Earnings summary

Lazard, Inc. Q4 2025 results

Reported 2026-01-29Full transcript →

Snapshot

Lazard, Inc. reported $1.82B of revenue in Q4 2025, up 10.2% year over year, with diluted EPS of $0.45 and an operating margin of 4.7%.

Revenue
$1.82B
YoY growth
+10.2%
Diluted EPS
$0.45
Operating margin
4.7%
$1.82B
Revenue
+10.2%
YoY growth
$0.45
Diluted EPS
4.7%
Operating margin
01 Key takeaways

What management said

  • In addition to today's audio comments, we have posted our earnings release on our website.
  • A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measures is provided in our earnings release and investor presentation.
  • Our fourth quarter and full year results demonstrate our ongoing focus on executing our Lazard 2030 long-term growth strategy.
  • For 2025, we reported firm-wide revenue of $3 billion, with record revenue in financial advisory and assets under management up 12% in asset management.
  • Before we turn to our outlook and financial results, I would like to take a moment to thank Mary Ann and welcome Tracy as our new CFO.
  • As CFO, he will lead efforts to improve operational efficiency, helping drive profitable, profitable growth and progress towards Lazard 2030, while playing a central role in engaging with the investment community.
  • You can read more about Tracy in the press release we issued this morning alongside our earnings release.
  • As we look ahead, we see substantial growth in both of our businesses.
  • In financial advisory, the M&A cycle continues to deepen, while client demand remains strong for our other advisory solutions, such as private capital advisory and restructuring and liability management.
  • Looking back on 2025, in Financial Advisory, we reported record revenue of $1.8 billion.
  • We continue to anticipate hiring within or above our stated range going forward, and we will prioritize acquiring top talent to deliver long-term profitable growth over time.
  • This is an increase of $2.5 million per MD since 2023, and we expect continued significant improvement in this important metric in the years ahead, which I will discuss later.
Read the full Q4 2025 transcript
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