Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2025)

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of $217.0 million in Q4 2025, down 32.76% quarter-over-quarter from $322.8 million in Q3 2025, and down 17.05% on a YoY basis from $261.7 million in Q4 2024.

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Houlihan Lokey's Free Cash Flow history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $217.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow fell 17.05% year-over-year to $217.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $738.9 million (up 8.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $808.9 million, up 209.07% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $217.0 million for Q4 2025 at Houlihan Lokey, down from $322.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $547.0 million in Q4 2021 to a low of -$282.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $127.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $160.8 million in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow plunged 208.76% in 2022, then soared 245.84% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $547.0 million in 2021, then sank by 85.89% to $77.2 million in 2022, then advanced by 10.52% to $85.3 million in 2023, then surged by 206.7% to $261.7 million in 2024, then decreased by 17.05% to $217.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $217.0 million (Q4 2025), $322.8 million (Q3 2025), and -$144.8 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 SOL Strategies 96,012.83 Bn 96,012.83 Bn - -1.33 Mn
2 Morgan Stanley 328.23 Bn 194.70 Bn - -7.85 Bn
3 Goldman Sachs 313.22 Bn -624.33 Bn - -32.43 Bn
4 Schwab Charles 154.90 Bn 109.92 Bn - 7.20 Bn
5 Robinhood Markets 75.17 Bn 70.53 Bn 960.00 Mn 2.03 Bn
6 Interactive Brokers 38.41 Bn 49.00 Bn - 3.59 Bn
7 LPL Financial Holdings 23.13 Bn 22.10 Bn - 124.64 Mn
8 Tradeweb Markets 21.12 Bn 19.87 Bn - 103.58 Mn
9 Circle Internet 19.75 Bn 18.24 Bn 35.01 Mn 11.72 Mn
10 Houlihan Lokey 9.39 Bn 8.33 Bn 697.95 Mn 217.04 Mn

Historic Data

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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