Houlihan Lokey, Inc. cash flow statement
In fiscal 2026, Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s operations generated $704m of cash; it spent $22.3m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $682m. It returned $174m in dividends and $175m through buybacks.
Cash flow statement
| Fiscal year | 2017Mar 2017 | 2018Mar 2018 | 2019Mar 2019 | 2020Mar 2020 | 2021Mar 2021 | 2022Mar 2022 | 2023Mar 2023 | 2024Mar 2024 | 2025Mar 2025 | 2026Mar 2026 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 252 | 251 | 224 | 288 | 580 | 737 | 136 | 328 | 849 | 704 | 427 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 58 | 29 | 41 | 43 | 34 |
| Stock-based pay | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 62 | 92 | 157 | 167 | 168 | 201 | 200 |
| Capital spending | 14 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 67 | 40 | 22 | 25 |
| Free cash flow | 238 | 243 | 218 | 267 | 566 | 728 | 86 | 262 | 809 | 682 | 402 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 198 | 196 | 161 | 203 | 503 | 636 | −71 | 95 | 640 | 481 | 201 |
| Dividends paid | 55 | 52 | 67 | 81 | 92 | 115 | 140 | 148 | 165 | 174 | 187 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 18 | 70 | 30 | 102 | 305 | 49 | 25 | 53 | 175 | 237 |
| Shares issued | 194 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2025 Q3Dec 2024 | 2025 Q4Mar 2025 | 2026 Q1Jun 2025 | 2026 Q2Sept 2025 | 2026 Q3Dec 2025 | 2026 Q4Mar 2026 | 2027 Q1Jun 2026 | 2027 Q2Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 266 | 358 | −132 | 325 | 218 | 293 | −336 | 252 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 10 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Stock-based pay | 46 | 44 | 42 | 47 | 61 | 52 | 45 | 43 |
| Capital spending | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Free cash flow | 262 | 344 | −145 | 323 | 217 | 287 | −342 | 240 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 216 | 299 | −187 | 276 | 156 | 235 | −387 | 197 |
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