than its Threshold Value, you will receive for each Note that you hold a Payment at Maturity that is less than the Stated Principal Amount of each Note that will equal: In this scenario the Payment at Maturity will be less than the Stated Principal Amount and you could lose some or all of your investment. The Payment at Maturity will also include the final Contingent Coupon Payment if the Observation Value of the Worst-Performing Underlying on the final Coupon Observation Date is greater than or equal to its Coupon Barrier.
Initial Value:	With respect to each Underlying, the Index Closing Value of the Underlying on the Pricing Date.
Observation Value:	With respect to each Underlying, the Index Closing Value of the Underlying on the applicable Coupon Observation Date or Call Observation Date.
Final Value:	With respect to each Underlying, the Index Closing Value of the Underlying on the Valuation Date.
Coupon Barrier:	With respect to each Underlying, 70% of its Initial Value
Call Value:	With respect to each Underlying, 100% of its Initial Value
Threshold Value:	With respect to each Underlying, 60% of its Initial Value.
Specified Currency:	U.S. dollars
CUSIP/ISIN:	47233Y2B0 / US47233Y2B08
Book-entry or Certificated Note:	Book-entry
Business Day:	New York
Agent:	Jefferies LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution.”
Calculation Agent:	Jefferies Financial Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Trustee:	The Bank of New York Mellon
Estimated value on the Pricing Date:	Approximately $949.00 per Note, or within $30.00 of that estimate. Please see “The Notes” below.
Use of Proceeds:	General corporate purposes
Listing:	None
Conflict of Interest:	Jefferies LLC, the broker-dealer subsidiary of Jefferies Financial Group Inc., is a member of FINRA and will participate in the distribution of the notes being offered hereby. Accordingly, the offering is subject to the provisions of FINRA Rule 5121 relating to conflicts of interest and will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Rule 5121. See “Conflict of Interest.”

The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally with our other senior unsecured indebtedness.

Investing in the Notes involves risks that are described in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page PS-8 of this pricing supplement.

	PER NOTE	TOTAL
Public Offering Price	100.00%	$
Underwriting Discounts and Commissions	%¹	$
Proceeds to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (Before Expenses)	%	$

¹ We or Jefferies LLC will pay various discounts and commissions to dealers of up to 3.55% per Note depending on market conditions. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” on page PS-28 of this document

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this pricing supplement or the accompanying product supplement, prospectus or prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

As used in this pricing supplement, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Jefferies Financial Group Inc., unless the context requires otherwise.

We will deliver the Notes in book-entry form only through The Depository Trust Company on or about April 30, 2026 against payment in immediately available funds.

Jefferies

Pricing supplement dated ,2026.

You should read this pricing supplement together with the related product supplement, prospectus and prospectus supplement, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below, before you decide to invest.

Product Supplement no. 5, dated October 23, 2023 Prospectus supplement dated May 12, 2023 and Prospectus dated May 12, 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	PAGE
PRICING SUPPLEMENT
SPECIAL NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS	PS-ii
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS	PS-1
THE NOTES	PS-2
HOW THE NOTES WORK	PS-6
RISK FACTORS	PS-8
THE UNDERLYINGS	PS-13
HEDGING	PS-22
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES	PS-23
SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION	PS-28
CONFLICT OF INTEREST	PS-33
LEGAL MATTERS	PS-34
EXPERTS	PS-35

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement and the accompanying product supplement, prospectus and prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this pricing supplement or the accompanying product supplement, prospectus or prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date later than the date on the front of this pricing supplement.

PS-i

Coupon Observation Dates	Coupon Payment Dates	Call Observation Dates	Call Payment Dates
May 28, 2026	June 1, 2026
June 29, 2026	July 1, 2026
July 28, 2026	July 30, 2026
August 28, 2026	September 1, 2026
September 28, 2026	September 30, 2026
October 28, 2026	October 30, 2026	October 28, 2026	October 30, 2026
November 30, 2026	December 2, 2026	November 30, 2026	December 2, 2026
December 28, 2026	December 30, 2026	December 28, 2026	December 30, 2026
January 28, 2027	February 1, 2027	January 28, 2027	February 1, 2027
March 1, 2027	March 3, 2027	March 1, 2027	March 3, 2027
March 29, 2027	March 31, 2027	March 29, 2027	March 31, 2027
April 28, 2027	April 30, 2027	April 28, 2027	April 30, 2027
May 28, 2027	June 2, 2027	May 28, 2027	June 2, 2027
June 28, 2027	June 30, 2027	June 28, 2027	June 30, 2027
July 28, 2027	July 30, 2027	July 28, 2027	July 30, 2027
August 30, 2027	September 1, 2027	August 30, 2027	September 1, 2027
September 28, 2027	September 30, 2027	September 28, 2027	September 30, 2027
October 28, 2027	November 1, 2027	October 28, 2027	November 1, 2027
November 29, 2027	December 1, 2027	November 29, 2027	December 1, 2027
December 28, 2027	December 30, 2027	December 28, 2027	December 30, 2027
January 28, 2028	February 1, 2028	January 28, 2028	February 1, 2028
February 28, 2028	March 1, 2028	February 28, 2028	March 1, 2028
March 28, 2028	March 30, 2028	March 28, 2028	March 30, 2028
April 28, 2028	May 2, 2028	April 28, 2028	May 2, 2028
May 30, 2028	June 1, 2028	May 30, 2028	June 1, 2028
June 28, 2028	June 30, 2028	June 28, 2028	June 30, 2028
July 28, 2028	August 1, 2028	July 28, 2028	August 1, 2028
August 28, 2028	August 30, 2028	August 28, 2028	August 30, 2028
September 28, 2028	October 2, 2028	September 28, 2028	October 2, 2028
October 30, 2028	November 1, 2028	October 30, 2028	November 1, 2028
November 28, 2028	November 30, 2028	November 28, 2028	November 30, 2028

