Houlihan Lokey (HLI) EBT Margin (2014 - 2025)
Houlihan Lokey (HLI) posted EBT Margin of 23.66% for Q4 2025, down 2.52% on a QoQ basis from 24.27% in Q3 2025, and up 78.0% year-over-year from 13.29% in Q4 2024.
Analysis
Houlihan Lokey (HLI) EBT Margin (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Houlihan Lokey has reported EBT Margin for 12 years, with the latest figure at 23.66% in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 78.0% year-over-year to 23.66% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 21.83%, a 42.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 22.24%, up 184.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 23.66% for Q4 2025 at Houlihan Lokey, down from 24.27% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 34.72% in Q1 2022, with the low at 16.2% in Q2 2025.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 22.71%, with a median of 22.61% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: EBT Margin surged 819 bps in 2021, then plunged 1666 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 28.02% in 2021, then slumped by 35 bps to 18.32% in 2022, then grew by 10 bps to 20.07% in 2023, then gained by 14 bps to 22.87% in 2024, then rose by 3 bps to 23.66% in 2025.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 23.66% (Q4 2025), 24.27% (Q3 2025), and 16.2% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evercore | 10.14 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 975.67 Mn | 14.78% |
| 2 | Jefferies Financial | 9.74 Bn | -5.67 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 10.12% |
| 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 | 20.99% |
| 6 | Moelis | 5.25 Bn | 5.17 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Piper Sandler Companies | 4.88 Bn | 4.77 Bn | - | 20.24% |
| 8 | Lazard | 3.95 Bn | 2.96 Bn | - | 1.82% |
| 9 | BRBI BR Partners | 3.50 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 16.77 Mn | 48.61% |
| 10 | Perella Weinberg Partners | 1.40 Bn | 1.59 Bn | - | 3.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.12% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 28.92% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 27.92% |