Lazard LAZ Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 11.3%-1.9pp | 10.6%-2.1pp | 11.6%— | 13.7%— | 13.2%— | |
| Net margin | 8.6%-1.7pp | 7.6%-1.5pp | 9.1%— | 10.2%— | 10.4%— | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 37.4%-23.8pp | 31.5%-21.4pp | 37.3%— | 51.7%— | 61.2%— | |
| Return on invested capital | 18.6%-2.5pp | 21.2%-3.4pp | 18.9%— | 21%— | 21%— | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.7×+0.1× | 0.7×+0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 2.5×-1.2× | 2.5×-0.9× | 2.6×-1.2× | 3×-2.2× | 3.6×-2.3× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.9×-0.2× | 1.9×-0.1× | 2.7×— | 2.7×— | 3×— | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $8.25+43.5% | $8.17+31.5% | $7.79+29.1% | $7.07+55.1% | $5.75+45.5% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $3.99B+2.5% | $4.61B-1.1% | $4.98B+6.4% | $4.4B+26.2% | $3.89B+1.9% | |
| Price / earnings | 14.4×+1.6× | 19.5×+2.8× | 18.2×— | 14.2×— | 12.8×— | |
| Price / sales | 1.2×-0.1× | 1.5×0.0× | 1.7×+0.1× | 1.4×+0.2× | 1.3×-0.1× | |
| Price / book | 4.5×-1.9× | 5.3×-2.0× | 5.9×-1.6× | 5.9×-1.7× | 6.5×-3.3× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13×+0.7× | 14.7×+1.6× | 15.6×— | 12.5×— | 12.3×— | |
| Dividend yield | 4.7%+0.1pp | 4%+0.2pp | 3.7%-0.1pp | 4.1%-0.9pp | 4.6%+0.1pp |
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