Lazard Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

"2025 demonstrates our ongoing focus on executing our Lazard 2030 long-term growth strategy, with record revenue in Financial Advisory and record gross inflows in Asset Management," said Peter R. Orszag, CEO and Chairman of Lazard. "Efforts to transform both businesses over the past two years are gaining traction and delivering results. With favorable business conditions and strong client demand for contextual alpha—combining business decision-making with broader macroeconomic and geopolitical perspective—Lazard is well positioned for substantial growth opportunities ahead."

Today, Lazard also announced that Tracy Farr has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. You can read the full press release on Lazard.com.

NET REVENUE

Financial Advisory

For the fourth quarter of 2025, Financial Advisory reported both net revenue and adjusted net revenue² of $542 million, 4% and 7% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024, respectively.

For the full year of 2025, Financial Advisory reported net revenue and adjusted net revenue² of $1,834 million and $1,825 million, 4% and 5% higher than the full year of 2024, respectively.

Lazard is one of the world's leading independent financial advisors, serving as a trusted partner to clients on significant and complex M&A transactions. During and since the fourth quarter of 2025, selected highlights include (clients are in italics):

• Kellanova's $35.9 billion acquisition by Mars
• Constellation Energy's $26.6 billion acquisition of Calpine
• AkzoNobel's $25.0 billion combination with Axalta
• TPG's €6.7 billion acquisition of Techem by Partners Group and a consortium of minority investors including GIC, TPG Rise Climate and Mubadala
• Investindustrial's $2.9 billion acquisition of TreeHouse Foods
• Atlas Holding's $1.0 billion acquisition of ODP Corporation (Office Depot)
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber's $650 million sale of Chemical Business to Gemspring Capital
• Locusview's $525 million acquisition by Itron
• Audi Group's sale of a majority stake in Italdesign to UST Global
• Apollo's acquisition of Prosol Group
• 3Cloud's acquisition by Cognizant

Lazard provides tailored advice, expertise and access to a broad universe of capital providers through our Private Capital Advisory and Capital Solutions practices. Private equity assignments include advising CVC Capital Partners on multiple engagements, Odyssey Investment Partners on a continuation fund, and advising on the closing of EIR Partner's Fund III. In addition, capital structure and debt raising assignments include Lighthouse, NeXtwind, and Ørsted.

Lazard's preeminent restructuring and liability management practice has been engaged in a broad range of mandates including debtor roles involving Anastasia Beverly Hills, Bourbon, First Brands Group, Pine Gate Renewables, and Superior Industries, and creditor roles involving Modivcare, Saks Global, and SI Group. In addition, our sovereign advisory practice continues to be active in advising governments and sovereign entities across developed and emerging markets.

For a list of publicly announced transactions please visit our website or follow Lazard on LinkedIn.

Asset Management

For the fourth quarter of 2025, Asset Management reported net revenue and adjusted net revenue² of $367 million and $339 million, respectively, both 18% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024.

Management fees and other revenue, on an adjusted basis², were $301 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, 17% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024, and 6% higher than the third quarter of 2025.

Incentive fees on an adjusted basis² were $37 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $29 million for the fourth quarter of 2024.

Average assets under management (AUM) was $261 billion for the fourth quarter of 2025, 12% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024, and 1% higher than the third quarter of 2025.

For the full year of 2025, Asset Management net revenue and adjusted net revenue² were $1,275 million and $1,166 million, 7% and 6% higher than the full year of 2024, respectively.

Management fees and other revenue, on an adjusted basis², were $1,107 million for the full year of 2025, 5% higher than the full year of 2024.

Incentive fees on an adjusted basis² were $59 million for the full year of 2025, compared to $43 million for the full year of 2024.

Average AUM for the full year of 2025 was $247 billion, 2% higher than the full year of 2024. AUM as of December 31, 2025 was $254 billion, 12% higher than December 31, 2024, and 4% lower than September 30, 2025. The change from December 31, 2024 was driven by market appreciation of $35.0 billion, net outflows of $18.1 billion, and foreign exchange appreciation of $11.1 billion. Excluding one large U.S. sub-advised relationship, net inflows were $8.4 billion for the full year 2025.

OPERATING EXPENSES

Compensation and Benefits Expense

For the fourth quarter of 2025, compensation and benefits expense on a U.S. GAAP and an adjusted basis² was $638 million and $585 million, respectively, compared to $534 million and $533 million, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2024. The adjusted compensation ratio³ for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 65.5%, compared to the fourth-quarter 2024 ratio of 65.6%.

