BRBI vs CLUS vs HLI Stock Comparison

BRBI BR Partners, Cluster Group Holdings and Houlihan Lokey Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BRBI BRBI BR Partners S.A.
$10.40 -7.5% 1M -27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.87B
P/E
95.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$111.41M
Div. yield
–
Investment Banking Financial Services
HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
$131.27 +1.7% 1M -34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Investment Banking Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Houlihan Lokey leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Houlihan Lokey 2, Cluster Group Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRBICLUSHLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.87B $8.00B $8.82B HLI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 95.2x -1,146,093x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 19.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.0% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 703.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.7% 0.0% -34.0% CLUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -39.1%/yr +5.6%/yr HLI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.0% 0.0% 31.4% CLUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

BRBICLUSHLI

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

AxisBRBICLUSHLI
Valuation 28 #70 of 97 – –
Growth 57 #30 of 68 78 #16 of 68 –
Profitability 49 #35 of 67 – –
Financial Health 78 #22 of 97 – –
Shareholder Returns 90 #5 of 40 – 67 #14 of 40
Overall 60 – –
  • BRBI ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • CLUS ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • HLI ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRBICLUSHLISPY
1 month -7.5%0.0%+1.7% -0.8%
3 months -9.2%0.0%-7.0% +3.5%
6 months -29.3%0.0%-17.8% +7.0%
Year to date -25.1%0.0%-24.6% +12.2%
1 year -27.7%0.0%-34.0% +13.0%
3 years —-31.5%+33.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-11.9%+10.1% +23.1%
5 years —-91.6%+31.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-39.1%+5.6% +11.0%
10 years —+33.3%+432.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.9%+18.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBRBICLUSHLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.0%0.0%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.3%—35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.000.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35—-1.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-99.5%-41.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.4%0.0%-35.1% -1.8%
52-week high $16.35$200.00$202.25 $779.14
52-week low $9.10$200.00$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.

MultipleBRBICLUSHLI
P/E now vs peer median 108.8xmedian 29.4x -1,146,093xmedian 29.4x —median 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x —median 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 13.7x —median 13.7x —median 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -143.5xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x —median 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 2.3x -105,257xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 —median 0.52 —median 0.52

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 monthsBRBICLUSHLI
Revenue $111.41M – –
Gross profit $108.73M – –
Operating income $1.87B -$50.23K –
Net income $29.92M -$6.98K –
Free cash flow -$22.82M – –
EPS (diluted) – $0.00 –
Cash & equivalents $37.78M – $1.19B
Total debt $322.82M – –
Shares (diluted) – 40.00M 68.43M
Enterprise value $521.86M $8.00B $4.86B

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
MetricBRBICLUSHLI
P/E 108.8x -1,146,093x –
P/FCF -143.5x – –
P/Operating cash flow -143.7x – –
P/S 29.4x – –
P/B 21.0x -105,257x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 21.0x -105,257x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x – –
EV/EBIT 1.4x -159,282x –
EV/Revenue 23.9x – –
EV/FCF -116.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -116.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRBICLUSHLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.9% -16.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -4.9% 83.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – 98.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 84.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRBICLUSHLI
Gross margin 97.6% – –
EBITDA margin 1,679% – –
Operating margin 1,678% – –
Pretax margin 33.8% – –
Net margin 27.0% – –
FCF margin -20.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin -20.5% – –
Return on equity 21.3% – –
Return on assets 0.9% – –
Return on invested capital 703.2% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRBICLUSHLI
Debt / assets 0.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 95.6% – 45.6%
Equity / assets 4.4% – 54.4%
Interest coverage 4.9x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRBICLUSHLI
Dividend yield 10.0% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield -0.7% – –
Shareholder yield 9.3% – 2.0%
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.

ConsensusBRBICLUSHLI
Forward P/E – – 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $6.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -11.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +24.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $2.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRBICLUSHLI
Held by institutions – – 80.7%
Institutions holding – – 518
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +3.1%
Institutions buying – – 236
Institutions selling – – 200
Buyers to sellers – – 1.18

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.

BRBICLUSHLI
BRBI 1.00 – -0.04
CLUS – – –
HLI -0.04 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRBI, CLUS and HLI?

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) is the largest by market capitalisation: BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) $2.87B, Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) $8.00B, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) $8.82B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) returned the most: BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) -27.7%, Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) 0.0%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) -34.0%. Over five years, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) compounded fastest (Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) -39.1%/yr, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) has been the steadiest (BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) 78.0%, Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) 0.0%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRBI, CLUS 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 2. 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.