HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
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Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) is a financial company in the Investment Advice industry, with a market capitalization of $10.2 billion. Shares last traded at $146.51, 24.9% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 26.5%. HLI trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.21, above the Investment Advice median of 21.66. Net profit margin is 15.8%, above the peer median of 15.2%. Revenue grew 9.5% year over year. The shares yield 1.3% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
HLI Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | $174M | $2.54 | 41% |
| 2025-03-31 | $165M | $2.41 | 41% |
| 2024-03-31 | $148M | $2.18 | 53% |
| 2023-03-31 | $140M | $2.08 | 55% |
| 2022-03-31 | $115M | $1.68 | 26% |
| 2021-03-31 | $92M | $1.34 | 29% |
| 2020-03-31 | $81M | $1.23 | 44% |
| 2019-03-31 | $67M | $1.02 | — |
| 2018-03-31 | $52M | $0.79 | 30% |
| 2017-03-31 | $55M | $0.83 | 51% |
| 2016-03-31 | $114M | $1.80 | 164% |
| 2015-03-31 | $2M | $0.04 | 3% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2027 | $1.64 | 2026-10-30 |
| Q1 2027 | $1.15 | 2026-07-31 |
| Q4 2026 (derived) | $1.47 | 2026-05-22 |
| FY 2026 | $6.22 | 2026-05-22 |
| Q3 2026 | $1.70 | 2026-02-03 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.63 | 2025-11-04 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Investment Advice peers
HLI vs 14 industry peers (Investment Advice), by market cap. Data as of close
| BX | Blackstone Inc. | $90.2B | 25.63 | 5.60 | 21.8% | +1.39% |
| KKR | KKR & Co. | $88.0B | 27.91 | 4.13 | 14.8% | +3.79% |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. | $82.2B | 26.82 | 20.07 | 74.8% | +6.64% |
| APO | Apollo Global Management | $70.6B | 37.65 | 1.97 | 5.2% | +3.21% |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial | $43.8B | 10.52 | 2.17 | 20.7% | +2.78% |
| ARES | Ares Management | $41.6B | 65.41 | 6.95 | 10.6% | +3.71% |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price | $22.6B | 10.32 | 2.93 | 28.4% | +1.84% |
| PS | PERSHING SQUARE INC. | $18.7B | — | — | — | +2.96% |
| BEN | Franklin Resources | $16.2B | 19.97 | 1.74 | 8.7% | +0.93% |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc. | $14.6B | 40.21 | 4.05 | 10.1% | +2.15% |
| IVZ | Invesco | $12.3B | — | 1.78 | -1.2% | +0.11% |
| EVR | Evercore Inc. | $11.7B | 15.65 | 2.46 | 15.7% | +4.33% |
| HLI | Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | $10.2B | 25.21 | 3.98 | 15.8% | +6.19% |
| AMG | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | $9.6B | 11.19 | 4.22 | 37.7% | -2.88% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.