EVR vs PCAP vs LAZ Stock Comparison

Evercore, ProCap Acquisition and Lazard Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EVR Evercore Inc.
$303.26 +15.8% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.86B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Investment Banking Financial Services
10 wins
PCAP ProCap Acquisition Corp
$10.43 +0.2% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$660.21M
P/E
75.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Investment Banking Financial Services
1 win
LAZ Lazard, Inc.
$39.17 +8.6% 1M -19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.06B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.38B
Div. yield
0.05%
Investment Banking Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Evercore leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Evercore 10, Lazard 1, ProCap Acquisition 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVRPCAPLAZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.86B $660.21M $4.06B EVR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 75.7x 22.0x EVR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.0x — 29.7x EVR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.7% — +9.0% EVR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% — 5.5% EVR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.3% — 6.2% EVR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.7x — 0.5x EVR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.05% LAZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% +1.4% -19.7% EVR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr — -4.3%/yr EVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 2.6% 43.4% PCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 66/100 63/100 EVR

Percentile Scorecard

EVRPCAPLAZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEVRPCAPLAZ
Valuation 85 #15 of 96 57 #42 of 96 91 #10 of 96
Growth 82 #13 of 68 – 67 #23 of 68
Profitability 87 #10 of 70 61 #28 of 70 65 #25 of 70
Financial Health 87 #14 of 99 82 #19 of 99 40 #60 of 99
Shareholder Returns 78 #10 of 41 – 53 #20 of 41
Overall 84 66 63
  • EVR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • PCAP ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • LAZ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEVRPCAPLAZSPY
1 month +15.8%+0.2%+8.6% -2.3%
3 months -4.7%+1.2%-9.3% -0.7%
6 months -4.9%+2.0%-10.5% +4.8%
Year to date -10.9%+3.0%-19.3% +10.3%
1 year +3.0%+1.4%-19.7% +10.3%
3 years +114.5%—+36.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +29.0%—+10.9% +20.1%
5 years +96.5%—-19.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +14.5%—-4.3% +10.1%
10 years +471.1%—+5.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.0%—+0.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEVRPCAPLAZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%2.6%43.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%3.5%49.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.730.001.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.080.53-0.45 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-3.4%-45.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-0.2%-31.3% -3.5%
52-week high $383.12$10.45$57.00 $779.14
52-week low $247.98$10.13$34.67 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEVRPCAPLAZ
P/E now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 29.1x 75.8xmedian 29.1x 21.4xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x —median 2.5x 1.3xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 13.6x —median 13.6x 5.9xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 16.8x -995.4xmedian 16.8x 6.3xmedian 16.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.2x -62.8xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 0.52 —median 0.52 0.39median 0.52

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEVRPCAPLAZ
Revenue $4.74B – $3.38B
Operating income – -$611.40K $266.88M
Net income $809.20M $8.72M $198.53M
Free cash flow $1.63B -$663.93K $684.97M
EPS (diluted) $18.11 $0.14 $1.72
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $628.44K $1.26B
Total debt $539.98M $23.35K $1.69B
Shares (diluted) 41.13M 63.36M 107.28M
Enterprise value $2.01B $656.42M -$792.40M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEVRPCAPLAZ
P/E 15.7x 75.8x 21.4x
P/FCF 7.2x -995.4x 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x -995.4x 6.1x
P/S 2.5x – 1.3x
P/B 5.4x -62.8x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 5.4x -62.8x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x – 5.9x
EV/EBIT 9.4x -1,080x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 2.1x – 1.4x
EV/FCF 6.1x -994.4x 6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.9x -994.4x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 – 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVRPCAPLAZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.7% – 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.8% – 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -23.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 75.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.7% – -27.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – 64.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.5% – -31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – 54.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.2% – 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.0% – 72.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 119.1% – 55.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.2% – 94.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVRPCAPLAZ
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.6% – 23.9%
Operating margin – – 7.9%
Pretax margin 21.3% – 5.2%
Net margin 15.7% – 5.5%
FCF margin 34.3% – 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 35.2% – 20.7%
Return on equity 37.9% – 21.4%
Return on assets 18.0% 3.3% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 31.3% – 6.2%
Return on capital employed 32.5% -0.2% –
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -0.1x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 16.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVRPCAPLAZ
Debt / assets 11.5% 0.0% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.7x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 0.0x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 104.0% 79.1%
Equity / assets 46.3% -4.0% 20.9%
Interest coverage 31.6x – 3.0x
Current ratio 2.5x 28.3x –
Quick ratio 2.3x 23.4x –
Cash ratio 1.9x 23.4x –
Altman Z-score 5.88 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVRPCAPLAZ
Dividend yield 1.1% – 5.1%
Net buyback yield 8.1% – 3.1%
Shareholder yield 9.2% 0.0% 8.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.5% – 96.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.2% – 28.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.6% – 4.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – 3.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEVRPCAPLAZ
Forward P/E 16.0xFY2026 – 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.57FY2026 – $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 – -47.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.6% – +158.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.39BFY2026 – $3.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 – +9.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% – +10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVRPCAPLAZ
Held by institutions 92.0% 36.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 704 61 347
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.4% +10.6%
Institutions buying 362 16 186
Institutions selling 238 11 106
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.45 1.75

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EVRPCAPLAZ
EVR 1.00 0.07 0.73
PCAP 0.07 1.00 0.02
LAZ 0.73 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVR, PCAP and LAZ?

Evercore (EVR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evercore (EVR) $11.86B, ProCap Acquisition (PCAP) $660.21M, Lazard (LAZ) $4.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVR, PCAP and LAZ?

Evercore (EVR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Evercore (EVR) 15.9x, ProCap Acquisition (PCAP) 75.7x, Lazard (LAZ) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evercore (EVR) is cheapest (Evercore (EVR) 16.0x, Lazard (LAZ) 29.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Evercore (EVR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evercore (EVR) +45.7%, Lazard (LAZ) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Evercore (EVR) has the highest net margin (Evercore (EVR) 15.7%, Lazard (LAZ) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Evercore (EVR) leads (Evercore (EVR) 31.3%, Lazard (LAZ) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Evercore (EVR) returned the most: Evercore (EVR) +3.0%, ProCap Acquisition (PCAP) +1.4%, Lazard (LAZ) -19.7%. Over five years, Evercore (EVR) compounded fastest (Evercore (EVR) +14.5%/yr, Lazard (LAZ) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lazard (LAZ) has the highest dividend yield: Evercore (EVR) 0.01%, ProCap Acquisition (PCAP) 0.00%, Lazard (LAZ) 0.05%. ProCap Acquisition (PCAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ProCap Acquisition (PCAP) has been the steadiest (Evercore (EVR) 39.0%, ProCap Acquisition (PCAP) 2.6%, Lazard (LAZ) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVR, PCAP and LAZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Evercore (EVR) leads on 10. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.