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

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 30.27% for Q4 2025, down 1098.0% year-over-year from 3.03% in Q4 2024, and down 38.17% on a QoQ basis from 48.95% in Q3 2025.

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

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) has reported FCF Margin for 12 consecutive years, with 30.27% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, FCF Margin fell 1098.0% year-over-year to 30.27%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 27.9% (down 232.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 33.85%, up 2018.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 30.27% for Q4 2025 at Houlihan Lokey, down from 48.95% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 61.54% in Q4 2021, with the low at 67.48% in Q2 2022.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 19.76%, with a median of 27.26% recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin jumped 3169 bps in 2021 and slumped 4463 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 61.54% in 2021, then tumbled by 73 bps to 16.91% in 2022, then retreated by 1 bps to 16.69% in 2023, then surged by 147 bps to 41.24% in 2024, then retreated by 27 bps to 30.27% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 30.27%, 48.95%, and 23.92% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 330.70 Bn 197.17 Bn - -38.15%
2 Goldman Sachs 309.79 Bn -627.76 Bn - -188.27%
3 Schwab Charles 167.21 Bn 122.24 Bn - 111.11%
4 Futu Holdings 111.36 Bn 109.19 Bn 733.58 Mn -
5 Robinhood Markets 97.69 Bn 93.05 Bn 960.00 Mn 190.16%
6 LPL Financial Holdings 23.49 Bn 22.47 Bn - 2.52%
7 Tradeweb Markets 21.59 Bn 20.34 Bn - 16.77%
8 Circle Internet 15.14 Bn 13.62 Bn 35.01 Mn 28.16%
9 Iren 14.46 Bn 12.24 Bn 144.76 Mn -791.16%
10 Houlihan Lokey 9.19 Bn 8.14 Bn 697.95 Mn 30.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 30.27%
Sep 30, 2025 48.95%
Jun 30, 2025 -23.92%
Mar 31, 2025 51.60%
Dec 31, 2024 41.24%
Sep 30, 2024 48.48%
Jun 30, 2024 -14.68%
Mar 31, 2024 40.94%
Dec 31, 2023 16.69%
Sep 30, 2023 24.10%
Jun 30, 2023 -35.89%
Mar 31, 2023 49.25%
Dec 31, 2022 16.91%
Sep 30, 2022 14.67%
Jun 30, 2022 -67.48%
Mar 31, 2022 24.25%
Dec 31, 2021 61.54%
Sep 30, 2021 38.92%
Jun 30, 2021 -24.55%
Mar 31, 2021 53.83%