HOOD vs LPLA vs XP Stock Comparison

Robinhood Markets, LPL Financial Holdings and Xp Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$92.84 -22.2% 1M -33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$85.14B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
3 wins
XP XP Inc.
$15.70 -23.5% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.40B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.59B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Xp leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Xp 4, LPL Financial Holdings 4, Robinhood Markets 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOODLPLAXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.14B $25.37B $8.40B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.1x 25.2x 8.3x XP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.6x 14.1x 7.5x XP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.3% +38.8% +24.5% LPLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.0% 5.1% 63.3% XP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% -1.2% LPLA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x -73.9x XP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.6% -6.8% -10.6% LPLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.3%/yr +13.0%/yr -14.2%/yr HOOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 37.0% 86.4% LPLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 35/100 52/100 HOOD

Percentile Scorecard

HOODLPLAXP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHOODLPLAXP
Valuation 38 #61 of 97 44 #55 of 97 69 #31 of 97
Growth 43 #39 of 68 18 #56 of 68 31 #47 of 68
Profitability 76 #17 of 67 50 #34 of 67 62 #26 of 67
Financial Health 65 #35 of 97 37 #62 of 97 14 #84 of 97
Shareholder Returns 39 #25 of 40 28 #29 of 40 82 #8 of 40
Overall 52 35 52
  • HOOD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • LPLA ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • XP ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHOODLPLAXPSPY
1 month -22.2%+0.9%-23.5% -0.8%
3 months -2.9%-4.4%-6.2% +3.5%
6 months +10.6%-4.0%-19.8% +7.0%
Year to date -17.9%-11.2%-4.1% +12.2%
1 year -33.6%-6.8%-10.6% +13.0%
3 years +943.1%+43.2%-22.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +118.6%+12.7%-8.2% +23.1%
5 years +162.0%+84.4%-53.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.3%+13.0%-14.2% +11.0%
10 years —+894.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+25.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHOODLPLAXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%37.0%86.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%40.1%105.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.120.921.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.18-0.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-33.4%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-19.3%-51.8% -1.8%
52-week high $147.08$393.25$32.60 $779.14
52-week low $65.16$265.86$14.94 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHOODLPLAXP
P/E now vs peer median 40.3xmedian 29.4x 25.1xmedian 29.4x 8.2xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x 5.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 13.7x 12.5xmedian 13.7x -85.5xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 381.1xmedian 16.0x -26.8xmedian 16.0x 3.3xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.3x 4.3xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.52 -4.36median 0.52 0.52median 0.52

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHOODLPLAXP
Revenue $4.93B $19.61B $1.59B
Gross profit – – $505.22M
Operating income – – -$769.94M
Net income $2.07B $1.01B $1.03B
Free cash flow $219.00M -$931.29M $2.44B
R&D $966.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.27 $12.58 $1.89
Cash & equivalents $5.36B $1.28B $1.54B
Total debt – $7.46B $224.00B
Shares (diluted) 912.00M 80.03M 531.92M
Enterprise value $66.17B $20.69B -$13.43B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHOODLPLAXP
P/E 40.3x 25.1x 8.2x
P/FCF 381.1x -26.8x 3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 340.7x -99.1x 3.3x
P/S 16.9x 1.3x 5.1x
P/B 8.7x 4.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 10.8x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 24.5x 12.5x -85.5x
EV/EBIT 25.2x 17.5x -78.3x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 1.6x 37.9x
EV/FCF 356.6x -33.5x 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 318.8x -123.6x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 -4.36 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOODLPLAXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.3% 38.8% 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 27.9% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -100.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -89.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -100.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -58.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.9% -9.9% 27.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 65.2% -5.0% 87.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% -9.5% 20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 65.5% -5.8% 15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -94.6% -144.7% 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.7% -28.4% 24.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -95.2% -17,226% 30.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.7% -36.1% 24.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOODLPLAXP
Gross margin – – 31.8%
EBITDA margin 64.6% 12.7% -44.4%
Operating margin – – -48.4%
Pretax margin 49.0% 7.0% 68.1%
Net margin 42.0% 5.1% 63.3%
FCF margin 4.4% -4.7% 153.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.0% -1.3% 155.8%
Return on equity 21.6% 17.6% 24.5%
Return on assets 4.1% 5.2% 1.5%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% -1.2%
Return on capital employed 48.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x -0.3x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.1% 0.4% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOODLPLAXP
Debt / assets – 37.7% 72.2%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 11.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x -73.9x
Debt / FCF – -8.0x 23.3x
Liabilities / assets 83.1% 70.9% 93.9%
Equity / assets 16.9% 29.1% 6.1%
Interest coverage 4.6x 4.3x -8.3x
Current ratio 1.2x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score 1.51 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOODLPLAXP
Dividend yield – 0.4% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.5% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHOODLPLAXP
Forward P/E 44.6xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $22.53FY2026 $2.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.4% +30.1% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.55BFY2026 $20.12BFY2026 $3.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +24.3% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOODLPLAXP
Held by institutions 68.1% 100.0% 63.1%
Institutions holding 1,388 765 318
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.9% +0.7% +0.1%
Institutions buying 843 351 146
Institutions selling 403 301 132
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.17 1.11

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HOODLPLAXP
HOOD 1.00 0.27 0.22
LPLA 0.27 1.00 0.12
XP 0.22 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOOD, LPLA and XP?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $85.14B, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $25.37B, Xp (XP) $8.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, HOOD, LPLA and XP?

Xp (XP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 41.1x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 25.2x, Xp (XP) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xp (XP) is cheapest (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 44.6x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 14.1x, Xp (XP) 7.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +38.3%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +38.8%, Xp (XP) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xp (XP) has the highest net margin (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 42.0%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 5.1%, Xp (XP) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) leads (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 10.1%, Xp (XP) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) returned the most: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -33.6%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -6.8%, Xp (XP) -10.6%. Over five years, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) compounded fastest (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +21.3%/yr, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +13.0%/yr, Xp (XP) -14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) has been the steadiest (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.1%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 37.0%, Xp (XP) 86.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HOOD, LPLA and XP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Xp (XP) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.