Lazard (LAZ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Lazard (LAZ) posted Operating Expenses of $770.1 million for Q2 2026, up 15.45% sequentially from $667.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 9.55% YoY from $702.9 million in Q2 2025.

Lazard (LAZ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lazard has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $770.1 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 9.55% year-over-year to $770.1 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $2.9 billion (up 10.73% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.8 billion, up 3.97% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses advanced to $770.1 million in Q2 2026 per LAZ's latest filing, from $667.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $821.8 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $513.7 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $651.4 million and a median of $646.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses slipped 21.8% in 2022, then soared 46.62% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $639.2 million in 2022, then rose by 14.84% to $734.1 million in 2023, then retreated by 3.32% to $709.8 million in 2024, then gained by 15.78% to $821.8 million in 2025, then slipped by 6.29% to $770.1 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $770.1 million, $667.0 million, and $821.8 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 338.83 Bn 205.30 Bn - 13.90 Bn
2 Goldman Sachs 316.34 Bn -660.01 Bn - 11.67 Bn
3 Schwab Charles 220.55 Bn 135.80 Bn - 3.29 Bn
4 Futu Holdings 121.48 Bn 105.59 Bn 733.58 Mn -200.78 Mn
5 Robinhood Markets 84.07 Bn 66.74 Bn 1.20 Bn 734.00 Mn
6 Iren 68.17 Bn 65.95 Bn 104.86 Mn 81.75 Mn
7 ATIF Holdings 45.42 Bn 45.42 Bn - -
8 Interactive Brokers 39.54 Bn -3.28 Bn - 381.00 Mn
9 LPL Financial Holdings 28.27 Bn 25.57 Bn - 4.67 Bn
10 Lazard 4.84 Bn 3.85 Bn - 770.07 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 770.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 667.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 821.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 653.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 702.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 593.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 709.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 623.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 621.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 710.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 734.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 528.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 753.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 579.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 639.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 568.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 513.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 535.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 724.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 562.47 Mn