EVR vs PJT vs HLI Stock Comparison

Evercore, PJT Partners and Houlihan Lokey Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EVR Evercore Inc.
$303.26 +15.8% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.72B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
1.14%
Investment Banking Financial Services
8 wins
PJT PJT Partners Inc.
$153.53 +10.6% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.83B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
0.65%
Investment Banking Financial Services
HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
$146.51 +15.9% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.77%
Investment Banking Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Evercore leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Evercore 8, Houlihan Lokey 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVRPJTHLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.72B $5.83B $10.18B EVR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.7x 20.6x — EVR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 20.2x 21.8x EVR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.7% +22.9% — EVR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 10.6% — EVR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.14% 0.65% 1.77% HLI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% -4.7% -18.2% EVR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr +12.8%/yr +4.3%/yr EVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 33.6% 30.4% HLI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 66/100 — EVR

Percentile Scorecard

EVRPJTHLI

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

AxisEVRPJTHLI
Valuation 85 #15 of 96 78 #22 of 96 –
Growth 82 #13 of 68 73 #19 of 68 –
Profitability 87 #10 of 70 81 #14 of 70 –
Financial Health 87 #14 of 99 – –
Shareholder Returns 78 #10 of 41 30 #29 of 41 48 #22 of 41
Overall 84 66 –
  • EVR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • PJT 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

PeriodEVRPJTHLISPY
1 month +15.8%+10.6%+15.9% -2.3%
3 months -4.7%-10.0%+16.7% -0.7%
6 months -4.9%+1.2%-2.6% +4.8%
Year to date -10.9%-8.2%-15.9% +10.3%
1 year +3.0%-4.7%-18.2% +10.3%
3 years +114.5%+84.8%+38.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +29.0%+22.7%+11.5% +20.1%
5 years +96.5%+82.4%+23.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +14.5%+12.8%+4.3% +10.1%
10 years +471.1%+477.4%+518.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.0%+19.2%+20.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEVRPJTHLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%33.6%30.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%35.3%32.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.730.940.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.08-0.14-0.60 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-35.1%-41.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-19.8%-23.7% -3.5%
52-week high $383.12$191.42$192.07 $779.14
52-week low $247.98$129.05$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.

MultipleEVRPJTHLI
P/E now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 29.1x 20.6xmedian 29.1x —median 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x —median 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 13.6x 13.6xmedian 13.6x —median 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 16.8x 8.8xmedian 16.8x —median 16.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.2x 5.9xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 0.52 0.70median 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 monthsEVRPJTHLI
Revenue $4.74B $1.89B –
Net income $809.20M $344.68M –
Free cash flow $1.63B $661.83M –
EPS (diluted) $18.11 $7.00 –
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $235.54M $1.19B
Total debt $539.98M – –
Shares (diluted) 41.13M 28.51M 68.43M
Enterprise value $2.19B $5.02B $6.33B

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
MetricEVRPJTHLI
P/E 15.7x 20.6x –
P/FCF 7.2x 8.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 8.2x –
P/S 2.5x 3.1x –
P/B 5.4x 5.9x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 6.0x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 13.6x –
EV/EBIT 9.4x 14.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.1x 3.0x –
EV/FCF 6.1x 8.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.9x 7.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 0.70 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVRPJTHLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.7% 22.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 19.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 60.7% 28.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 30.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 61.5% 89.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 29.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.2% 45.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.0% 34.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 119.1% 39.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.2% 31.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVRPJTHLI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.6% 21.8% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 21.3% 21.0% –
Net margin 15.7% 10.6% –
FCF margin 34.3% 35.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 35.2% 37.8% –
Return on equity 37.9% 36.0% –
Return on assets 18.0% 20.8% –
Return on invested capital 31.3% – –
Return on capital employed 32.5% – –
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 16.1% 12.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVRPJTHLI
Debt / assets 11.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.7x – –
Debt / FCF 0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 44.0% 45.6%
Equity / assets 46.3% 56.0% 54.4%
Interest coverage 31.6x – –
Current ratio 2.5x – –
Quick ratio 2.3x – –
Cash ratio 1.9x – –
Altman Z-score 5.88 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVRPJTHLI
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.7% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 8.1% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 9.2% 2.7% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusEVRPJTHLI
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.57FY2026 $7.61FY2026 $6.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 -11.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.6% +12.1% +24.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.39BFY2026 $1.95BFY2026 $2.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +3.5% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVRPJTHLI
Held by institutions 92.0% 59.4% 80.7%
Institutions holding 704 417 520
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +10.0% +3.1%
Institutions buying 362 221 237
Institutions selling 238 104 200
Buyers to sellers 1.52 2.13 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.

EVRPJTHLI
EVR 1.00 0.72 0.66
PJT 0.72 1.00 0.68
HLI 0.66 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVR, PJT and HLI?

Evercore (EVR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evercore (EVR) $11.72B, PJT Partners (PJT) $5.83B, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) $10.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVR, PJT and HLI?

Evercore (EVR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Evercore (EVR) 15.7x, PJT Partners (PJT) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evercore (EVR) is cheapest (Evercore (EVR) 16.3x, PJT Partners (PJT) 20.2x, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 21.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Evercore (EVR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evercore (EVR) +45.7%, PJT Partners (PJT) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Evercore (EVR) has the highest net margin (Evercore (EVR) 15.7%, PJT Partners (PJT) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Evercore (EVR) returned the most: Evercore (EVR) +3.0%, PJT Partners (PJT) -4.7%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) -18.2%. Over five years, Evercore (EVR) compounded fastest (Evercore (EVR) +14.5%/yr, PJT Partners (PJT) +12.8%/yr, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) has the highest dividend yield: Evercore (EVR) 1.14%, PJT Partners (PJT) 0.65%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 1.77%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) has been the steadiest (Evercore (EVR) 39.0%, PJT Partners (PJT) 33.6%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVR, PJT 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, Evercore (EVR) leads on 8. 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.