Houlihan Lokey Inc (HLI) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of September 2025: 0.21x

Houlihan Lokey Inc (HLI) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.21x as of September 2025, meaning its operating cash flow of $325.05 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($1.55 Billion) in one year. See Houlihan Lokey Inc (HLI) flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.21x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$325.05 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$1.55 Billion
USD

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Houlihan Lokey Inc Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (2013–2025)

Historical debt coverage capacity for Houlihan Lokey Inc across 13 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Houlihan Lokey Inc cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for Houlihan Lokey Inc (2013–2025)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Houlihan Lokey Inc. Check Houlihan Lokey Inc cash flow quality index to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.52x $848.61 Million $1.64 Billion ▲ +109.5%
2024 0.25x $328.46 Million $1.33 Billion ▲ +144.9%
2023 0.10x $136.27 Million $1.36 Billion ▼ -80.3%
2022 0.51x $736.60 Million $1.44 Billion ▼ -8.2%
2021 0.56x $579.84 Million $1.04 Billion ▲ +33.9%
2020 0.42x $287.67 Million $692.62 Million ▼ -1.5%
2019 0.42x $224.27 Million $531.73 Million ▼ -4.8%
2018 0.44x $250.65 Million $566.03 Million ▲ +25.9%
2017 0.35x $229.26 Million $651.92 Million ▲ +985.6%
2016 0.03x $13.52 Million $417.33 Million ▼ -93.3%
2015 0.49x $196.51 Million $403.96 Million ▲ +2.1%
2014 0.48x $165.01 Million $346.29 Million ▼ -27.3%
2013 0.66x $128.44 Million $195.83 Million
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.