BRBI vs POLE vs HLI Stock Comparison

BRBI BR Partners, Andretti Acquisition and Houlihan Lokey Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BRBI BRBI BR Partners S.A.
$9.98 -11.2% 1M -31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.14B
P/E
104.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$111.41M
Div. yield
10.43%
Investment Banking Financial Services
2 wins
HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
$132.32 +2.5% 1M -34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.96%
Investment Banking Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Andretti Acquisition leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Andretti Acquisition 3, BRBI BR Partners 2, Houlihan Lokey 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRBIPOLEHLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.14B $633.28M $9.20B HLI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 104.4x 82.8x — POLE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 19.7x –
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 10.43% — 1.96% BRBI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.1% +1.0% -34.6% POLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +5.4%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.0% 6.4% 31.3% POLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 54/100 — BRBI

Percentile Scorecard

BRBIPOLEHLI

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

AxisBRBIPOLEHLI
Valuation 27 #70 of 96 46 #52 of 96 –
Growth 54 #31 of 66 – –
Profitability 48 #34 of 64 37 #41 of 64 –
Financial Health 77 #22 of 93 78 #21 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns 89 #5 of 38 – 65 #14 of 38
Overall 59 54 –
  • BRBI ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • POLE 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

PeriodBRBIPOLEHLISPY
1 month -11.2%+0.2%+2.5% -0.2%
3 months -12.8%-0.6%-9.1% +3.9%
6 months -32.0%+0.6%-17.0% +8.2%
Year to date -28.1%+2.1%-24.0% +12.9%
1 year -31.1%+1.0%-34.6% +12.3%
3 years ——+34.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year ——+10.4% +23.3%
5 years ——+29.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+5.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+434.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+18.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRBIPOLEHLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.0%6.4%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.0%8.7%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.020.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.16-1.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-3.8%-41.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.0%-3.5%-34.6% -1.2%
52-week high $16.35$11.12$202.25 $779.14
52-week low $9.10$10.48$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.

MultipleBRBIPOLEHLI
P/E now vs peer median 104.4xmedian 28.3x 82.8xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x —median 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -137.7xmedian 16.0x -429.6xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 2.4x -59.0xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 —median 0.54 —median 0.54

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 monthsBRBIPOLEHLI
Revenue $111.41M – –
Gross profit $108.73M – –
Operating income $1.87B -$1.51M –
Net income $29.92M $7.65M –
Free cash flow -$22.82M -$1.47M –
EPS (diluted) – $0.26 –
Cash & equivalents $37.78M $225.38K $1.19B
Total debt $322.82M – –
Shares (diluted) – 29.51M 68.43M
Enterprise value $799.05M $632.65M $5.34B

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
MetricBRBIPOLEHLI
P/E 104.4x 82.8x –
P/FCF -137.7x -429.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -137.9x -429.6x –
P/S 28.2x – –
P/B 20.1x -59.0x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 20.1x -59.0x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x – –
EV/EBIT 1.4x -418.6x –
EV/Revenue 22.7x – –
EV/FCF -110.8x -429.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -110.9x -429.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRBIPOLEHLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.9% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -4.9% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – – –
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
MetricBRBIPOLEHLI
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% 3.1% –
Return on invested capital 703.2% – –
Return on capital employed – -0.6% –
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x -0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRBIPOLEHLI
Debt / assets 0.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 95.6% 104.3% 45.6%
Equity / assets 4.4% -4.3% 54.4%
Interest coverage 4.9x – –
Current ratio – 43.9x –
Quick ratio – 33.8x –
Cash ratio – 33.8x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRBIPOLEHLI
Dividend yield 10.4% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield -0.8% – –
Shareholder yield 9.7% – 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.

ConsensusBRBIPOLEHLI
Forward P/E – – 19.7xFY2026
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
HoldersBRBIPOLEHLI
Held by institutions – 39.2% 80.7%
Institutions holding – 52 518
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.1% +3.1%
Institutions buying – 12 236
Institutions selling – 13 200
Buyers to sellers – 0.92 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.

BRBIPOLEHLI
BRBI 1.00 -0.04 -0.04
POLE -0.04 1.00 0.11
HLI -0.04 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRBI, POLE and HLI?

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) is the largest by market capitalisation: BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) $3.14B, Andretti Acquisition (POLE) $633.28M, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) $9.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRBI, POLE and HLI?

Andretti Acquisition (POLE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) 104.4x, Andretti Acquisition (POLE) 82.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Andretti Acquisition (POLE) returned the most: BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) -31.1%, Andretti Acquisition (POLE) +1.0%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) -34.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) has the highest dividend yield: BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) 10.43%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 1.96%. Andretti Acquisition (POLE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Andretti Acquisition (POLE) has been the steadiest (BRBI BR Partners (BRBI) 78.0%, Andretti Acquisition (POLE) 6.4%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRBI, POLE 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, Andretti Acquisition (POLE) 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.