EVR vs RTAC vs HLI Stock Comparison

Evercore, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I and Houlihan Lokey Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVR Evercore Inc.
$259.79 -1.2% 1M -21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.28B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Investment Banking Financial Services
4 wins
HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
$132.32 +2.5% 1M -34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Investment Banking Financial Services

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Evercore leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Evercore 4, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVRRTACHLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.28B $527.48M $9.15B EVR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 67.7x — EVR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x — 19.7x 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 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.3% -7.4% -34.6% RTAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.3%/yr — +5.4%/yr EVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.0% 8.4% 31.3% RTAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

EVRRTACHLI

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

AxisEVRRTACHLI
Valuation 90 #11 of 96 51 #48 of 96 –
Growth 83 #12 of 66 – –
Profitability 89 #8 of 64 – –
Financial Health 85 #15 of 93 20 #75 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns 78 #9 of 38 – 65 #14 of 38
Overall 85 – –
  • EVR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • RTAC 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

PeriodEVRRTACHLISPY
1 month -1.2%+0.3%+2.5% -0.2%
3 months -23.6%-0.2%-9.1% +3.9%
6 months -23.7%+1.1%-17.0% +8.2%
Year to date -23.6%-2.0%-24.0% +12.9%
1 year -21.3%-7.4%-34.6% +12.3%
3 years +105.0%—+34.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.1%—+10.4% +23.3%
5 years +70.4%—+29.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.3%—+5.4% +10.9%
10 years +387.4%—+434.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.2%—+18.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEVRRTACHLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.0%8.4%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%9.0%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.720.250.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.89-1.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-17.8%-41.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.2%-7.4%-34.6% -1.2%
52-week high $383.12$11.30$202.25 $779.14
52-week low $247.98$10.28$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.

MultipleEVRRTACHLI
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 28.3x 67.7xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x —median 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 16.0x -544.3xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.4x -49.4xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 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 monthsEVRRTACHLI
Revenue $4.74B – –
Net income $809.20M $7.79M –
Free cash flow $1.63B -$968.15K –
EPS (diluted) $18.11 $0.25 –
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $477.00 $1.19B
Total debt $2.26B – –
Shares (diluted) 41.13M 31.16M 68.43M
Enterprise value $1.43B $527.37M $5.18B

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
MetricEVRRTACHLI
P/E 13.5x 67.7x –
P/FCF 6.2x -544.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x -544.3x –
P/S 2.1x – –
P/B 4.6x -49.4x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 4.7x -49.4x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x – –
EV/EBIT 7.8x – –
EV/Revenue 1.7x – –
EV/FCF 5.0x -544.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x -544.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVRRTACHLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.7% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 60.7% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 61.5% – –
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
MetricEVRRTACHLI
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 -0.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 16.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVRRTACHLI
Debt / assets 11.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.7x – –
Debt / FCF 0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 104.2% 45.6%
Equity / assets 46.3% -4.2% 54.4%
Interest coverage 31.6x – –
Current ratio 2.5x 2.9x –
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.0x –
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 5.48 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVRRTACHLI
Dividend yield 1.3% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield 9.4% – –
Shareholder yield 10.8% – 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.

ConsensusEVRRTACHLI
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 – 19.7xFY2026
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
HoldersEVRRTACHLI
Held by institutions 91.6% 24.0% 80.7%
Institutions holding 703 56 518
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.9% +3.1%
Institutions buying 362 20 236
Institutions selling 237 11 200
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.82 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.

EVRRTACHLI
EVR 1.00 0.22 0.59
RTAC 0.22 1.00 0.13
HLI 0.59 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVR, RTAC and HLI?

Evercore (EVR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evercore (EVR) $11.28B, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) $527.48M, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) $9.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVR, RTAC and HLI?

Evercore (EVR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Evercore (EVR) 15.1x, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) 67.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evercore (EVR) is cheapest (Evercore (EVR) 14.0x, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 19.7x). 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 Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) returned the most: Evercore (EVR) -21.3%, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) -7.4%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) -34.6%. Over five years, Evercore (EVR) compounded fastest (Evercore (EVR) +11.3%/yr, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Evercore (EVR) 0.01%, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) 0.00%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 0.00%. Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) and Houlihan Lokey (HLI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) has been the steadiest (Evercore (EVR) 38.0%, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I (RTAC) 8.4%, Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVR, RTAC 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 4. 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.