Lazard (LAZ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Lazard (LAZ) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.53% in Q2 2026, down 6.86 percentage points from 11.39% a year earlier and down 6.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lazard (LAZ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Lazard's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 9.28% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 4.00 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.28%, down 2.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -8.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 12.31% in FY2024 (+15.39 pp), -3.08% in FY2023 (-21.19 pp), 18.10% in FY2022 (-4.01 pp) and 22.11% in FY2021 (+3.14 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.72 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 25.61 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 35.67 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 11.49% (Q1 2026), 9.14% (Q4 2025) and 12.32% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.27 Bn | 97.61 Bn | - | 65.70% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 98.55 Bn | 37.92 Bn | - | 119.30% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 91.26 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - | 38.52% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 85.47 Bn | 66.56 Bn | - | 66.36% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 57.27 Bn | 54.71 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 30.59% |
| 6 | State Street | 46.11 Bn | 46.11 Bn | - | 83.30% |
| 7 | Interactive Brokers | 36.17 Bn | 29.63 Bn | - | 138.98% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 35.59 Bn | 27.25 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 32.99% |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 30.73 Bn | 30.73 Bn | - | 191.07% |
| 10 | Lazard | 4.11 Bn | -537.07 Mn | - | 4.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -16.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.00% |
API Access
Lazard Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LAZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LAZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();