Houlihan Lokey (HLI) EPS (Diluted) (2014 - 2025)
Houlihan Lokey's EPS (Diluted) came in at $1.70 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025), up 22.9% from $1.39 a year earlier and up 4.5% from the prior quarter.
Houlihan Lokey (HLI) EPS (Diluted) (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Dec 31, 2025, Houlihan Lokey reported EPS (Diluted) of $6.55, up 25.5% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Mar 31, 2025), it came in at $5.82, up 41.6% from FY2024.
- EPS (Diluted) carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, EPS (Diluted) was $4.11 in FY2024 (+9.3%), $3.76 in FY2023 (-41.3%), $6.41 in FY2022 (+40.8%) and $4.55 in FY2021 (+62.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly EPS (Diluted) is $0.87 (fiscal Q2 2023) to $2.54 (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, EPS (Diluted) has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 31.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EPS (Diluted) over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 134.9%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 64.5%).
- Business Quant data shows HLI's EPS (Diluted) at $1.63 (Q2 2026), $1.42 (Q1 2026) and $1.78 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Diluted) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 106.29 Bn | 94.38 Bn | - | 2.88 |
| 2 | Intercontinental Exchange | 89.00 Bn | 82.74 Bn | - | 1.69 |
| 3 | Robinhood Markets | 88.30 Bn | 69.33 Bn | - | 0.62 |
| 4 | Nasdaq | 53.41 Bn | 50.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 0.89 |
| 5 | Interactive Brokers | 37.01 Bn | 14.13 Bn | - | 0.69 |
| 6 | Cboe Global Markets | 33.03 Bn | 24.68 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 3.35 |
| 7 | LPL Financial Holdings | 25.73 Bn | 21.05 Bn | - | 4.74 |
| 8 | Tradeweb Markets | 25.35 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 0.85 |
| 9 | Circle Internet | 21.33 Bn | 15.20 Bn | 288.85 Mn | 0.18 |
| 10 | Houlihan Lokey | 8.70 Bn | 4.74 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.70 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.63 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.42 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.78 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.39 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.37 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.30 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.19 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.04 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.99 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.90 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.88 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.90 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.87 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.03 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.95 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.54 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.65 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.25 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.45 |
Houlihan Lokey EPS (Diluted) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-diluted&ticker=HLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-diluted", "ticker": "HLI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-diluted&ticker=HLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();