Houlihan Lokey (HLI) EBT Margin (2014 - 2025)

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 23.66% for Q4 2025, up 78.0% year-over-year from 13.29% in Q4 2024, and down 2.52% on a QoQ basis from 24.27% in Q3 2025.

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) EBT Margin (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) has reported EBT Margin for 12 consecutive years, with 23.66% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, EBT Margin rose 78.0% year-over-year to 23.66%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 21.83% (down 42.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.24%, up 184.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin came in at 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.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin jumped 819 bps in 2021 and slumped 1666 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 28.02% in 2021, then plunged by 35 bps to 18.32% in 2022, then rose by 10 bps to 20.07% in 2023, then climbed by 14 bps to 22.87% in 2024, then advanced by 3 bps to 23.66% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 23.66%, 24.27%, and 16.2% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 330.70 Bn 197.17 Bn - 34.07%
2 Goldman Sachs 309.79 Bn -627.76 Bn - 37.65%
3 Schwab Charles 167.21 Bn 122.24 Bn - 49.18%
4 Futu Holdings 111.36 Bn 109.19 Bn 733.58 Mn 144.51%
5 Robinhood Markets 97.69 Bn 93.05 Bn 960.00 Mn 38.52%
6 LPL Financial Holdings 23.49 Bn 22.47 Bn - 9.81%
7 Tradeweb Markets 21.59 Bn 20.34 Bn - 49.04%
8 Circle Internet 15.14 Bn 13.62 Bn 35.01 Mn 136.18%
9 Iren 14.46 Bn 12.24 Bn 144.76 Mn -175.48%
10 Houlihan Lokey 9.19 Bn 8.14 Bn 697.95 Mn 23.66%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%