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

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DateValue
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%