Houlihan Lokey HLI
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) EV to EBITDA (2015 - 2025)

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) posted EV to EBITDA of 66.08 for Q4 2025, down 22.02% on a QoQ basis from 84.73 in Q3 2025, and down 12.01% year-over-year from 75.09 in Q4 2024.

Analysis

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) EV to EBITDA (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Houlihan Lokey has reported EV to EBITDA for 11 years, with the latest figure at 66.08 in Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, EV to EBITDA fell 12.01% year-over-year to 66.08 in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 19.46, a 11.03% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 19.69, down 7.87% from the prior year.
  • EV to EBITDA was 66.08 for Q4 2025 at Houlihan Lokey, down from 84.73 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EV to EBITDA was 114.71 in Q2 2025, with the low at 22.3 in Q4 2021.
  • Average EV to EBITDA over 5 years is 61.67, with a median of 67.19 recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: EV to EBITDA plunged 39.88% in 2021, then jumped 156.25% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, EV to EBITDA stood at 22.3 in 2021, then soared by 156.25% to 57.14 in 2022, then advanced by 23.42% to 70.53 in 2023, then gained by 6.47% to 75.09 in 2024, then retreated by 12.01% to 66.08 in 2025.
  • The last three EV to EBITDA figures came in at 66.08 (Q4 2025), 84.73 (Q3 2025), and 114.71 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Evercore 11.52 Bn 9.43 Bn 975.67 Mn
2 Jefferies Financial 11.24 Bn -4.17 Bn 3.09 Bn
3 Houlihan Lokey 9.53 Bn 8.45 Bn -
4 Cluster Group Holdings 8.00 Bn 8.00 Bn -
5 PJT Partners 6.94 Bn 6.99 Bn 481.98 Mn
6 Moelis 6.06 Bn 5.99 Bn -
7 Piper Sandler Companies 5.20 Bn 5.09 Bn -
8 Lazard 4.97 Bn 3.99 Bn -
9 BRBI BR Partners 3.49 Bn 3.38 Bn 16.77 Mn
10 Perella Weinberg Partners 1.81 Bn 2.01 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 66.08
Sep 30, 2025 84.73
Jun 30, 2025 114.71
Mar 31, 2025 70.71
Dec 31, 2024 75.09
Sep 30, 2024 71.37
Jun 30, 2024 83.16
Mar 31, 2024 75.00
Dec 31, 2023 70.53
Sep 30, 2023 68.30
Jun 30, 2023 76.01
Mar 31, 2023 51.50
Dec 31, 2022 57.14
Sep 30, 2022 45.88
Jun 30, 2022 55.66
Mar 31, 2022 47.40
Dec 31, 2021 22.30
Sep 30, 2021 31.73
Jun 30, 2021 41.45
Mar 31, 2021 24.65