Growth Metrics

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

Houlihan Lokey has reported EBITDA Margin over the past 12 years, most recently 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 for Q4 2025 was 16.19% at Houlihan Lokey, up from 14.82% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 24.09% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 6.57% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 16.69% and a median of 17.6% in 2022 define the central range for EBITDA Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA Margin: crashed -1331bps in 2022 and later surged 1163bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 19.34% in 2021, then fell by -1bps to 19.11% in 2022, then decreased by -1bps to 18.86% in 2023, then crashed by -61bps to 7.43% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 118bps to 16.19% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA Margin for HLI at 16.19% in Q4 2025, 14.82% in Q3 2025, and 24.09% in Q2 2025.