EVR vs HLI vs CLUS Stock Comparison

Evercore, Houlihan Lokey and Cluster Group Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVR Evercore Inc.
$251.91 -3.1% 1M -20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.94B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Investment Banking Financial Services
3 wins
HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
$131.38 +1.1% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Investment Banking Financial Services

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Evercore leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Evercore 3, Cluster Group Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVRHLICLUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.94B $8.75B $8.00B EVR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.3x — -1,146,093x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x 19.6x — EVR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.7% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.7% -33.3% 0.0% CLUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.5%/yr +4.9%/yr -39.1%/yr EVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 31.4% 0.0% CLUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

EVRHLICLUS

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

AxisEVRHLICLUS
Valuation 91 #10 of 97 – –
Growth 84 #12 of 69 – 78 #16 of 69
Profitability 88 #9 of 70 – –
Financial Health 87 #14 of 101 – –
Shareholder Returns 77 #10 of 40 72 #12 of 40 –
Overall 85 – –
  • EVR ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • HLI ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • CLUS ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVRHLICLUSSPY
1 month -3.1%+1.1%0.0% -1.0%
3 months -25.9%-6.3%0.0% +2.9%
6 months -26.8%-16.8%0.0% +6.4%
Year to date -26.0%-24.6%0.0% +11.4%
1 year -20.7%-33.3%0.0% +13.1%
3 years +92.3%+33.9%-28.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +24.4%+10.2%-10.6% +21.5%
5 years +57.4%+27.3%-91.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.5%+4.9%-39.1% +10.9%
10 years +373.5%+430.6%+33.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.8%+18.2%+2.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEVRHLICLUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%31.4%0.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%35.4%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.720.690.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-1.06— 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.5%-41.0%-99.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.2%-35.0%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $383.12$202.25$200.00 $779.14
52-week low $247.98$123.39$200.00 $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.

MultipleEVRHLICLUS
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 29.4x —median 29.4x -1,146,093xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x —median 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 15.9x —median 15.9x —median 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.5x -105,257xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.51 —median 0.51 —median 0.51

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 monthsEVRHLICLUS
Revenue $4.74B – –
Operating income – – -$50.23K
Net income $809.20M – -$6.98K
Free cash flow $1.63B – –
EPS (diluted) $18.11 – $0.00
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $1.19B –
Total debt $2.26B – –
Shares (diluted) 41.13M 68.43M 40.00M
Enterprise value $92.42M $4.78B $8.00B

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
MetricEVRHLICLUS
P/E 13.1x – -1,146,093x
P/FCF 6.0x – –
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x – –
P/S 2.1x – –
P/B 4.5x 3.9x -105,257x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 4.3x -105,257x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – –
EV/EBIT 7.5x – -159,282x
EV/Revenue 1.7x – –
EV/FCF 4.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVRHLICLUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.7% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -16.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 60.7% – 83.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 61.5% – 98.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 119.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVRHLICLUS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.6% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 21.3% – –
Net margin 15.7% – –
FCF margin 34.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 35.2% – –
Return on equity 37.9% – –
Return on assets 18.0% – –
Return on invested capital 31.3% – –
Return on capital employed 32.5% – –
Asset turnover 1.1x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 16.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVRHLICLUS
Debt / assets 11.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.7x – –
Debt / FCF 0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 45.6% –
Equity / assets 46.3% 54.4% –
Interest coverage 31.6x – –
Current ratio 2.5x – –
Quick ratio 2.3x – –
Cash ratio 1.9x – –
Altman Z-score 5.41 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVRHLICLUS
Dividend yield 1.4% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 9.7% – –
Shareholder yield 11.1% 2.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – –

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.

ConsensusEVRHLICLUS
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $18.57FY2026 $6.72FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 -11.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.6% +24.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.39BFY2026 $2.76BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +9.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVRHLICLUS
Held by institutions 92.0% 80.7% –
Institutions holding 703 518 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.1% –
Institutions buying 362 236 –
Institutions selling 237 200 –
Buyers to sellers 1.53 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.

EVRHLICLUS
EVR 1.00 0.59 –
HLI 0.59 1.00 –
CLUS – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVR, HLI and CLUS?

Evercore (EVR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evercore (EVR) $9.94B, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) $8.75B, Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) $8.00B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) returned the most: Evercore (EVR) -20.7%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) -33.3%, Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) 0.0%. Over five years, Evercore (EVR) compounded fastest (Evercore (EVR) +9.5%/yr, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) +4.9%/yr, Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) -39.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Evercore (EVR) 0.02%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 0.00%. Houlihan Lokey (HLI) and Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) has been the steadiest (Evercore (EVR) 38.1%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 31.4%, Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) 0.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVR, HLI and CLUS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Evercore (EVR) 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.