Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Operating Income (2014 - 2025)

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) posted quarterly Operating Income of $160.7 million for Q4 2025, up 18.1% year-over-year from $136.1 million in Q4 2024, and up 6.2% on a QoQ basis from $151.3 million in Q3 2025.

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Operating Income (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Houlihan Lokey has reported Operating Income for 12 years, with the latest figure at $160.7 million in Q4 2025.

  • Operating Income for Q4 2025 came in at $160.7 million, up 18.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $542.1 million (up 16.78% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $501.5 million, up 38.22% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income rose to $160.7 million in Q4 2025, from $151.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Income peaked at $249.3 million in Q4 2021 and troughed at $73.3 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $118.1 million and a median of $100.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Operating Income soared 152.82%; it then plunged 66.23% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $249.3 million in 2021, then plunged by 66.23% to $84.2 million in 2022, then climbed by 14.69% to $96.5 million in 2023, then surged by 40.98% to $136.1 million in 2024, then increased by 18.1% to $160.7 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Income figures were $160.7 million in Q4 2025, $151.3 million in Q3 2025, and $90.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 338.83 Bn 205.30 Bn - -
2 Goldman Sachs 316.34 Bn -660.01 Bn - -
3 Schwab Charles 220.55 Bn 135.80 Bn - -
4 Futu Holdings 121.48 Bn 105.59 Bn 733.58 Mn 532.81 Mn
5 Robinhood Markets 84.07 Bn 66.74 Bn 1.20 Bn 470.00 Mn
6 Iren 68.17 Bn 65.95 Bn 104.86 Mn -233.52 Mn
7 ATIF Holdings 45.42 Bn 45.42 Bn - -
8 Interactive Brokers 39.54 Bn -3.28 Bn - -
9 LPL Financial Holdings 28.27 Bn 25.57 Bn - -
10 Houlihan Lokey 6.95 Bn 5.88 Bn - -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 160.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 151.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 89.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 140.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 136.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 130.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 94.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 102.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 96.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 90.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 73.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 90.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 84.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 89.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 77.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 98.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 249.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 157.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 107.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 140.28 Mn