Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Tax Rate (2014 - 2025)

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 31.3% for Q4 2025, down 303.0% year-over-year from 15.42% in Q4 2024, and up 3.78% on a QoQ basis from 30.16% in Q3 2025.

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Tax Rate (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Houlihan Lokey (HLI) has reported Tax Rate for 12 consecutive years, with 31.3% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Tax Rate fell 303.0% year-over-year to 31.3%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 22.53% (down 557.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 24.77%, down 345.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate came in at 31.3% for Q4 2025 at Houlihan Lokey, up from 30.16% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 34.33% in Q4 2024, with the low at 0.53% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 24.38%, with a median of 28.03% recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate surged 4776 bps in 2021 and slumped 1360 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 30.0% in 2021, then declined by 18 bps to 24.59% in 2022, then gained by 26 bps to 30.97% in 2023, then advanced by 11 bps to 34.33% in 2024, then declined by 9 bps to 31.3% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 31.3%, 30.16%, and 0.53% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 330.70 Bn 197.17 Bn - 19.58%
2 Goldman Sachs 309.79 Bn -627.76 Bn - 13.20%
3 Schwab Charles 167.21 Bn 122.24 Bn - 22.24%
4 Futu Holdings 111.36 Bn 109.19 Bn 733.58 Mn -16.38%
5 Robinhood Markets 97.69 Bn 93.05 Bn 960.00 Mn 15.82%
6 LPL Financial Holdings 23.49 Bn 22.47 Bn - 26.45%
7 Tradeweb Markets 21.59 Bn 20.34 Bn - 23.03%
8 Circle Internet 15.14 Bn 13.62 Bn 35.01 Mn 2.47%
9 Iren 14.46 Bn 12.24 Bn 144.76 Mn 2.46%
10 Houlihan Lokey 9.19 Bn 8.14 Bn 697.95 Mn 31.30%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 31.30%
Dec 31, 2025 31.30%
Sep 30, 2025 30.16%
Sep 30, 2025 30.16%
Jun 30, 2025 0.53%
Jun 30, 2025 0.53%
Mar 31, 2025 18.86%
Mar 31, 2025 18.86%
Dec 31, 2024 34.33%
Dec 31, 2024 34.33%
Sep 30, 2024 31.26%
Sep 30, 2024 31.26%
Jun 30, 2024 10.95%
Jun 30, 2024 10.95%
Mar 31, 2024 31.31%
Mar 31, 2024 31.31%
Dec 31, 2023 30.97%
Dec 31, 2023 30.97%
Sep 30, 2023 28.37%
Sep 30, 2023 28.37%