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

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

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

Houlihan Lokey's Share-based Compensation history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $60.9 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 33.64% year-over-year to $60.9 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $194.2 million (up 18.11% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $168.4 million, up 1.11% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $60.9 million for Q4 2025 at Houlihan Lokey, up from $46.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $60.9 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $15.6 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $37.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $40.7 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Share-based Compensation soared 118.4% in 2022, then dropped 16.08% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $19.2 million in 2021, then jumped by 112.82% to $40.8 million in 2022, then grew by 7.89% to $44.0 million in 2023, then grew by 3.67% to $45.6 million in 2024, then surged by 33.64% to $60.9 million in 2025.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $60.9 million (Q4 2025), $46.6 million (Q3 2025), and $42.2 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 SOL Strategies 100,773.79 Bn 100,773.79 Bn - -
2 Morgan Stanley 331.35 Bn 197.82 Bn - 571.00 Mn
3 Goldman Sachs 317.73 Bn -619.82 Bn - 2.53 Bn
4 Schwab Charles 153.74 Bn 108.77 Bn - 138.00 Mn
5 Robinhood Markets 75.98 Bn 71.34 Bn 960.00 Mn 92.00 Mn
6 Interactive Brokers 38.91 Bn 49.50 Bn - 33.00 Mn
7 LPL Financial Holdings 22.76 Bn 21.73 Bn - 23.06 Mn
8 Tradeweb Markets 20.90 Bn 19.65 Bn - 25.06 Mn
9 Circle Internet 20.00 Bn 18.49 Bn 35.01 Mn 51.80 Mn
10 Houlihan Lokey 9.13 Bn 8.07 Bn 697.95 Mn 60.92 Mn

Historic Data

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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 44.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 44.46 Mn
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 40.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 40.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 43.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 43.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 42.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 42.74 Mn