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Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

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Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

HLI·NYSE·Finance·CIK 0001302215

HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. is a global independent investment bank established in 1972. The company specializes in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets, financial restructurings, liability management, and financial and valuation advisory services. It serves a diverse client base globally, including corporations, financial sponsors, and government agencies. HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. operates through three business segments: 1. **Corporate Finance (CF)**: This segment encompasses M&A and capital solutions. 2. **Financial Restructuring (FR)**: This segment includes restructurings conducted both out-of-court and within formal bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings. 3. **Financial and Valuation Advisory (FVA)**: This segment provides financial opinions and various valuation and financial consulting services. The company markets its services through its product areas, industry groups, and Financial Sponsors group. HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. focuses on advisory products and market segments where its expertise is differentiating and less prone to conflicts of interest from non-advisory products and services. It does not engage in lending, securities sales and trading, or investment research.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 14 items for HLI at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-28, rated 7/10. Across its 14 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 7 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for HLI spans 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, SCHEDULE 13D/A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Houlihan Lokey Posts $109M Net Income for Fiscal Q2
  • Houlihan Lokey Data Shows Small Private Credit Defaults Surge Tenfold Since 2023
  • Q1 Earnings Confirm Revenue & EPS Decline, Operating Cash Flow Worsens
  • Houlihan Lokey Q1 Revenue Misses by 19%, Blames Middle East and Tech Slowdown
  • Houlihan Lokey to Acquire Intrepid Financial Partners, Expanding Advisory Services

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
$2.62B
Net Income
$425.7M
Diluted EPS
$6.22
Op. Cash Flow
$704.13M
Free Cash Flow
$681.82M
Operating Income
$527.02M
Cash & Equivalents
$1.19B
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
16.3%
Shares Outstanding
66.55M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-05-22 · accession 0001302215-26-000053

Short Interest & Short Volume

2.75 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 2,152,335 shares in HLI as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 10.5% decrease from the prior period — about 2.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 28, 2026, 64.3% of HLI volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)2,152,335 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 10.5%
Days to cover2.75 at avg daily volume of 782,672
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)64.3% of 501,472 shares on October 28, 2026
5-day average short volume61.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for HLI, detected from its recent SEC filings.

1 shelf registration

Shelf Registration Filed · Selling Securityholders Included

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$137 -0.28% today
52-week range · as of 2026-07-31 $112.83 – $211.78
Market cap
$9.6B
Volume
1.2M (1.5× avg)
3-mo avg 797.5K
Live data · 2026-10-29 02:30 UTC · Market overnight

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HLI
Oct 28, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $137.38
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: -$0.380 (-0.28%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
Sep 10, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT
Source: BusinessWire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $136.70
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: +$0.300 (+0.22%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
Jul 31, 2026, 4:40 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $125.49
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: +$11.51 (+9%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
Jul 29, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $131.29
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: +$5.71 (+4%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
Jun 30, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $132.92
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: +$4.08 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
May 22, 2026, 4:45 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $151.63
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: -$14.63 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
May 22, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $151.63
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: -$14.63 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
May 07, 2026, 6:13 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $146.35
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: -$9.35 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
May 06, 2026, 7:06 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $146.35
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: -$9.35 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
May 06, 2026, 4:51 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $147.37
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: -$10.37 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
Feb 03, 2026, 4:38 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $164.45
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: -$27.45 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
Jan 28, 2026, 7:06 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $180.53
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: -$43.53 (-24%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
Jan 02, 2026, 5:03 PM EST
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $176.34
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: -$39.34 (-22%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
HLI
Jan 02, 2026, 8:41 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $174.19
Real-time Price: $137.00 info
Change: -$37.19 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $9.603B info
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