Growth Metrics

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Houlihan Lokey has reported Gross Margin over the past 12 years, most recently at 97.33% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Gross Margin changed 0.0% year-over-year to 97.33%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 97.35%, up 22.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 97.12%, 19.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 97.33% at Houlihan Lokey, roughly flat from 97.78% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 99.2% in Q2 2021 and troughed at 93.86% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 96.96% and a median of 97.09% in 2023 define the central range for Gross Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: tumbled -401bps in 2022 and later soared 406bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 97.99% in 2021, then dropped by -2bps to 95.61% in 2022, then grew by 1bps to 96.62% in 2023, then increased by 1bps to 97.34% in 2024, then dropped by 0bps to 97.33% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for HLI at 97.33% in Q4 2025, 97.78% in Q3 2025, and 96.51% in Q2 2025.