December 28, 2028	January 2, 2029	December 28, 2028	January 2, 2029
January 29, 2029	January 31, 2029	January 29, 2029	January 31, 2029
February 28, 2029	March 2, 2029	February 28, 2029	March 2, 2029
March 28, 2029	April 2, 2029	March 28, 2029	April 2, 2029
April 30, 2029	May 2, 2029	April 30, 2029	May 2, 2029
May 29, 2029	May 31, 2029	May 29, 2029	May 31, 2029
June 28, 2029	July 2, 2029	June 28, 2029	July 2, 2029
July 30, 2029	August 1, 2029	July 30, 2029	August 1, 2029
August 28, 2029	August 30, 2029	August 28, 2029	August 30, 2029
September 28, 2029	October 2, 2029	September 28, 2029	October 2, 2029
October 29, 2029	October 31, 2029	October 29, 2029	October 31, 2029
November 28, 2029	November 30, 2029	November 28, 2029	November 30, 2029
December 28, 2029	January 2, 2030	December 28, 2029	January 2, 2030
January 28, 2030	January 30, 2030	January 28, 2030	January 30, 2030
February 28, 2030	March 4, 2030	February 28, 2030	March 4, 2030
March 28, 2030	April 1, 2030	March 28, 2030	April 1, 2030
April 29, 2030	May 1, 2030	April 29, 2030	May 1, 2030
May 28, 2030	May 30, 2030	May 28, 2030	May 30, 2030
June 28, 2030	July 2, 2030	June 28, 2030	July 2, 2030
July 29, 2030	July 31, 2030	July 29, 2030	July 31, 2030
August 28, 2030	August 30, 2030	August 28, 2030	August 30, 2030
September 30, 2030	October 2, 2030	September 30, 2030	October 2, 2030
October 28, 2030	October 30, 2030	October 28, 2030	October 30, 2030
November 29, 2030	December 3, 2030	November 29, 2030	December 3, 2030
December 30, 2030	January 2, 2031	December 30, 2030	January 2, 2031
January 28, 2031	January 30, 2031	January 28, 2031	January 30, 2031
February 28, 2031	March 4, 2031	February 28, 2031	March 4, 2031
March 28, 2031	April 1, 2031	March 28, 2031	April 1, 2031
April 28, 2031	April 30, 2031	April 28, 2031	April 30, 2031
May 28, 2031	May 30, 2031	May 28, 2031	May 30, 2031
June 30, 2031	July 2, 2031	June 30, 2031	July 2, 2031
July 28, 2031	July 30, 2031	July 28, 2031	July 30, 2031
August 28, 2031	September 2, 2031	August 28, 2031	September 2, 2031
September 29, 2031	October 1, 2031	September 29, 2031	October 1, 2031

October 28, 2031	October 30, 2031	October 28, 2031	October 30, 2031
November 28, 2031	December 2, 2031	November 28, 2031	December 2, 2031
December 29, 2031	December 31, 2031	December 29, 2031	December 31, 2031
January 28, 2032	January 30, 2032	January 28, 2032	January 30, 2032
March 1, 2032	March 3, 2032	March 1, 2032	March 3, 2032
March 29, 2032	March 31, 2032	March 29, 2032	March 31, 2032
April 28, 2032	April 30, 2032

	Stated Principal Amount:		$1,000 per Note.
	Hypothetical Initial Value of the Worst-Performing Underlying:		100
	Hypothetical Coupon Barrier of the Worst-Performing Underlying:		70
	Hypothetical Threshold Value of the Worst-Performing Underlying:		60
	Contingent Coupon Payment:		$8.33 per Note

Final Value of the Worst- Performing Underlying	Payment at Maturity per Note	Return on the Notes
0.00	$0.00	-100.00%
50.00	$500.00	-50.00%
59.99	$599.90	-40.01%
60.00⁽¹⁾	$1,000.00	0.00%
69.99	$1,000.00	0.00%
70.00⁽²⁾	$1,008.33	0.833%
80.00	$1,008.33	0.833%
90.00	$1,008.33	0.833%
100.00	$1,008.33	0.833%
110.00	$1,008.33	0.833%
150.00	$1,008.33	0.833%

SEC Form 424B5 filed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.