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Houlihan Lokey HLI Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$635.6M-4.6%
Gross profit$230.7M+15.9%
Operating income$125.1M-11.3%
Net income$99.8M-18.1%
EPS (diluted)$1.48-16.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B+22.5%
Total debt$492.1M+12.3%
Total assets$4.3B+12.8%

Cash flow

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CapEx$6.3M-56.8%
Free cash flow$286.8M-16.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.96B-33.6%
Enterprise value$8.26B-37.2%
P/E21×-12.0×
P/S3.4×-2.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin32.8%+1.4pp
Operating margin20.1%-0.9pp
Net margin16.3%-0.5pp
FCF margin26%-7.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.5%

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Houlihan Lokey in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The source filing: Houlihan Lokey’s 10-K, filed May 22, 2026.

Filed
May 22, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT
Fiscal year
FY2026
Accession
0001302215-26-000053
(In thousands)Year Ended March 31, 2026Year Ended March 31, 2025Year Ended March 31, 2024
Other assets(19,876)6,040(22,045)
Accrued salaries and bonuses128,217210,254(42,269)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities(27,898)1,709(30,748)
Net cash provided by operating activities704,131848,609328,458
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investment securities(263,299)(250,476)(11,278)
Sales or maturities of investment securities290,32694,30511,458
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired(2,539)(69,188)(3,856)

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FAQ

What is Houlihan Lokey's operating cash flow?
Houlihan Lokey (HLI) reported operating cash flow of $293.03M in Q1 2026.
How has Houlihan Lokey's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
Houlihan Lokey's operating cash flow decreased by 18.2% year-over-year, from $358.38M to $293.03M.
What is the long-term trend for Houlihan Lokey's operating cash flow?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2026), Houlihan Lokey's operating cash flow has grown at a -1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $736.6M to $704.13M.
What does operating cash flow mean?
Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

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