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MC vs LAZ // OPERATING MARGIN
Moelis & Company (NYSE) VS. Lazard Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MC 6
— LAZ 5
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: MC
LAST: $59.98 (+2.88%) • MKT CAP: $4.69B
operating-margins
20.80%
LAST: $39.54 (+2.78%) • MKT CAP: $3.86B
operating-margins
10.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MC VS. LAZ)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MC | LAZ | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 42.80% | 24.40% | +18.40 | MC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.2x | 11.4x | +3.80 | LAZ | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.50% | 12.62% | -1.12 | LAZ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 20.80% | 10.30% | +10.50 | MC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 19.80% | 7.40% | +12.40 | MC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 23.10% | 1.50% | +21.60 | MC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 4.83% | -4.83 | LAZ | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 6/9 | +3.00 | MC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 58.8 | 59.9 | -1.10 | LAZ | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.88 | 1.01 | -0.13 | LAZ | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 15.2x | 15.2x | 0.00 | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.69B | $3.86B | $833.0M | MC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MC REV | LAZ REV | MC GROSS % | LAZ GROSS % | MC FCF | LAZ FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $3.19B | — | — | $540.0M | $487.4M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $3.14B | — | — | $415.4M | $697.3M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $2.59B | — | — | $158.5M | $48.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MC // BETA 0.88
LAZ // BETA 1.01