Growth Metrics

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) has 12 years of Operating Expenses data on record, last reported at $556.3 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 11.64% year-over-year to $556.3 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $2.1 billion, up 18.39%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.9 billion, 21.68% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $556.3 million in Q4 2025 per HLI's latest filing, up from $508.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $639.5 million in Q4 2021 and bottomed at $265.0 million in Q2 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $425.2 million, with a median of $407.4 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: soared 81.92% in 2021, then crashed 41.78% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $639.5 million in 2021, then plummeted by 41.78% to $372.3 million in 2022, then increased by 11.35% to $414.6 million in 2023, then grew by 20.2% to $498.3 million in 2024, then rose by 11.64% to $556.3 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Operating Expenses were $556.3 million in Q4 2025, $508.1 million in Q3 2025, and $515.5 million in Q2 2025.