HLNE Nasdaq Russell 1000 Earnings call
Hamilton Lane (HLNE) · Q2 2026 results and valuation
Share price: $96.78 · 2026-11-11
Results Q2 2026 vs Q1 2026 · previous quarter · fiscal Q1 2027 · published 4 Aug 2026 and 21 May 2026
Net income down 60.7% on the previous quarter. Management sounded cautious, in its script and in answers to analysts.
Only a basic analysis is available for this company at the moment.
1 · Numbers
−60.7%
Net income vs Q1 2026
Outlook given
Net income 80.5M vs 204.7M
Revenue +42.2%
Against the same quarter last year (Q2 2025) it is +49.7%, so the move on last quarter looks seasonal or timing-related rather than a trend.
2 · How management spoke
Cautious
Among the least upbeat of all company calls
Answers to analysts: upbeat, in line with the script.
Similar to last call.
3 · What stood out
Figure
AUM grew by $5 billion or 4% to reach $146 billion compared to the prior year period.
Valuation
Is Hamilton Lane undervalued?
Reverse DCF. Free cash flow from the last full fiscal year (2026-03-31), grown for 10 years, discounted back, plus a terminal value. “Implied growth” is the rate the current price assumes.
At 12.8% growth a year (3-year revenue growth), the model's fair value is $217.56 a share — the stock trades 56% below it. Today's price assumes 2.0% growth a year.
Current price
$96.78
close of 2026-11-11
Market implies growth of iThe yearly free-cash-flow growth, for the next 10 years, that today’s share price already assumes. If you believe the company grows faster than this, the stock is cheap under this model; slower, and it is expensive.
+2.0% for 10 yrs
Fair value / share
$217.56
Buy below
$163.17
Price vs fair value
Undervalued 56%
Price vs buy-below price
Undervalued 41%
Read between the lines
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Guidance
With respect to Russell, Hamilton Lane expects to realize just under $50 million based on its share of the proposed transaction value.
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Key theme
Capital was largely kept in a passive public equity index, which the company views as a positive trend for its business.
Source quote
“Again, in a prior world prior to Evergreens, that capital was largely kept in a passive public equity index, obviously... So that, we think, is a positive. And so we think the advent of this and the evolution of this continues to be a positive thing.”
Tone
How upbeat the language was, compared with other companiesiTone counts positive minus negative finance words, adjusted for length. Executives mostly speak positively, so the labels compare each call with every company's latest call: “typical” is the middle third, “very upbeat” the top tenth, “cautious” the bottom tenth.. Dot: Q2 2026. Ring: Q1 2026.
Script and answers carried a similar tone, so the script's message held up under questioning.
Sentences that drove the tone
“And while I'm proud of the growth and how many new investors continue to entrust us with capital, I am exceptionally proud that clients who have been with us from...”
“Lastly, I'd like to reiterate that we will continue to evaluate opportunities to strategically utilize the strength of our balance sheet in support of future growth initiatives.”
“Revenue from our operating, monitoring, data and analytics offerings increased by $1.5 million or 18% compared to the prior year period as we continue to produce strong growth in our...”
Full figures
USD · SEC EDGAR XBRL (10-Q, period end 2026-06-30)
| Metric | Q2 2026period end 2026-06-30 | Q1 2026period end 2026-03-31 | Change | Q2 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 275.3M | 193.6M | +42.2% | 176.0M | +56.5% |
| Operating income | 150.0M | 129.8M | +15.5% | 95.4M | +57.1% |
| Net income | 80.5M | 204.7M | −60.7% | 53.7M | +49.7% |
| P/E today 21.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Topics
Most discussed now
- Revenue increased slightly compared with the prior year period, driven by steady re-ups from existing clients, continued investment…
- Revenue from Hamilton Lane's operating, monitoring, data and analytics offerings increased by $1.5 million or 18% compared to the prior…
- For this first quarter of fiscal 2027, Hamilton Lane continues to generate solid growth in its business.
- As that sort of younger generation who is much more comfortable operating in a fully digital environment starts to become...
- Those dollars in this case are starting in the Evergreen and then they're migrating the second biggest movement of client...
Faded since Q1 2026
- Fading Namely, Hamilton Lane received $3 million in retro fees in fiscal 2026 from its latest direct equity fund versus nearly $21...
- Fading This was up 20%, driven by a combination of strong management fee growth and Hamilton Lane's first full fiscal year of...
- Fading As Erik alluded to in his comments, Hamilton Lane also held additional closes subsequent to quarter end for the direct equity...
- Fading However, this includes the impact of lower retro fees year-over-year.
Latest announcements
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