What is Lazard's shares (basic)?

Lazard (LAZ) reported shares (basic) of 99.5M in Q1 2026.

How has Lazard's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

Lazard's shares (basic) increased by 4.4% year-over-year, from 95.3M to 99.5M.

What is the long-term trend for Lazard's shares (basic)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lazard's shares (basic) has grown at a -2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 425.5M to 388.4M.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

Lazard LAZ Shares (Basic)

Shares (Basic) at other companies

Jefferies Financial GroupJEF

194.1M-9.7%

Goldman Sachs GroupGS

303.8M-5.3%

Morgan StanleyMS

1.6B-1.5%

Houlihan LokeyHLI

66.5M+1.3%

EvercoreEVR

39M+0.6%

Moelis & CompanyMC

75.4M+2.1%

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:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

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 shares (basic)?: Lazard (LAZ) reported shares (basic) of 99.5M in Q1 2026.
How has Lazard's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: Lazard's shares (basic) increased by 4.4% year-over-year, from 95.3M to 99.5M.
What is the long-term trend for Lazard's shares (basic)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lazard's shares (basic) has grown at a -2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 425.5M to 388.4M.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.