Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2025)

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $60.9 million for Q4 2025, up 33.64% year-over-year from $45.6 million in Q4 2024, and up 30.65% on a QoQ basis from $46.6 million in Q3 2025.

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Houlihan Lokey has reported Share-based Compensation for 12 years, with the latest figure at $60.9 million in Q4 2025.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 came in at $60.9 million, up 33.64% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $289.0 million (up 24.37% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $168.4 million, up 1.11% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation improved to $60.9 million in Q4 2025, from $46.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $137.0 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $15.6 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $47.2 million and a median of $42.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Share-based Compensation retreated 5.51%; it then soared 118.4% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $19.2 million in 2021, then soared by 112.82% to $40.8 million in 2022, then climbed by 7.89% to $44.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 3.67% to $45.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 33.64% to $60.9 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Share-based Compensation figures were $60.9 million in Q4 2025, $46.6 million in Q3 2025, and $137.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 338.83 Bn 205.30 Bn - 562.00 Mn
2 Goldman Sachs 316.34 Bn -660.01 Bn - 364.00 Mn
3 Schwab Charles 220.55 Bn 135.80 Bn - 138.00 Mn
4 Futu Holdings 121.48 Bn 105.59 Bn 733.58 Mn -
5 Robinhood Markets 84.07 Bn 66.74 Bn 1.20 Bn 105.00 Mn
6 Iren 68.17 Bn 65.95 Bn 104.86 Mn 136.05 Mn
7 ATIF Holdings 45.42 Bn 45.42 Bn - -
8 Interactive Brokers 39.54 Bn -3.28 Bn - 33.00 Mn
9 LPL Financial Holdings 28.27 Bn 25.57 Bn - 14.22 Mn
10 Houlihan Lokey 6.95 Bn 5.88 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 60.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 60.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 46.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 46.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 42.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 42.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 380,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 380,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 45.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 45.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 45.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 45.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 593,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 593,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 43.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 43.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 42.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 42.74 Mn