Houlihan Lokey (HLI) EBIT Margin (2014 - 2025)
Houlihan Lokey (HLI) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 22.41% for Q4 2025, up 96.0% year-over-year from 11.44% in Q4 2024, and down 2.33% on a QoQ basis from 22.95% in Q3 2025.
Houlihan Lokey (HLI) EBIT Margin (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Houlihan Lokey (HLI) has reported EBIT Margin for 12 consecutive years, with 22.41% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, EBIT Margin rose 96.0% year-over-year to 22.41%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 20.46% (down 23.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 20.99%, up 204.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin came in at 22.41% for Q4 2025 at Houlihan Lokey, down from 22.95% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 37.75% in Q1 2022, with the low at 14.83% in Q2 2025.
- Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 22.35%, with a median of 20.69% recorded in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin jumped 974 bps in 2022 and slumped 1738 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 28.04% in 2021, then tumbled by 34 bps to 18.44% in 2022, then increased by 2 bps to 18.89% in 2023, then gained by 14 bps to 21.45% in 2024, then gained by 4 bps to 22.41% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 22.41%, 22.95%, and 14.83% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Stanley | 330.70 Bn | 197.17 Bn | - | 95.15% |
| 2 | Goldman Sachs | 309.79 Bn | -627.76 Bn | - | 136.81% |
| 3 | Schwab Charles | 167.21 Bn | 122.24 Bn | - | 61.80% |
| 4 | Futu Holdings | 111.36 Bn | 109.19 Bn | 733.58 Mn | 149.71% |
| 5 | Robinhood Markets | 97.69 Bn | 93.05 Bn | 960.00 Mn | 28.49% |
| 6 | LPL Financial Holdings | 23.49 Bn | 22.47 Bn | - | 11.84% |
| 7 | Tradeweb Markets | 21.59 Bn | 20.34 Bn | - | 46.50% |
| 8 | Circle Internet | 15.14 Bn | 13.62 Bn | 35.01 Mn | 108.11% |
| 9 | Iren | 14.46 Bn | 12.24 Bn | 144.76 Mn | -161.28% |
| 10 | Houlihan Lokey | 9.19 Bn | 8.14 Bn | 697.95 Mn | 22.41% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.28% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 28.89% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 28.02% |