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

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) posted quarterly Net Margin of 16.25% for Q4 2025, up 123.0% year-over-year from 7.29% in Q4 2024, and down 4.11% on a QoQ basis from 16.95% in Q3 2025.

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

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) has reported Net Margin for 12 consecutive years, with 16.25% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Net Margin rose 123.0% year-over-year to 16.25%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 16.91% (up 91.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.73%, up 209.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 16.25% for Q4 2025 at Houlihan Lokey, down from 16.95% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 24.95% in Q1 2022, with the low at 12.41% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 16.99%, with a median of 16.26% recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin jumped 511 bps in 2022 and slumped 1154 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Margin stood at 19.61% in 2021, then retreated by 30 bps to 13.81% in 2022, then grew by 0 bps to 13.85% in 2023, then gained by 8 bps to 15.02% in 2024, then rose by 8 bps to 16.25% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 16.25%, 16.95%, and 16.11% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 330.70 Bn 197.17 Bn - 26.29%
2 Goldman Sachs 309.79 Bn -627.76 Bn - 31.36%
3 Schwab Charles 167.21 Bn 122.24 Bn - 36.98%
4 Futu Holdings 111.36 Bn 109.19 Bn 733.58 Mn 122.40%
5 Robinhood Markets 97.69 Bn 93.05 Bn 960.00 Mn 32.80%
6 LPL Financial Holdings 23.49 Bn 22.47 Bn - 7.22%
7 Tradeweb Markets 21.59 Bn 20.34 Bn - 37.74%
8 Circle Internet 15.14 Bn 13.62 Bn 35.01 Mn 132.82%
9 Iren 14.46 Bn 12.24 Bn 144.76 Mn -171.16%
10 Houlihan Lokey 9.19 Bn 8.14 Bn 697.95 Mn 16.25%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 16.25%
Sep 30, 2025 16.95%
Jun 30, 2025 16.11%
Mar 31, 2025 18.29%
Dec 31, 2024 15.02%
Sep 30, 2024 16.27%
Jun 30, 2024 17.32%
Mar 31, 2024 15.58%
Dec 31, 2023 13.85%
Sep 30, 2023 14.35%
Jun 30, 2023 14.76%
Mar 31, 2023 13.41%
Dec 31, 2022 13.81%
Sep 30, 2022 12.41%
Jun 30, 2022 16.91%
Mar 31, 2022 24.95%
Dec 31, 2021 19.61%
Sep 30, 2021 21.01%
Jun 30, 2021 23.06%
Mar 31, 2021 19.85%