Moelis & Co
Business
Moelis & Company is a global independent investment bank that provides strategic and financial advice and transaction execution to corporations, financial sponsors, governments and sovereign wealth funds. It offers advisory services including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, restructurings, capital markets transactions, capital structure advisory, private funds advisory, shareholder advisory, and related expert witness and litigation support. The firm organizes around senior-led advisory teams and specialized practices covering M&A, capital markets, restructurings and private funds advisory, integrated across its operating entities. It serves clients from more than 20 offices across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia through a cross-border, senior-attention advisory model.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-27
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1,517 | 1,195 | 855 | 985 | 1,541 | |
| Compensation and benefits | 1,017 | 830 | 715 | 618 | 914 | |
| Occupancy | 35 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 27 | |
| Professional fees | 30 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 22 | |
| Communication, technology and information services | 57 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 35 | |
| Travel and related expenses | 58 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 15 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| Other expenses | 35 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 24 | |
| Total expenses | 1,243 | 1,022 | 895 | 769 | 1,045 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 274 | 173 | −40 | 216 | 496 | |
| Other income and (expenses) | 54 | 23 | 11 | 220,000 | 40 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 327 | 196 | −29 | 216 | 536 | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 68 | 45 | −2 | 48 | 113 | |
| Net income (loss) | 260 | 151 | −28 | 169 | 423 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 27 | 15 | −3 | 18 | 58 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Moelis & Company | 233 | 136 | −25 | 150 | 365 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 509 | 412 | 186 | 207 | 520 | |
| Restricted cash | 770,000 | 712,000 | 798,000 | 745,000 | 801,000 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $2,125 and $1,666 as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 82 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 42 | |
| Accrued and other receivables | 29 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 28 | |
| Total receivables | 111 | 74 | 64 | 56 | 70 | |
| Deferred compensation | 32 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | |
| Investments | 369 | 185 | 210 | 265 | — | |
| Right-of-use assets | 217 | 180 | 172 | 152 | 164 | |
| Equipment and leasehold improvements, net | 90 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 59 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 371 | 411 | 437 | 430 | 448 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 42 | 33 | 28 | 34 | 19 | |
| Total assets | 1,741 | 1,379 | 1,180 | 1,217 | 1,556 | |
| Compensation payable | 439 | 346 | 260 | 243 | 504 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 44 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 70 | |
| Amount due pursuant to tax receivable agreement | 301 | 291 | 305 | 302 | 307 | |
| Deferred revenue | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| Lease liabilities | 267 | 223 | 216 | 193 | 192 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,060 | 900 | 817 | 758 | 1,077 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 11) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Treasury stock, at cost; 11,514,247 and 10,380,876 shares at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | −536 | −462 | −451 | −404 | −256 | |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 1,912 | 1,731 | 1,574 | 1,413 | 1,280 | |
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | −801 | −822 | −768 | −561 | −535 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | −7 | −7 | −4 | −5 | −560,000 | |
| Total Moelis & Company equity | 568 | 442 | 352 | 444 | 489 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 112 | 38 | 10 | 14 | −11 | |
| Total equity | 680 | 479 | 362 | 459 | 478 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 1,741 | 1,379 | 1,180 | 1,217 | 1,556 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad debt expense (benefit) | 739,000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Equity-based compensation | 230 | 161 | 158 | 129 | 168 | |
| Deferred tax provision (benefit) | 50 | 35 | −4 | 27 | 23 | |
| Gain on partial sale of equity method investment | −19 | −7 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other | −13 | −6 | −11 | 9 | −36 | |
| Accounts receivable | −31 | −2 | −4 | −20 | 27 | |
| Accrued and other receivables | −6 | −3 | −4 | 22 | −15 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −9 | −4 | 5 | −15 | −3 | |
| Deferred compensation | −14 | −1 | −2 | −4 | 505,000 | |
| Compensation payable | 91 | 87 | 15 | −255 | 283 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 18 | 21,000 | 24 | −45 | 53 | |
| Deferred revenue | 3 | 944,000 | −3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Dividends received from equity method investment | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 576 | 427 | 158 | 33 | 937 | |
| Purchases of investments | −525 | −169 | −211 | −335 | −486 | |
| Proceeds from sales of investments | 336 | 188 | 276 | 333 | 456 | |
| Note payments (issued to) employees | −845,000 | −7 | 0 | — | — | |
| Note payments received from employees | 250,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from partial sale of equity method investment | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Purchases of equipment and leasehold improvements | −36 | −12 | −17 | −6 | −16 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −196 | 17 | 49 | −11 | −17 | |
| Payments for dividends and tax distributions | −209 | −184 | −182 | — | — | |
| Payments for treasury stock purchases | −75 | −11 | −47 | −148 | −104 | |
| Payments under tax receivable agreement | −314,000 | −20 | 0 | −7 | −19 | |
| Other distributions | −288,000 | 0 | −15,000 | 2 | 200,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | −284 | −215 | −229 | −327 | −603 | |
| Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | −243,000 | −4 | 2 | −8 | 305,000 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 96 | 226 | −20 | −313 | 318 | |
| Income taxes, net | 9 | 3 | −4 | 76 | 55 | |
| Class A Partnership Units or other equity converted into Class A Common Stock | 3 | 2 | 704,000 | 7 | 27 | |
| Dividends in kind | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 63 | |
| Non-cash settlement of accounts receivable | 0 | 261,000 | 0 | 11 | 19 | |
| Forfeiture of fully-vested stock-based awards | 6 | 876,000 | 889,000 | 0 | 25,000 |