Evercore Inc. (EVR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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[Speaker identities could not be resolved; generic labels used] [00:00] Speaker 1: Be pretty proactive [00:01] Speaker 1: in [00:02] Speaker 1: augmenting [00:05] Speaker 1: our partner ranks and [00:07] Speaker 1: really strengthening that in a way that looks like it's earning positive returns for us. And we're, you know, continuing to [00:16] Speaker 1: attempt to do that. So [00:19] Speaker 1: I [00:20] Speaker 1: think the key takeaways here is we are striving to make continued progress, although it might not be the same magnitude we've seen in the last couple of years, where we remain [00:32] Speaker 1: optimistic [00:33] Speaker 1: about the outlook. [00:35] Speaker 1: But yes, the [00:37] Speaker 1: market [00:38] Speaker 1: for talent remains competitive. [00:43] Speaker 2: Got it. Thanks for that. [00:45] Speaker 2: I know it's 1 question. I can read to you for sure. But do you mind if I ask a follow-up? [00:49] Speaker 2: We have operated just forward, so I'm guessing we're towards the end here. [00:54] Speaker 3: Sure. Sure. Please. [00:56] Speaker 4: Great. Thank you. [00:58] Speaker 4: So it's sort of a related, It's actually a real follow-up, Tim. [01:03] Speaker 4: On that point, like, you know, you guys have been clearly the revenues have been great. Your productivity numbers have been great. So the hiring is very effective. Like, you know, this is not a criticism. [01:15] Speaker 4: It's just [01:16] Speaker 4: a question of like modeling facts. [01:20] Speaker 4: Is sort of the competition for talent, has it like [01:24] Speaker 4: scaled to a level and is it that the talent you guys are hiring has also scaled to a level where, [01:31] Speaker 4: you know, maybe a return to the sub 60% [01:34] Speaker 4: comp ratio [01:36] Speaker 4: is gonna be mor...