HOOD vs PYPL vs FUTU Stock Comparison

Robinhood Markets, PayPal Holdings and Futu Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$91.43 -21.5% 1M -37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$82.20B
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
2 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.55 +4.2% 1M -22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$47.33B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
0.99%
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
FUTU Futu Holdings Ltd
$101.83 -9.3% 1M -45.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.27B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
2.55%
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Futu Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Futu Holdings 7, Robinhood Markets 2, PayPal Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOODPYPLFUTULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.20B $47.33B $14.27B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.4x 10.2x 10.0x FUTU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.0x 10.2x 9.9x FUTU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +4.4% +44.6% FUTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.8% 42.7% FUTU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% 28.9% FUTU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.99% 2.55% FUTU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.5% -22.6% -45.8% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr -24.6%/yr +13.7%/yr HOOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 43.8% 62.3% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 69/100 81/100 FUTU

Percentile Scorecard

HOODPYPLFUTU

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

AxisHOODPYPLFUTU
Valuation 33 #65 of 96 92 #9 of 99 80 #20 of 96
Growth 83 #12 of 65 62 #36 of 94 86 #10 of 65
Profitability 72 #19 of 65 84 #15 of 90 98 #2 of 65
Financial Health 64 #34 of 92 37 #67 of 105 55 #42 of 92
Shareholder Returns – 69 #19 of 59 87 #6 of 38
Overall 63 69 81
  • HOOD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • FUTU ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHOODPYPLFUTUSPY
1 month -21.5%+4.2%-9.3% +0.9%
3 months +1.8%-3.1%0.0% +5.9%
6 months +28.4%+11.0%-33.5% +8.5%
Year to date -19.2%-3.1%-38.0% +13.3%
1 year -37.5%-22.6%-45.8% +12.4%
3 years +927.3%+12.2%+77.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +117.5%+3.9%+21.1% +23.5%
5 years +161.5%-75.7%+90.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +21.2%-24.6%+13.7% +11.0%
10 years —+35.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+3.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHOODPYPLFUTUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%43.8%62.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.3%48.4%68.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.121.021.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.52-0.73 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-83.2%-60.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.8%-22.6%-48.8% -0.9%
52-week high $147.08$73.02$199.04 $779.14
52-week low $65.16$39.08$89.76 $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.

MultipleHOODPYPLFUTU
P/E now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 30.1x 10.2xmedian 19.6x 10.0xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 4.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.1x 7.4xmedian 17.5x —median 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 477.1xmedian 15.8x 7.5xmedian 15.9x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.0x 2.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.54 0.59median 1.01 0.24median 0.54

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 monthsHOODPYPLFUTU
Revenue $5.08B $34.30B $3.32B
Gross profit – – $2.90B
Operating income – $5.83B $2.05B
Net income $1.99B $4.73B $1.42B
Free cash flow – $6.30B –
R&D $983.00M $3.28B $263.86M
EPS (diluted) $2.18 $5.51 $10.02
Cash & equivalents $5.83B $7.16B $2.34B
Total debt – $13.47B $2.01B
Shares (diluted) 912.00M 858.00M 141.36M
Enterprise value $82.27B $6.03B $4.01B

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
MetricHOODPYPLFUTU
P/E 41.4x 10.2x 10.0x
P/FCF 477.1x 7.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 27.0x 6.7x –
P/S 16.2x 1.4x 4.3x
P/B 8.2x 2.4x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 2.4x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 7.4x –
EV/EBIT – 8.7x 6.4x
EV/Revenue 16.2x 1.5x 3.9x
EV/FCF – 8.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x 7.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 0.59 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOODPYPLFUTU
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 4.4% 44.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 5.6% 41.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 50.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 41.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2.8% 60.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% 50.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.2% -3.9% 39.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.5% 7.9% 40.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.0% 7.6% 38.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 17.1% 41.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 159.2% 10.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.4% 22.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOODPYPLFUTU
Gross margin – – 87.4%
EBITDA margin – 19.8% –
Operating margin – 17.0% 62.0%
Pretax margin – 16.6% 52.3%
Net margin – 13.8% 42.7%
FCF margin – 18.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 59.9% 20.7% –
Return on equity 20.4% 24.1% 27.7%
Return on assets 3.5% 5.8% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% 28.9%
Return on capital employed – 17.0% 96.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.9% 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOODPYPLFUTU
Debt / assets – 16.5% 5.4%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 2.1x –
Liabilities / assets 82.7% 76.1% 86.7%
Equity / assets 17.3% 23.9% 13.3%
Interest coverage – – 8.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.1x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.91 0.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOODPYPLFUTU
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 12.7% –
Shareholder yield – 13.7% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusHOODPYPLFUTU
Forward P/E 44.0xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $10.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.4% -3.1% +29.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.55BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +5.1% +19.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOODPYPLFUTU
Held by institutions 68.1% 74.2% 31.9%
Institutions holding 1,388 1,379 319
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.9% +0.8% +7.2%
Institutions buying 843 522 157
Institutions selling 403 671 124
Buyers to sellers 2.09 0.78 1.27

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.

HOODPYPLFUTU
HOOD 1.00 0.26 0.40
PYPL 0.26 1.00 0.11
FUTU 0.40 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOOD, PYPL and FUTU?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $82.20B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.33B, Futu Holdings (FUTU) $14.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, HOOD, PYPL and FUTU?

Futu Holdings (FUTU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 41.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.2x, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Futu Holdings (FUTU) is cheapest (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 44.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.2x, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Futu Holdings (FUTU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +20.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) +44.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Futu Holdings (FUTU) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 42.7%). On return on invested capital, Futu Holdings (FUTU) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 28.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -37.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -22.6%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) -45.8%. Over five years, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) compounded fastest (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +21.2%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -24.6%/yr, Futu Holdings (FUTU) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Futu Holdings (FUTU) has the highest dividend yield: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.99%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 2.55%. Robinhood Markets (HOOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.8%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 62.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HOOD, PYPL and FUTU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Futu Holdings (FUTU) leads on 7. 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.