For the full year of 2025, compensation and benefits expense on a U.S. GAAP and an adjusted basis² was $2,085 million and $1,985 million, respectively, compared to $2,003 million and $1,903 million, respectively, for the full year of 2024. The adjusted compensation ratio³ for the full year of 2025 was 65.5%, compared to 65.9% for the full year of 2024.

We focus on the adjusted compensation ratio³ to manage costs, balancing a view of current conditions in the market for talent alongside our objective to drive long-term shareholder value. As part of our Lazard 2030 vision and long-term growth strategy, we aim to deliver an adjusted compensation ratio³ of 60% or below, with timing dependent on market conditions.

Non-Compensation Expenses

For the fourth quarter of 2025, non-compensation expenses on a U.S. GAAP basis were $183 million, in line with the fourth quarter of 2024. On an adjusted basis², non-compensation expenses were $159 million, 3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024.

The adjusted non-compensation ratio⁴ was 17.8% for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to 19.0% for the fourth quarter of 2024.

For the full year of 2025, non-compensation expenses on a U.S. GAAP basis were $705 million, 5% higher than the full year of 2024. On an adjusted basis², non-compensation expenses were $613 million, 7% higher than the full year of 2024.

The adjusted non-compensation ratio⁴ was 20.2% for the full year of 2025, compared to 19.9% for the full year of 2024.

As part of our Lazard 2030 vision and long-term growth strategy, we aim to deliver an adjusted non-compensation ratio⁴ between 16% to 20%, with timing dependent on market conditions.

TAXES

The provision for income taxes on a U.S. GAAP and an adjusted basis² was $31 million and $37 million, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2025, which equates to an effective tax rate of 36.2% on a U.S. GAAP basis and 29.5% on an adjusted basis².

The provision for income taxes on a U.S. GAAP and an adjusted basis² was $77 million and $78 million, respectively, for the full year of 2025, which equates to an effective tax rate of 23.4% on a U.S. GAAP basis and 22.7% on an adjusted basis².

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND BALANCE SHEET

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Lazard returned $98 million to shareholders, which included: $47 million in dividends; $50 million in repurchases of our common stock; and $0.4 million in satisfaction of employee tax obligations in lieu of share issuances upon vesting of equity grants.

In the full year of 2025, Lazard returned $393 million to shareholders, which included: $187 million in dividends; $91 million in repurchases of our common stock; and $115 million in satisfaction of employee tax obligations in lieu of share issuances upon vesting of equity grants.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, we repurchased 1.0 million shares at an average price of $49.12. During the full year of 2025, we repurchased 1.9 million shares at an average price of $47.97. As of December 31, 2025, our total outstanding share repurchase authorization was approximately $109 million.

On January 28, 2026, Lazard declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on February 20, 2026, to stockholders of record on February 9, 2026.

Lazard's financial position remains strong. As of December 31, 2025, our cash and cash equivalents were $1,469 million.

ENDNOTES

CONFERENCE CALL

Lazard will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET on January 29, 2026, to discuss the company's financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025. The conference call can be accessed via a live audio webcast available through Lazard's Investor Relations website at www.lazard.com, or by dialing +1 800-445-7795 (toll-free, U.S. and Canada) or +1 785-424-1699 (outside of the U.S. and Canada), 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. Conference ID: LAZQ425.

A replay of the conference call will be available by 10:00 a.m. ET, January 29, 2026, via the Lazard Investor Relations website at www.lazard.com, or by dialing +1 800-839-5109 (toll-free, U.S. and Canada) or +1 402-220-2688 (outside of the U.S. and Canada).

ABOUT LAZARD

Founded in 1848, Lazard is the preeminent financial advisory and asset management firm, with operations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Lazard provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and capital solutions, restructuring and liability management, geopolitics, and other strategic matters, as well as asset management and investment solutions to institutions, corporations, governments, partnerships, family offices, and high net worth individuals. Lazard is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as Lazard, Inc. under the ticker LAZ. For more information, please visit Lazard.com and Lazard on LinkedIn.

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• Adverse general economic conditions or adverse conditions in global or regional financial markets;
• Changes in international trade policies and practices including the implementation of tariffs, proposed further tariffs, and responses from other jurisdictions, the risk of potential government shutdowns, and the economic impacts, volatility and uncertainty resulting therefrom;
• A decline in our revenues, for example due to a decline in overall mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, our share of the M&A market or our assets under management (AUM);
• Losses caused by financial or other problems experienced by third parties;
• Losses due to unidentified or unanticipated risks;
• A lack of liquidity, i.e., ready access to funds, for use in our businesses;
• Competitive pressure on our businesses and on our ability to retain and attract employees at current compensation levels; and
• Changes in relevant tax laws, regulations or treaties or an adverse interpretation of those items

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