
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
HLINYSEFinancial ServicesInvestment - Banking & Investment Services
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HLI company overview
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Valuation
60
Fair Value
Momentum
33
Weakening
Sentiment
74
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Risk resilience
59
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Company profile
Company websiteHoulihan Lokey, Inc. is a prominent global investment banking firm offering a comprehensive suite of financial advisory services. These include expertise in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. The company's operations are divided into three core segments: The Corporate Finance division provides broad financial guidance. It assists both public and private entities with strategic buy-side and sell-side transactions and a variety of capital-raising activities, such as leveraged loans, private mezzanine debt, high-yield debt, initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings, convertibles, equity private placements, and private equity investments. This segment also advises financial sponsors on diverse deal structures and liability management initiatives. The Financial Restructuring segment guides debtors, creditors, and other involved parties through complex recapitalization and deleveraging processes. Its specialized advisory services encompass the design, negotiation, and confirmation of reorganization plans, the structuring and analysis of exchange offers, corporate viability assessments, expert testimony for dispute resolution, and the procurement of debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. The Financial and Valuation Advisory group specializes in appraising various asset types, including entire businesses, illiquid debt and equity securities, and intellectual property. It delivers critical fairness opinions for M&A and other transactions, as well as solvency opinions for corporate spin-offs and dividend recapitalizations, alongside other financial assessments. This segment further contributes to dispute resolution services. Established in 1972, Houlihan Lokey serves a diverse clientele, including corporations, institutions, and governmental entities. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the firm maintains a significant international presence with offices located across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Industry
- Investment - Banking & Investment Services
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Scott Joseph Adelson
- Listed since
- Aug 13, 2015
- Employees
- 2,800
Market position
Day range
Current $129.05
52-week range
Current $129.05
- Open
- $129.3
- Previous close
- $128.06
- Volume
- 589.33K
- 0.73× average
- Average volume
- 803.23K
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 9.02B USD
- Beta
- 0.96
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $134.99
- -4.40% below average
- 200-day average
- $156.12
- -17.34% below average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 8.86B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- 21.19×
- P/B (TTM)
- 3.81×
- P/S (TTM)
- 3.57×
- EV / EBITDA
- 14.65×
- Earnings yield
- 4.45%
- Free cash flow yield
- 7.13%
- Dividend yield
- 1.94%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 50.79%
- Operating margin
- 21.82%
- Net margin
- 16.10%
- Return on equity
- 18.17%
- Return on assets
- 9.88%
- Return on invested capital
- 15.07%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 0.22×
- Current ratio
- 1.53×
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.62B USD | 2.39B USD | 1.91B USD | 1.81B USD | 2.27B USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 42.63M USD | 1.47B USD | 1.18B USD | 1.11B USD | 1.41B USD |
| Gross profit | 2.57B USD | 919.93M USD | 737.05M USD | 696.64M USD | 861.32M USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | — | 188.48M USD | 185.32M USD | 142.9M USD | 127.81M USD |
| Operating expenses | 1.96B USD | 418.38M USD | 374.19M USD | 354.9M USD | 248.46M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 42.63M USD | 41.27M USD | 28.54M USD | 58.22M USD | 48.54M USD |
| Operating income | 618.54M USD | 501.54M USD | 362.86M USD | 341.74M USD | 612.86M USD |
| Net income | 425.7M USD | 399.71M USD | 280.3M USD | 254.22M USD | 437.75M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 82%
- 9 beats, 2 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- +6.18%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 1.35
- Estimate 1.64 · Miss by 17.68%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$163.6
26.77% upsideRating distribution
15 ratingsCorporate actions
Annual dividends per share
Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.
$2.37
2025 complete year+46.3% since 2021
2026 partial: $1.30
$1.62
2,021
$2.02
2,022
$2.18
2,023
$2.26
2,024
$2.37
2,025
$1.30
2,026*
* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DividendUpcoming | Sep 1, 2026 | $0.70Quarterly | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
Dividend | Jun 1, 2026 | $0.70Quarterly | Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 |
Dividend | Mar 2, 2026 | $0.60Quarterly | Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 15, 2026 |
Dividend | Dec 1, 2025 | $0.60Quarterly | Dec 1, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 |
Dividend | Sep 2, 2025 | $0.60Quarterly | Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 |
Dividend | Jun 2, 2025 | $0.60Quarterly | Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 15, 2025 |
Ex-dividend Sep 1, 2026
$0.70
Quarterly
Record Sep 1, 2026 · Payment Sep 15, 2026
Ex-dividend Jun 1, 2026
$0.70
Quarterly
Record Jun 1, 2026 · Payment Jun 15, 2026
Ex-dividend Mar 2, 2026
$0.60
Quarterly
Record Mar 2, 2026 · Payment Mar 15, 2026
Ex-dividend Dec 1, 2025
$0.60
Quarterly
Record Dec 1, 2025 · Payment Dec 15, 2025
Ex-dividend Sep 2, 2025
$0.60
Quarterly
Record Sep 2, 2025 · Payment Sep 15, 2025
Ex-dividend Jun 2, 2025
$0.60
Quarterly
Record Jun 2, 2025 · Payment Jun 15, 2025
HLI peers
ETFs holding HLI
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFIJH234.84M0.18%125.92B USD0.05%$76.77+0.52%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI216.56M0.01%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB156.57M0.08%183.4B USD0.03%$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFVBK90.81M0.20%43.8B USD0.05%$358.65+0.70%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF78.36M0.08%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TrustMDY50.85M0.19%26.72B USD0.23%$699.6+0.48%
Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETFXMHQ47.08M0.83%5.67B USD0.31%$119.27+0.45%
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETFVIG38.5M0.03%130.9B USD0.04%$243.91+0.69%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFIJH- Market value
- 234.84M
- Weight
- 0.18%
- AUM
- 125.92B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $76.77+0.52%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 216.56M
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB- Market value
- 156.57M
- Weight
- 0.08%
- AUM
- 183.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFVBK- Market value
- 90.81M
- Weight
- 0.20%
- AUM
- 43.8B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $358.65+0.70%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 78.36M
- Weight
- 0.08%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TrustMDY- Market value
- 50.85M
- Weight
- 0.19%
- AUM
- 26.72B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.23%
- Price / 1D
- $699.6+0.48%
Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETFXMHQ- Market value
- 47.08M
- Weight
- 0.83%
- AUM
- 5.67B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.31%
- Price / 1D
- $119.27+0.45%
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETFVIG- Market value
- 38.5M
- Weight
- 0.03%
- AUM
- 130.9B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.04%
- Price / 1D
- $243.91+0.69%
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