Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

HLI Financial Capital Markets

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $2.6 billion, up 9.55% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+4.85%
EPS
−1.80%
Free cash flow
−25.7%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

148.20 5.86 −3.80%
Market cap
$10.2B
P/E
24.5×
Fwd P/E
18.2×
Dividend yield
1.75%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) Return on equity

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Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 17.7%, down 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (18.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.45% (fiscal 2016) to 31.0% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Capital Markets industry median of 0.00% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 18.9% (1.08)
FY2025 19.9% 3.68
FY2024 16.3% (0.38)
FY2023 16.6% (14.34)
FY2022 31.0% 4.55
FY2021 26.4% 6.82
FY2020 19.6% 1.36
FY2019 18.2% (3.58)
FY2018 21.8% 6.09
FY2017 15.7% 6.28

Against its own ten years

Low 9.45% High 31.0%
Ten-year median 18.5%
Current reading's percentile 58

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
FUTU Futu Holdings Limited Sponsored ADR compare 30.9%
VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc. compare 26.2%
XP XP Inc. compare 22.8%
HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc. 17.7%
JEF Jefferies Financial Group Inc. compare 8.06%
EVR Evercore Inc compare 0.00%
SF Stifel Financial Corporation compare 0.00%
IREN IREN Limited compare −23.4%
BMNR BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. compare −151.2%
Capital Markets industry median 0.00%
Financial sector median 9.01%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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