LAZLazard Inc.
+0.8% today · −18.2% over a year
1/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 17% of the instruments we score
Trend, Stability, Dividend safety: among the weakest; priced higher than most peers (P/E 23.9). Dividend yield 5.20%.
Lazard Inc. (LAZ) dividends: trailing yield 5.20%, next ex-dividend date 2 Nov 2026, Dividend Safety 15/100, raised 6 years in a row, 5-year growth 1.2% a year.
Yield after tax (estimate)
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Next payment
- Ex-dividend date
- 02 Nov 2026
- Payment date
- 13 Nov 2026
- Amount per share
- $0.50
- Status
- Announced
Dividend profile
- 5-year dividend growth (per year)
- +1.2%
- Years of dividend growth
- 6
- Years without a cut
- 6
- Payout ratio (earnings)
- 121%
- Payout ratio (free cash flow)
- 28%
Annual total matches the company's SEC filing
Our rules see a meaningful risk that this dividend is cut.
Caution. Dividend Safety below 40 points. More in the glossary →Dividend Safety below 40 points.
Caution. Dividends grew 5+ points a year faster than earnings over five years and the payout is above 75 %. More in the glossary →Dividends grew 5+ points a year faster than earnings over five years and the payout is above 75 %.
Unverified dividendA high yield reported by a single source only, not yet cross-checked.
Dividends per share by year
Sum of payments by calendar year of the ex-date; the current year is left out until it ends.
Payment history
Amounts are per share on today's share count (adjusted for splits), before withholding tax.
| Status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov 2026 | 13 Nov 2026 | $0.50 | Regular | Announced | 1 |
| 03 Aug 2026 | — | $0.50 | Regular | Single source | 1 |
| 11 May 2026 | — | $0.50 | Regular | Single source | 1 |
| 09 Feb 2026 | — | $0.50 | Regular | Single source | 1 |
Each payment is checked against 1 data feed. Verified needs two independent ones. Verified: two or more sources agree. Single source: not cross-checked yet. Sources disagree: the median is shown. Announced: declared, may still change.
What dividend safety is made of
0–100 points: payout versus earnings and cash flow, debt, cut history, growth streak and how stretched the yield looks.
Similar dividend payers
Same sector and region, closest in dividend yield.
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