Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) Stock Score, Valuation & Financial Research
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is in the Financial Services sector and Investment - Banking & Investment Services industry. It is reviewed using Wall Street Score's company-strength, valuation, growth and financial-health framework. The current Wall Street Score is 57/100.
Quick answer for HLI
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. currently has a Wall Street Score of 57/100. The stored market price is $130.34. Its financial score is 41/100. Its valuation score is 87/100. The latest WSS change is +0.5 points. These figures are a research snapshot, not a buy or sell recommendation.
What Houlihan Lokey, Inc. does
Houlihan 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
HLI financial snapshot
- Wall Street Score:
- 57/100
- Current price:
- $130.34
- Market capitalization:
- $9.11B
- Revenue:
- $2.52B
- Net income:
- $406.2M
- Free cash flow:
- $681.8M
- Cash:
- $745.0M
- Total debt:
- $493.0M
- EPS:
- 6.40
- P/E ratio:
- 20.4x
- Financial score:
- 41/100
- Valuation score:
- 87/100
- Revenue score:
- 27/100
What stands out
- Reported year-over-year revenue growth is -0.0%.
- Free cash flow is $681.8M, showing positive cash generation.
- The balance sheet shows $745.0M of cash versus $493.0M of total debt, leaving more cash than debt.
- The latest Wall Street Score change is +0.5 points: HLI increased 0.5 points because Valuation improved by 3.1 points.
What the numbers mean
Its current valuation score is 87/100, which Wall Street Score classifies as strong within the model's valuation framework.
The financial score is 41/100. This is a starting point for reviewing liquidity, leverage and cash-flow strength rather than a stand-alone recommendation.
A strong company and an attractive stock price are not always the same thing. Revenue, earnings, free cash flow, debt, management quality, competitive advantage and valuation should be considered together. Wall Street Score organizes these inputs into a consistent research framework so investors can identify what deserves deeper review.
Data freshness: Financial data last refreshed 2026-08-14.
How to research HLI
Start by understanding how the company makes money. Then compare revenue and earnings trends, cash generation, debt, liquidity and valuation. Review the company's latest filings and earnings reports before acting on any score or model estimate.
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