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HLI vs V // ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP
Houlihan Lokey Inc. (NYSE) VS. Visa Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HLI 4
— V 7
▲ ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP LEADER: V
LAST: $146.44 (+6.12%) • MKT CAP: $10.17B
market-cap
$10.17B
LAST: $425.51 (+2.88%) • MKT CAP: $760.28B
market-cap
$760.28B
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HLI VS. V)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HLI | V | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 21.60% | 32.30% | -10.70 | V | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.2x | 28.9x | -11.70 | HLI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.00% | 2.90% | +4.10 | HLI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.10% | 60.00% | -39.90 | V | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.20% | 50.10% | -33.90 | V | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.50% | 11.30% | -1.80 | V | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.79% | 0.63% | +1.16 | HLI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 9.09 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 70.3 | 74.2 | -3.90 | V | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.91 | 1.06 | -0.15 | V | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.4x | 34.0x | -12.60 | HLI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap ACTIVE | $10.17B | $760.28B | -$750.12B | V | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HLI REV | V REV | HLI GROSS % | V GROSS % | HLI FCF | V FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.62B | $40.00B | — | — | $681.8M | $21.26B |
| FY 2024 | $2.39B | $35.93B | 32.3% | — | $808.9M | $18.33B |
| FY 2023 | $1.91B | $32.65B | — | — | $242.3M | $19.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HLI // BETA 0.91
V // BETA 1.06