Lazard profit margin LAZ
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 6.9%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −3.0 pts
- Peer median
- 24.1%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Lazard kept 6.9% of its revenue as net profit.
Five years earlier its net margin was 15.7%.
The median for 10 asset managers of a similar size is 24.1%.
Profit margin over time
OperatingNet
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.4% | n/a |
| FY2024 | 8.9% | n/a |
| FY2023 | −2.9% | n/a |
| FY2022 | 12.5% | n/a |
| FY2021 | 16.1% | n/a |
| FY2020 | 15.2% | n/a |
| FY2019 | 10.7% | n/a |
| FY2018 | 18.3% | n/a |
| FY2017 | 9.4% | n/a |
| FY2016 | 16.3% | n/a |
| FY2015 | 41.0% | n/a |
| FY2014 | 18.1% | n/a |
| FY2013 | 7.8% | n/a |
| FY2012 | 4.2% | 10.3% |
| FY2011 | 9.1% | 17.0% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 6.9% | −3.0 pts | |
| Q1 FY26 | 8.4% | −1.7 pts | |
| Q4 FY25 | 7.4% | −1.5 pts | |
| Q3 FY25 | 8.8% | +0.6 pts | |
| Q2 FY25 | 9.9% | +4.4 pts | |
| Q1 FY25 | 10.1% | +10.7 pts | |
| Q4 FY24 | 8.9% | +11.8 pts | |
| Q3 FY24 | 8.2% | +12.1 pts | |
| Q2 FY24 | 5.5% | +5.4 pts | |
| Q1 FY24 | −0.6% | −8.8 pts | |
| Q4 FY23 | −2.9% | −15.4 pts | |
| Q3 FY23 | −3.9% | −20.6 pts |
Against its peers
Companies in Asset Management nearest Lazard's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LAZLazard | 6.9% |
| FHIFederated Hermes | 21.3% |
| MCMoelis | n/m |
| HLNEHamilton Lane INC | 32.1% |
| CNSCohen & Steers | 28.8% |
| HASIHA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital | 24.1% |
| AAMIAcadian Asset Management | 15.2% |
| ABAlliancebernstein | n/m |
| DLBDolby Laboratories | 16.7% |
| APAMArtisan Partners Asset Management | 24.1% |
| VCTRVictory Capital | 29.6% |
| Peer median | 24.1% |
Where Lazard ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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