Financial advisory firm Lazard's Q3 adjusted EPS beats estimates on resurgence in dealmaking

Reuters
Oct 23, 2025
Financial advisory firm Lazard's Q3 adjusted EPS beats estimates on resurgence in dealmaking

Overview

  • Lazard Q3 adjusted net revenue of $725 mln, up 12% yr/yr

  • Adjusted EPS for Q3 beats consensus, reflecting effective operational management

  • Record Asset Management inflows with positive net flows of $1.6 bln in Q3

Outlook

  • Lazard anticipates a constructive environment for its businesses

  • Company expects further progress with new Asset Management CEO

Result Drivers

  • FINANCIAL ADVISORY GROWTH - Record Financial Advisory revenue driven by significant M&A transactions, including Keurig Dr. Pepper's acquisition of JDE Peet's

  • ASSET MANAGEMENT INFLOWS - Record Asset Management inflows with positive net flows of $1.6 billion in Q3, supported by market appreciation and net inflows

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Net Revenue

$748 mln

Q3 ADJUSTED EPS

Beat

$0.56

$0.45 (7 Analysts)

Q3 EPS

$0.65

Q3 ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

$264.53 bln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the investment management & fund operators peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Lazard Inc is $58.00, about 12.2% above its October 21 closing price of $50.92

  • The stock recently traded at 14 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nBw4S1lfMa

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