Is Lazard, Inc. (LAZ) Halal?
Shariah Screening — 5 Standards
Based on financial data from December 2025
| Standard | Debt Ratio | Cash Ratio | Receivables | Income | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAOIFI | Excluded — Capital Markets | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| DJIM | Excluded — Capital Markets | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| MSCI | Excluded — Capital Markets | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| S&P | Excluded — Capital Markets | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| FTSE | Excluded — Capital Markets | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
Financial Highlights
Profitability
| Gross Margin | 89.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 13.0% | |
| Net Margin | 7.6% | |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 28.6% | |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 5.2% |
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
| Operating Cash Flow | $519M |
| Free Cash Flow | $487M |
| Total Debt | $2.2B |
| Debt-to-Equity | 241.8 |
| Current Ratio | 2.2 |
| Total Assets | $4.9B |
Price & Trading
| Last Close | $41.25 |
| 50-Day MA | $48.81 |
| 200-Day MA | $50.67 |
| Avg Volume | 1.3M |
| Beta | 1.4 |
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52-Week Range
$31.97
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About Lazard, Inc. (LAZ)
Lazard, Inc. operates as a financial advisory and asset management firm in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through two segments, Financial Advisory and Asset Management. The Financial Advisory segment offers financial advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, shareholder, sovereign, geopolitical, and other strategic advisory services, as well as restructuring and liability management, and capital raising and placement services. This segment offers its services to corporate, partnership, institutional, government, sovereign, and individual clients to various industry areas, including consumers and retail; financial institutions; financial sponsors; healthcare and life sciences; industrials; media, entertainment, and sports; power, energy, and infrastructure; real estate; technology; and telecom and digital infrastructure. The Asset Management segment offers a range of investment solutions; investment and wealth management services in equity and fixed income strategies; asset allocation strategies; and alternative investments and private equity funds to corporations, public funds, sovereign entities, endowments and foundations, labor funds, financial intermediaries, and private clients. Lazard, Inc. was incorporated in 1848 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lazard, Inc. (LAZ) halal to invest in?
Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), Lazard, Inc. is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.
What is Lazard, Inc.'s debt ratio?
Lazard, Inc.'s debt ratio is not available under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%.
What are Lazard, Inc.'s key financial metrics?
Lazard, Inc. has a market capitalization of $3.7B, trailing P/E ratio of 18.0, and revenue of $3.1B. The company maintains a gross margin of 89.8% and a net margin of 7.6%. Return on equity stands at 28.6%.
How often is the screening data updated?
Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.
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