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Lazard LAZ Prepaid compensation asset

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$756.6M+16.7%
Operating income$89.6M+63.9%
Net income$100.9M+67.1%
EPS (diluted)$0.91+62.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0B+12.3%
Total debt$2.2B-1.4%
Total equity$881.3M+46.1%
Total assets$4.2B+0.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$219.3M-0.8%
CapEx$2.2M-84.2%
Free cash flow-$221.5M+4.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.36B+2.5%
Enterprise value$5.5B-0.9%
P/E15.7×+1.7×
P/S1.4×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin11.3%-1.9pp
Net margin8.6%-1.7pp
FCF margin15.5%-3.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity37.4%-23.8pp
Debt / equity2.5×-1.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Lazard in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept laz:PrepaidCompensationAsset.

The official record: Lazard’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lazard's prepaid compensation asset?
Lazard (LAZ) reported prepaid compensation asset of $67.37M in Q1 2026.
How has Lazard's prepaid compensation asset changed year-over-year?
Lazard's prepaid compensation asset decreased by 5.4% year-over-year, from $71.25M to $67.37M.
What is the long-term trend for Lazard's prepaid compensation asset?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lazard's prepaid compensation asset has grown at a -19.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $101.63M to $33.5M.
What does prepaid compensation asset mean?
Represents compensation paid to employees in advance of the service period, often associated with signing bonuses or retention awards. This asset is amortized over the vesting period of the employee's service. It serves as a proxy for the firm's investment in talent retention and future human capital costs.