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Houlihan Lokey, Inc.(HLI)

Live Price

Offline

$140.93

+0.11% today

1Y Change

-20.99%

Window

Jun 25, 2025 โ†’ Jun 16, 2026

Market Cap
$10.80B
Revenue Growth
+24.8%
EPS Growth
+39.4%
Dividend Yield
1.6%

Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ†’ Jun 16, 2026

Research Briefing

A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.

Decision context

Research Snapshot

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $10.80B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $140.93 and down 21.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ†’ Jun 16, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +24.8%, EPS growth of +39.4%, a dividend yield of 1.6%. What stands out right now is revenue +24.8%, EPS +39.4%, free cash flow +209.1% with operating margin 20.4% and ROIC 14.2%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.6%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 23.0 and price/sales 4.1. Stock Foundry combines HLI price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.

Sector Context

How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.

Revenue Growth

Above sector median

+24.8% vs +3.4% peer median

Operating Margin

Above sector median

+20.4% vs +4.7% peer median

What Changed This Quarter

Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.

Latest report is on the board

2026 was reported on May 6, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.

The operating story is still moving forward

Revenue is running at +24.8% and EPS at +39.4%, with operating margin around 20.4%.

Shareholder return is still part of the story

The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.

Earnings Reaction Memory

How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.

Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -4.9% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.

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QuarterEPS ฮ”1D5D20D
2026
May 6, 2026
โ€”+4.3%+2.3%-4.1%
2026
Jan 28, 2026
+4.9%-6.5%-7.2%-6.3%
2025
Oct 30, 2025
+9.5%-10.1%-9.8%-12.0%

Benchmark Edge

HLI vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs

Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.

Shared 1Y chart + MAX history table

HLI

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Normalized return

SPY

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Excess Return

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Relative to SPY

HLI Max Drawdown

-35.17%

Trailing 1Y

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Calendar-Year Returns

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Company Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

New York Stock Exchange

Los Angeles, CA, US

Houlihan Lokey, Inc., an investment banking company, provides merger and acquisition (M&A), capital market, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring, and Financial and Valuation Advisory. The Corporate Finance segment offers general financial advisory services; and advises public and private institutions on buy-side and sell-side transactions, leveraged loans, private mezzanine debt, high-yield debt, initial public offerings, follow-ons, convertibles, equity private placements, private equity, and liability management transactions, as well as advise financial sponsors on various transactions. The Financial Restructuring segment advises debtors, creditors, and other parties-in-interest related to recapitalization/deleveraging transactions. It also provides a range of advisory services, including structuring, negotiation, and confirmation of plans of reorganization; structuring and analysis of exchange offers; corporate viability assessment; dispute resolution and expert testimony; and procuring debtor-in-possession financing. The Financial and Valuation Advisory segment offers valuations of various assets, such as companies, illiquid debt and equity securities, and intellectual property. It also provides fairness opinions in connection with M&A and other transactions, and solvency opinions in connection with corporate spin-offs and dividend recapitalizations; and other types of financial opinions. In addition, this segment offers dispute resolution services. It serves corporations, institutions, and governments. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Leadership
Scott Joseph Adelson
IPO Date
Aug 13, 2015
Employees
2.6k
Street Address
10250 Constellation Boulevard
Mailing
Los Angeles, CA, 90067
Region
Los Angeles, CA, US
Reporting Currency
USD
Investor Line
310 788 5200
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026
CIK: 0001302215ISIN: US4415931009CUSIP: 441593100
Reports in USDSEC Registered

Key Fundamentals

Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.

Valuation

P/E
23.0
EV/EBITDA
16.1
Price/Sales
4.1
Price/Book
4.5

Growth

Revenue
+24.8%
EPS
+39.4%
Free Cash Flow
+209.1%

Profitability

Gross Margin
53.9%
Operating Margin
20.4%
Net Margin
16.9%
ROE
20.1%
ROIC
14.2%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.43
Current Ratio
1.41

Earnings Reports

๐Ÿ“… Last reportedMay 6, 2026
PeriodB/MEPSEPS ฮ”RevenueRev ฮ”
โ€”
May 6, 26
โ€”
Est 1.94
โ€”
โ€”
Est 726360.9B
โ€”
โ€”
Jan 28, 26
โœ“
1.94
Est 1.85
+4.9%
717072.0B
Est 697151.4B
+2.9%
โ€”
Oct 30, 25
โœ“
1.84
Est 1.68
+9.5%
659452.0B
Est 651778.7B
+1.2%
โ€”
Jul 29, 25
โœ“
2.14
Est 1.68
+27.4%
605349.0B
Est 580035.5B
+4.4%
โ€”
May 7, 25
โœ“
1.96
Est 1.62
+21.0%
666422.0B
Est 628265.7B
+6.1%
โ€”
Jan 28, 25
โœ“
1.64
Est 1.50
+9.3%
634428.0B
Est 625712.0B
+1.4%
โ€”
Oct 30, 24
โœ“
1.46
Est 1.31
+11.4%
574957.0B
Est 537890.0B
+6.9%
โ€”
Jul 30, 24
โœ“
1.22
Est 1.21
+0.8%
513609.0B
Est 508700.6B
+1.0%
โ€”
May 8, 24
โœ“
1.27
Est 1.23
+3.3%
520456.0B
Est 508991.8B
+2.3%
โ€”
Feb 1, 24
โœ“
1.22
Est 1.14
+7.0%
511130.0B
Est 493020.0B
+3.7%
โ€”
Oct 26, 23
โœ“
1.11
Est 1.03
+7.8%
466989.0B
Est 446000.0B
+4.7%
โ€”
Jul 27, 23
โœ—
0.89
Est 1.01
-11.9%
415829.0B
Est 433410.0B
-4.1%
โ€”
May 9, 23
โœ“
1.11
Est 0.93
+19.4%
444767.0B
Est 426680.0B
+4.2%
โ€”
Jan 31, 23
โœ—
1.14
Est 1.15
-0.9%
456499.0B
Est 470805.7B
-3.0%
โ€”
Oct 27, 22
โœ“
1.19
Est 1.03
+15.5%
489537.0B
Est 434649.0B
+12.6%
โ€”
Jul 28, 22
โœ“
1.10
Est 0.94
+17.0%
418644.0B
Est 396863.6B
+5.5%

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