Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2025)
Houlihan Lokey (HLI) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $217.0 million for Q4 2025, down 17.05% year-over-year from $261.7 million in Q4 2024, and down 32.8% on a QoQ basis from $323.0 million in Q3 2025.
Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Houlihan Lokey has reported Free Cash Flow for 12 years, with the latest figure at $217.0 million in Q4 2025.
- Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 came in at $217.0 million, down 17.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $395.0 million (down 51.16% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $808.9 million, up 209.07% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow eased to $217.0 million in Q4 2025, from $323.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $547.0 million in Q4 2021 and troughed at -$282.5 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $127.4 million and a median of $160.8 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow tumbled 208.76%; it then soared 245.84% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $547.0 million in 2021, then slumped by 85.89% to $77.2 million in 2022, then gained by 10.52% to $85.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 206.7% to $261.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 17.05% to $217.0 million in 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $217.0 million in Q4 2025, $323.0 million in Q3 2025, and -$145.0 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Stanley | 333.21 Bn | 173.07 Bn | - | -3.57 Bn |
| 2 | Goldman Sachs | 311.14 Bn | -665.21 Bn | - | 5.60 Bn |
| 3 | Schwab Charles | 196.95 Bn | 123.36 Bn | - | 4.12 Bn |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 93.19 Bn | 75.81 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 708.00 Mn |
| 5 | Interactive Brokers | 41.71 Bn | -22.59 Bn | - | 6.20 Bn |
| 6 | LPL Financial Holdings | 29.06 Bn | 26.36 Bn | - | 202.51 Mn |
| 7 | Tradeweb Markets | 23.03 Bn | 20.97 Bn | - | 375.21 Mn |
| 8 | Circle Internet | 21.70 Bn | 19.97 Bn | 288.85 Mn | 497.27 Mn |
| 9 | Futu Holdings | 16.14 Bn | 214.18 Mn | 733.58 Mn | - |
| 10 | Houlihan Lokey | 8.58 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 217.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 217.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 322.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 322.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -144.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -144.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 343.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 343.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 261.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 261.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 278.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 278.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -75.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -75.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 213.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 213.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 85.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 85.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 112.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 112.55 Mn |