Lazard (LAZ) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Lazard (LAZ) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 27.09% for Q2 2026, down 17.33 percentage points from 44.42% a year earlier and down 5.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lazard (LAZ) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lazard's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 31.63%, down 17.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -16.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Lazard's Return on Equity [ROE] was 49.31% in FY2024 (+59.21 pp), -9.90% in FY2023 (-54.67 pp), 44.77% in FY2022 (-7.46 pp) and 52.23% in FY2021 (+4.32 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +14.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2024, with a gain of 64.05 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 89.86 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 32.56% (Q1 2026), 28.13% (Q4 2025) and 33.04% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.27 Bn | 97.61 Bn | - | 16.64% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 98.55 Bn | 37.92 Bn | - | 14.03% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 91.26 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - | 13.86% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 85.47 Bn | 66.56 Bn | - | 21.63% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 57.27 Bn | 54.71 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 17.36% |
| 6 | State Street | 46.11 Bn | 46.11 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Interactive Brokers | 36.17 Bn | 29.63 Bn | - | 22.51% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 35.59 Bn | 27.25 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 24.60% |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 30.73 Bn | 30.73 Bn | - | 16.99% |
| 10 | Lazard | 4.11 Bn | -537.07 Mn | - | 27.09% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.09% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 44.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 46.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 42.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 46.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -12.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -17.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 43.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 58.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 72.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 60.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 55.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.79% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 55.09% |
API Access
Lazard Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LAZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LAZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();