BRBI vs CEPF vs HLI Stock Comparison

BRBI BR Partners, Cantor Equity Partners IV and Houlihan Lokey Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BRBI BRBI BR Partners S.A.
$7.19 -47.4% 1M -49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.26B
P/E
84.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$109.68M
Div. yield
14.49%
Investment Banking Financial Services
3 wins
HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
$147.26 +15.0% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.22B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.56B
Div. yield
1.77%
Investment Banking Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Houlihan Lokey leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Houlihan Lokey 3, BRBI BR Partners 3, Cantor Equity Partners IV 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRBICEPFHLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.26B $464.40M $10.22B HLI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 84.0x 32.6x 24.4x HLI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 20.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% — -0.4% BRBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.6% — 15.7% BRBI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 576.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 14.49% — 1.77% BRBI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.3% -1.9% -17.9% CEPF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +4.8%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.4% 4.0% 31.1% CEPF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 — 51/100 HLI

Percentile Scorecard

BRBICEPFHLI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBRBICEPFHLI
Valuation 28 #74 of 103 71 #31 of 103 62 #40 of 103
Growth 17 #58 of 70 – 20 #56 of 70
Profitability 41 #44 of 74 – 62 #29 of 74
Financial Health 78 #23 of 100 59 #42 of 100 –
Shareholder Returns 90 #5 of 40 – 62 #16 of 40
Overall 51 – 51
  • BRBI ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • CEPF ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • HLI ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBRBICEPFHLISPY
1 month -47.4%+0.3%+15.0% -5.9%
3 months -37.1%-0.7%+15.5% -4.6%
6 months -51.4%+0.1%-4.1% +0.2%
Year to date -48.2%+0.4%-15.5% +7.5%
1 year -49.3%-1.9%-17.9% +8.2%
3 years ——+40.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year ——+12.1% +19.0%
5 years ——+26.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year ——+4.8% +9.4%
10 years ——+527.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+20.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBRBICEPFHLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.4%4.0%31.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.9%4.4%32.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.030.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.48-0.58 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-4.5%-41.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.1%-1.9%-23.3% -5.9%
52-week high $16.35$10.52$192.07 $779.14
52-week low $7.19$10.14$123.39 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBRBICEPFHLI
P/E now vs peer median 84.0xmedian 28.4x 32.6xmedian 28.4x 24.4xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x 4.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 17.0xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -77.1xmedian 15.1x -141,112xmedian 15.1x 25.4xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 2.3x -2,722xmedian 2.3x 4.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.47 —median 0.47 1.40median 0.47

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBRBICEPFHLI
Revenue $109.68M – $2.56B
Gross profit $106.92M – –
Operating income $1.87B -$564.40K $517.88M
Net income $26.94M $14.23M $404.38M
Free cash flow -$29.34M -$3.29K $401.82M
EPS (diluted) – $0.25 $6.00
Cash & equivalents – $25.00K $837.00M
Total debt $30.37K $299.96K –
Shares (diluted) – 57.15M 67.00M
Enterprise value $2.26B $464.22M $6.50B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBRBICEPFHLI
P/E 84.0x 32.6x 24.4x
P/FCF -77.1x -141,112x 25.4x
P/Operating cash flow -77.2x -141,112x 23.9x
P/S 20.6x – 4.0x
P/B 14.2x -2,722x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 14.2x -2,722x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x – 17.0x
EV/EBIT 1.2x -823.3x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 20.6x – 3.7x
EV/FCF -77.1x -141,196x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -77.2x -141,196x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRBICEPFHLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% – -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.6% – -0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.1% – -5.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 17.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -3.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 17.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -133.7% – -47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -134.1% – -48.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 15.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRBICEPFHLI
Gross margin 97.5% – –
EBITDA margin 1,704% – 21.6%
Operating margin 1,702% – 20.3%
Pretax margin 29.1% – 21.5%
Net margin 24.6% – 15.7%
FCF margin -26.7% – 15.7%
Operating cash flow margin -26.7% – 16.7%
Return on equity 18.7% – 17.7%
Return on assets 0.8% 3.1% 10.5%
Return on invested capital 576.3% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 0.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 7.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRBICEPFHLI
Debt / assets 0.0% 0.1% –
Debt / equity 0.0x -1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x -91.1x –
Liabilities / assets 95.4% 100.0% 42.0%
Equity / assets 4.6% 0.0% 58.0%
Interest coverage 29.9x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRBICEPFHLI
Dividend yield 14.5% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield -1.2% – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 13.3% – 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBRBICEPFHLI
Forward P/E – – 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $7.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -7.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $2.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRBICEPFHLI
Held by institutions – 89.9% 80.7%
Institutions holding – 91 520
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.6% +3.1%
Institutions buying – 24 237
Institutions selling – 10 200
Buyers to sellers – 2.40 1.19

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BRBICEPFHLI
BRBI 1.00 -0.02 -0.07
CEPF -0.02 1.00 0.10
HLI -0.07 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRBI, CEPF and HLI?

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) is the largest by market capitalisation: BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) $2.26B, Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) $464.40M, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) $10.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRBI, CEPF and HLI?

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) 84.0x, Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) 32.6x, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 24.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) +8.7%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) has the highest net margin (BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) 24.6%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 15.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) returned the most: BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) -49.3%, Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) -1.9%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) -17.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) has the highest dividend yield: BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) 14.49%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 1.77%. Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) has been the steadiest (BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) 80.4%, Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) 4.0%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRBI, CEPF and HLI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.