What is Lazard's tax on share settlement?

Lazard (LAZ) reported tax on share settlement of $125.46M in Q1 2026.

How has Lazard's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?

Lazard's tax on share settlement increased by 33.8% year-over-year, from $93.78M to $125.46M.

What is the long-term trend for Lazard's tax on share settlement?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lazard's tax on share settlement has grown at a 14.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $68.01M to $115.15M.

What does tax on share settlement mean?

Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.

Lazard LAZ Tax on Share Settlement

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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 us-gaap:PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation.

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 tax on share settlement?: Lazard (LAZ) reported tax on share settlement of $125.46M in Q1 2026.
How has Lazard's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?: Lazard's tax on share settlement increased by 33.8% year-over-year, from $93.78M to $125.46M.
What is the long-term trend for Lazard's tax on share settlement?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lazard's tax on share settlement has grown at a 14.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $68.01M to $115.15M.
What does tax on share settlement mean?: Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.