Growth Metrics

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2025)

Houlihan Lokey's EBITDA Margin history spans 12 years, with the latest figure at 16.19% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, EBITDA Margin rose 876.0% year-over-year to 16.19%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 19.06%, up 450.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 16.87%, 242.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin reached 16.19% in Q4 2025 per HLI's latest filing, up from 14.82% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 24.09% in Q2 2025 to a low of 6.57% in Q3 2022.
  • Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 16.69%, with a median of 17.6% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for EBITDA Margin: plummeted -1331bps in 2022, then soared 1163bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 19.34% in 2021, then decreased by -1bps to 19.11% in 2022, then dropped by -1bps to 18.86% in 2023, then tumbled by -61bps to 7.43% in 2024, then soared by 118bps to 16.19% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for HLI's EBITDA Margin are 16.19% (Q4 2025), 14.82% (Q3 2025), and 24.09% (Q2 2025).