How many employees does Lazard Inc have?

Lazard Inc reported 3,309 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 23, 2026. That is up 1.4% from a year earlier.

What is Lazard Inc's revenue per employee?

Lazard Inc brought in $3.19B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $963K per employee. That ranks 25 of 33 companies we track in Financial - Capital Markets, where the median is $1.51M.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Lazard Inc employees and revenue per employee

LAZ · Financial - Capital Markets · $3.58B market cap

Lazard Inc had 3,309 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 1.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $3.19B, up 3.2% from a year earlier, or $963K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

3,309

+1.4% YoY

Revenue

$3.19B

+3.2% YoY

Revenue / employee

$963K

Peer median $1.51M

Rank in industry

25 of 33

Financial - Capital Markets

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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LAZ employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	3,309	$3.19B	$963K	+1.4%	+3.2%
Dec 2024	3,263	$3.09B	$946K	-0.9%	+21.0%
Dec 2023	3,291	$2.55B	$775K	-3.3%	-9.7%
Dec 2022	3,402	$2.83B	$831K	+7.0%	-13.5%
Dec 2021	3,179	$3.27B	$1.03M	+2.5%	+23.7%
Dec 2020	3,100	$2.64B	$852K	+2.7%	-0.4%
Dec 2019	3,018	$2.65B	$878K	+0.7%	-7.7%
Dec 2018	2,996	$2.87B	$959K	+5.4%	+6.7%
Dec 2017	2,843	$2.69B	$946K	+2.2%	+13.1%
Dec 2016	2,781	$2.38B	$855K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Lazard Inc against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Financial - Capital Markets.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc.	1,027	$3.63B	$3.54M	Efficient growth
CRCL Circle Internet Group	1,100	$2.75B	$2.50M	—
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.	2,900	$4.47B	$1.54M	Efficient growth
EVR Evercore Inc.	2,570	$3.88B	$1.51M	Efficient growth
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.	1,569	$2.05B	$1.31M	Efficient growth
LAZ Lazard Inc	3,309	$3.19B	$963K	Efficient growth
SF Stifel Financial Corp	9,000	$6.30B	$700K	Leaner
BGC BGC Group, Inc	4,560	$3.01B	$660K	Efficient growth
OPY Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	2,906	$1.64B	$564K	Leaner

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Questions about Lazard Inc

How many employees does Lazard Inc have?: Lazard Inc reported 3,309 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 23, 2026. That is up 1.4% from a year earlier.
What is Lazard Inc's revenue per employee?: Lazard Inc brought in $3.19B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $963K per employee. That ranks 25 of 33 companies we track in Financial - Capital Markets, where the median is $1.51M.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Lazard Inc's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 23, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell LAZ.