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HLI Financials Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

13 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 11.4% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (6.4% vs 11.4% per year).
  • Operating margin has contracted, at 20.1% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 3.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-6.1% vs 11.4% per year).

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 13 consecutive years, consuming 40.9% of earnings and 25.5% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 13.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $1B $3B 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 18% 35% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $404M $809M 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $595M $1B 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$493M $178M $849M $0 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2026 $2.6B $426M 0.0% 20.1% $682M $1.2B
2025 $2.4B $400M 32.3% 21.0% $809M $971M
2024 $1.9B $280M 29.8% 19.5% $262M $721M
2023 $1.8B $254M 30.8% 18.9% $86M $714M
2022 $2.3B $438M 35.0% 27.0% $728M $834M
2021 $1.5B $313M 34.2% 26.8% $566M $56M $847M
2020 $1.2B $184M 27.8% 19.8% $267M $37M $380M
2019 $1.1B 28.2% 20.2% $218M $31M $286M
2018 $172M $243M $12M $207M
2017 $108M $238M $33M $300M
2016 $70M $2M $77M $166M
2015 $80M $192M $89M
2014 $61M $163M $109M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced HLI against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 22.5 44.9 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 3.3 6.6 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 1.2 2.4 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is HLI growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s revenue has grown 11.4% per year, and net income grown 6.4% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does HLI have?

As of FY2026, Houlihan Lokey, Inc. reported — of total debt against $1.2B of cash.

What is HLI's profit margin?

In FY2026, gross margin was —, operating margin 20.1%, and net margin 16.3%.

What is HLI's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Houlihan Lokey, Inc. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 21.3× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.