Lazard (LAZ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Lazard (LAZ) posted Operating Expenses of $667.0 million for Q1 2026, down 18.83% sequentially from $821.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 12.4% YoY from $593.4 million in Q1 2025.

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

Lazard (LAZ) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $667.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 12.4% year-over-year to $667.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.8 billion (up 11.62% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.8 billion, up 3.97% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $667.0 million in Q1 2026 per LAZ's latest filing, from $821.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $821.8 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $513.7 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $644.5 million, with a median of $639.2 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses declined 21.8% in 2022 and surged 46.62% in 2023.
  • Lazard's Operating Expenses stood at $639.2 million in 2022, then gained by 14.84% to $734.1 million in 2023, then decreased by 3.32% to $709.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 15.78% to $821.8 million in 2025, then fell by 18.83% to $667.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LAZ's Operating Expenses at $667.0 million in Q1 2026, $821.8 million in Q4 2025, and $653.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 330.70 Bn 197.17 Bn - 13.47 Bn
2 Goldman Sachs 309.79 Bn -627.76 Bn - 10.43 Bn
3 Schwab Charles 167.21 Bn 122.24 Bn - 3.29 Bn
4 Futu Holdings 111.36 Bn 109.19 Bn 733.58 Mn -200.78 Mn
5 Robinhood Markets 97.69 Bn 93.05 Bn 960.00 Mn 656.00 Mn
6 LPL Financial Holdings 23.49 Bn 22.47 Bn - 4.45 Bn
7 Tradeweb Markets 21.59 Bn 20.34 Bn - 330.51 Mn
8 Circle Internet 15.14 Bn 13.62 Bn 35.01 Mn 242.35 Mn
9 Iren 14.46 Bn 12.24 Bn 144.76 Mn 81.75 Mn
10 Lazard 4.11 Bn 3.08 Bn - 667.01 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 656.88 Mn