Houlihan Lokey, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

HLI · Investment - Banking & Investment Services · $8.83B market cap

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. had 2,800 employees at the end of fiscal Mar 2026, up 3.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $2.62B, up 9.5% from a year earlier, or $935K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

2,800

+3.6% YoY

Revenue

$2.62B

+9.5% YoY

Revenue / employee

$935K

Peer median $888K

Rank in industry

2 of 4

Investment - Banking & Investment Services

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Mar 2017
34177320'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26Revenue 300Staff 239

Hover a year for the numbers.

HLI employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Mar 20262,800$2.62B$935K+3.6%+9.5%
Mar 20252,702$2.39B$884K+3.9%+24.8%
Mar 20242,601$1.91B$736K-0.3%+5.8%
Mar 20232,610$1.81B$693K+15.6%-20.3%
Mar 20222,257$2.27B$1.01M+43.4%+48.8%
Mar 20211,574$1.53B$969K+151.4%+31.6%
Mar 2020626$1.16B$1.85M-53.8%+6.9%
Mar 20191,354$1.08B$801K+10.3%+12.6%
Mar 20181,228$963M$784K+4.9%+10.5%
Mar 20171,171$872M$745K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
1,574'212,257'222,610'232,601'242,702'252,800'26
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$969K'21$1.01M'22$693K'23$736K'24$884K'25$935K'26

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Investment - Banking & Investment Services.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
IBKR
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
3,182$10.2B$3.22MEfficient growth
HLI
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
2,800$2.62B$935KEfficient growth
BNY
Bank of New York Mellon Corp
48,100$40.4B$841KLeaner
SF
Stifel Financial Corp
9,000$6.30B$700KLeaner
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Questions about Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

How many employees does Houlihan Lokey, Inc. have?
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. reported 2,800 employees for the fiscal year ending Mar 2026, in the annual report it filed on May 22, 2026. That is up 3.6% from a year earlier.
What is Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. brought in $2.62B of revenue in fiscal Mar 2026, which is $935K per employee. That ranks 2 of 4 companies we track in Investment - Banking & Investment Services, where the median is $888K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed May 22, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell HLI.