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Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $2.6 billion, up 9.55% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 15.5%, EPS fell 20.4% and free cash flow fell 135.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to March
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 29.51 | 34.32 | 36.25 | 42.86 | 63.38 | 74.18 | 83.92 | 112.17 | 137.99 | 112.83 |
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| High | 46.99 | 53.20 | 50.00 | 71.00 | 119.89 | 122.62 | 123.51 | 192.10 | 211.78 | 195.06 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 1,171 | 1,228 | 1,354 | 1,491 | 650 | 839 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,100 | 850 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 2.35 | 2.71 | 1.81 | 1.91 | 2.17 | 3.08 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 872 | 963 | 1,084 | 1,159 | 1,525 | 2,270 | 1,809 | 1,914 | 2,389 | 2,618 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 30.75 | 31.17 | 32.23 | 32.75 | 35.91 | 36.95 | 35.68 | 35.09 | 35.78 | 35.73 | |||||
| EBT | 178 | 218 | 224 | 236 | 409 | 604 | 324 | 391 | 531 | 562 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 20.47 | 22.61 | 20.69 | 20.33 | 26.83 | 26.61 | 17.91 | 20.40 | 22.24 | 21.48 | |||||
| Net income | 108 | 172 | 159 | 184 | 313 | 438 | 254 | 280 | 400 | 424 | |||||
| Depreciation | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 58 | 29 | 41 | 43 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 14.27 | 15.42 | 17.43 | 18.65 | 23.19 | 34.94 | 28.56 | 29.76 | 36.36 | 39.33 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.77 | 2.76 | 2.56 | 2.96 | 4.75 | 6.74 | 4.25 | 4.36 | 6.08 | 6.40 | |||||
| Cash flow | 4.12 | 4.01 | 3.60 | 4.63 | 8.81 | 11.34 | 2.15 | 5.11 | 12.91 | 10.58 | |||||
| Capex | (0.24) | (0.12) | (0.11) | (0.33) | (0.22) | (0.13) | (0.80) | (1.04) | (0.60) | (0.34) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3.89 | 3.89 | 3.50 | 4.30 | 8.60 | 11.20 | 1.35 | 4.07 | 12.31 | 10.25 | |||||
| Book value | 11.89 | 13.65 | 14.33 | 15.84 | 21.03 | 22.22 | 25.46 | 28.55 | 33.09 | 35.20 | |||||
| Shares, m | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 67 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 19.46 | 15.82 | 18.25 | 17.61 | 14.06 | 13.03 | 21.81 | 29.39 | 26.56 | 22.48 | ||||
| P/S | 2.41 | 2.83 | 2.68 | 2.79 | 2.87 | 2.51 | 3.06 | 4.31 | 4.44 | 3.65 | |||||
| P/B | 2.90 | 3.20 | 3.26 | 3.29 | 3.16 | 3.95 | 3.44 | 4.49 | 4.88 | 4.08 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.89 | 2.53 | 2.42 | 2.47 | 2.31 | 2.15 | 2.67 | 3.93 | 4.04 | 3.20 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 6.92 | 10.04 | 12.09 | 10.73 | 6.24 | 6.69 | 56.45 | 28.75 | 11.92 | 12.27 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 252 | 251 | 224 | 288 | 580 | 737 | 136 | 328 | 849 | 704 | ||||
| Capex | (14) | (8) | (7) | (21) | (14) | (9) | (51) | (67) | (40) | (22) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 238 | 243 | 218 | 267 | 566 | 728 | 86 | 262 | 809 | 682 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (22) | (145) | (111) | (8) | 171 | (163) | 35 | 114 | 154 | 205 | ||||
| Total debt | 33 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 343 | — | — | — | |||||
| Net debt | (460) | (288) | (277) | (376) | (846) | (834) | (715) | (722) | (971) | (1,189) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 727 | 853 | 891 | 984 | 1,384 | 1,444 | 1,613 | 1,837 | 2,175 | 2,342 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 8.82 | 12.29 | 11.19 | 11.85 | 15.25 | 16.48 | 8.68 | 9.13 | 11.44 | 10.47 | ||||
| ROIC | 42.68 | 23.74 | 22.31 | 23.59 | 47.49 | 62.78 | 23.77 | 20.92 | 26.09 | 28.57 | |||||
| ROE | 15.73 | 21.82 | 18.24 | 19.60 | 26.42 | 30.97 | 16.63 | 16.25 | 19.93 | 18.85 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Mar 2026 · latest quarter Jun 2026
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Houlihan Lokey, Inc. vs peers in Capital Markets (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUTU Futu Holdings Limited Sponsored ADR | $10.5B | 10.3× | 10.9× | +35.71% (above 0%: growing) | +42.98% (above 0%: growing) | +443.45% (above 0%: growing) | 86.31% | 61.99% | Compare |
| SF Stifel Financial Corporation | $10.4B | 11.4× | 12.5× | +12.97% (above 0%: growing) | +50.00% (above 0%: growing) | −90.85% (below 0%: shrinking) | 98.96% | 20.64% | Compare |
| JEF Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | $10.3B | 12.1× | 15.6× | +8.52% (above 0%: growing) | +3.85% (above 0%: growing) | +1,917.32% (above 0%: growing) | 98.97% | 24.82% | Compare |
| EVR Evercore Inc | $9.9B | 13.2× | 19.5× | +19.15% (above 0%: growing) | −1.59% (below 0%: shrinking) | +25.04% (above 0%: growing) | 99.69% | 17.65% | Compare |
| HUT Hut 8 Corp. | $9.4B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +81.44% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −535.81% (below 0%: shrinking) | 11.10% | (275.36%) | Compare |
| HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | $9.0B | 21.3× | 19.2× | −15.54% (below 0%: shrinking) | −20.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | −135.86% (below 0%: shrinking) | 34.83% | 15.26% | |
| VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc. | $8.9B | 9.4× | 9.3× | +19.05% (above 0%: growing) | −1.21% (below 0%: shrinking) | +78.56% (above 0%: growing) | 78.24% | 46.04% | Compare |
| SNEX StoneX Group Inc. | $7.2B | 12.8× | 18.8× | +15.40% (above 0%: growing) | +86.64% (above 0%: growing) | −183.02% (below 0%: shrinking) | 3.06% | 1.67% | Compare |
| GLXY Galaxy Digital Inc. | $7.1B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −0.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +80.14% (above 0%: growing) | 0.86% | (1.21%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $9.6B | 11.7× | 14.1× | +17.23% | +23.42% | +51.80% | 82.28% | 19.15% |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) key facts
- Strength: Houlihan Lokey, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $2.6 billion, up 9.55% from fiscal 2025.
- Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) is a Capital Markets company in the Financial sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, HLI traded at $129.55, a market capitalization of $9.0 billion.
- Houlihan Lokey, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share, a yield of 2.01%, with a payout ratio of 43.7%.
- Return on equity was 18.9% and debt-to-equity 0.00.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 for fiscal 2026.
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