Houlihan Lokey HLI
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Cash from Operations (2014 - 2025)

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) posted Cash from Operations of $217.7 million for Q4 2025, down 33.11% on a QoQ basis from $325.4 million in Q3 2025, and down 18.01% year-over-year from $265.5 million in Q4 2024.

Analysis

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Cash from Operations (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Houlihan Lokey has reported Cash from Operations for 12 years, with the latest figure at $217.7 million in Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations fell 18.01% year-over-year to $217.7 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $769.5 million, a 7.54% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $848.6 million, up 158.36% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations was $217.7 million for Q4 2025 at Houlihan Lokey, down from $325.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Operations was $552.0 million in Q4 2021, with the low at -$278.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Cash from Operations over 5 years is $136.7 million, with a median of $173.0 million recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Operations plunged 208.59% in 2022, then soared 269.4% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at $552.0 million in 2021, then sank by 83.51% to $91.0 million in 2022, then grew by 10.82% to $100.9 million in 2023, then soared by 163.16% to $265.5 million in 2024, then decreased by 18.01% to $217.7 million in 2025.
  • The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at $217.7 million (Q4 2025), $325.4 million (Q3 2025), and -$132.0 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Evercore 10.14 Bn 8.05 Bn 975.67 Mn 525.52 Mn
2 Jefferies Financial 9.74 Bn -5.67 Bn 3.09 Bn 1.60 Bn
3 Houlihan Lokey 9.07 Bn 7.99 Bn - -
4 Cluster Group Holdings 8.00 Bn 8.00 Bn - -
5 PJT Partners 5.75 Bn 5.81 Bn 481.98 Mn 236.96 Mn
6 Moelis 5.25 Bn 5.17 Bn - 229.53 Mn
7 Piper Sandler Companies 4.88 Bn 4.77 Bn - 36.25 Mn
8 Lazard 3.95 Bn 2.96 Bn - 203.40 Mn
9 BRBI BR Partners 3.50 Bn 3.38 Bn 16.77 Mn 22.00 Mn
10 Perella Weinberg Partners 1.40 Bn 1.59 Bn - 48.82 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 217.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 325.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -132.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 358.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 265.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 289.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -64.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 225.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 100.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 135.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -133.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 238.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 91.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 85.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -278.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 64.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 552.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 210.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -90.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 272.65 Mn