HLI PEER ANALYSIS

Houlihan Lokey Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

HLIHoulihan Lokey Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Financial Services · Capital Markets

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Capital Markets

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

HLIIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	HLI	CPU	SOL	HUB	TERA	MQG	Ind. Median
P/E	21.48	26.18	—	63.76	2.11●	20.17	18.52
P/B	3.90	6.99	1.21●	12.38	1.71	2.71	2.75
EV/EBITDA	12.68	18.16	—	38.90	0.59●	16.67	10.52
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Financial Health
Metric	HLI	CPU	SOL	HUB	TERA	MQG	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.53	2.78	4.83	5.89●	1.55	1.70	1.61
Debt/Equity	21.0%	73.6%	9.6%●	17.0%	26.2%	485.6%	67.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.33	0.47	—	0.21	-1.37●	3.51	-0.02

Profitability
Metric	HLI	CPU	SOL	HUB	TERA	MQG	Ind. Median
Net Margin	16.3%	18.8%	—	23.2%●	10.8%	13.4%	9.1%
ROE	18.8%	19.1%	—	19.7%	138.1%●	13.6%	19.1%
ROA	10.5%	7.7%	—	15.8%	45.1%●	1.0%	4.4%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Growth + Dividend
Metric	HLI	CPU	SOL	HUB	TERA	MQG	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NI Growth	6.5%	-27.1%	—	80.4%	421.8%●	30.5%	36.9%
Div. Yield	1.7%	1.8%	2.4%	0.9%	0.0%	2.7%●	1.2%
Payout	40.9%	55.4%	—	43.0%	0.0%	48.5%	23.1%

Valuation
Metric	HLI	SNEX	WULF	XP	SF	JEF	Ind. Median
P/E	21.48	20.93	—	1.57●	9.47	13.78	18.52
P/B	3.90	3.59	-122.59●	0.33	1.35	1.07	2.75
EV/EBITDA	12.68	10.78	—	14.10	5.45●	—	10.52
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Financial Health
Metric	HLI	SNEX	WULF	XP	SF	JEF	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.53●	0.88	1.20	0.49	0.14	—	1.61
Debt/Equity	21.0%	715.7%	-6,746.0%●	366.6%	55.3%	—	67.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.33	6.90	-3.27●	12.81	-0.03	—	-0.02

Profitability
Metric	HLI	SNEX	WULF	XP	SF	JEF	Ind. Median
Net Margin	16.3%	0.3%	-611.5%	27.7%●	13.5%	7.6%	9.1%
ROE	18.8%	20.2%	—	22.7%●	15.3%	8.6%	19.1%
ROA	10.5%●	1.1%	-26.2%	1.4%	2.1%	1.2%	4.4%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Growth + Dividend
Metric	HLI	SNEX	WULF	XP	SF	JEF	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NI Growth	6.5%	56.5%●	—	8.6%	42.1%	35.5%	36.9%
Div. Yield	1.7%	—	—	1.2%	1.8%	2.5%●	1.2%
Payout	40.9%	—	—	19.1%	28.4%	31.2%	23.1%

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