Lazard (LAZ) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Lazard (LAZ) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.62% in Q2 2026, down 1.66 percentage points from 7.28% a year earlier and down 0.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lazard (LAZ) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lazard reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.16%, down 0.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -1.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.08% in FY2024 (+7.17 pp), -1.09% in FY2023 (-7.13 pp), 6.04% in FY2022 (-2.23 pp) and 8.27% in FY2021 (+1.33 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from -1.61% in Q3 2023 to 8.46% in Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 7.60 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 10.08 percentage points in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 6.31% (Q1 2026), 5.25% (Q4 2025) and 6.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.27 Bn | 97.61 Bn | - | 2.28% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 98.55 Bn | 37.92 Bn | - | 1.17% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 91.26 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - | 2.32% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 85.47 Bn | 66.56 Bn | - | 4.08% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 57.27 Bn | 54.71 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 7.61% |
| 6 | State Street | 46.11 Bn | 46.11 Bn | - | 0.85% |
| 7 | Interactive Brokers | 36.17 Bn | 29.63 Bn | - | 2.10% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 35.59 Bn | 27.25 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 12.48% |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 30.73 Bn | 30.73 Bn | - | 1.27% |
| 10 | Lazard | 4.11 Bn | -537.07 Mn | - | 5.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.46% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.82% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.01% |
API Access
Lazard Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LAZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "LAZ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LAZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();