HOOD vs TOP vs LPLA Stock Comparison

Robinhood Markets, TOP Financial and LPL Financial Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$94.56 -20.8% 1M -35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$81.78B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
3 wins
TOP TOP Financial Group Ltd
$15.44 -0.2% 1M +1,176.0% 1Y
Market cap
$115.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

LPL Financial Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (LPL Financial Holdings 4, Robinhood Markets 3, TOP Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOODTOPLPLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.78B $115.10M $21.75B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.2x -1,020x 15.6x LPLA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.5x — 14.1x LPLA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% — +31.0% LPLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.2% +1,176.0% -7.5% TOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.7%/yr — +12.7%/yr HOOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.0% 184.8% 37.0% LPLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 — 40/100 HOOD

Percentile Scorecard

HOODTOPLPLA

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

AxisHOODTOPLPLA
Valuation 30 #68 of 96 36 #62 of 96 38 #60 of 96
Growth 82 #13 of 66 – 66 #23 of 66
Profitability 73 #18 of 64 – –
Financial Health 62 #36 of 93 86 #14 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns – – 16 #32 of 38
Overall 62 – 40
  • HOOD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • TOP ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • LPLA ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHOODTOPLPLASPY
1 month -20.8%-0.2%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months +1.9%+583.2%-7.3% +3.9%
6 months +15.2%+1,806.2%-4.8% +8.2%
Year to date -16.4%+1,444.0%-11.1% +12.9%
1 year -35.2%+1,176.0%-7.5% +12.3%
3 years +962.5%+232.0%+43.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +120.0%+49.2%+12.8% +23.3%
5 years +166.6%—+81.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.7%—+12.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+902.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+25.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHOODTOPLPLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.0%184.8%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%82.1%40.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.132.260.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.506.36-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-99.4%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.7%-7.7%-19.2% -1.2%
52-week high $147.08$16.73$393.25 $779.14
52-week low $65.16$0.62$265.86 $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.

MultipleHOODTOPLPLA
P/E now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 28.3x -1,020xmedian 28.3x 18.2xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 2.9x 124.9xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 477.1xmedian 16.0x 22.3xmedian 16.0x -26.0xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 2.4x 4.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.54 —median 0.54 3.82median 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 monthsHOODTOPLPLA
Revenue $5.08B – $20.40B
Net income $1.99B – –
R&D $983.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.18 – $17.40
Cash & equivalents $5.83B $45.27M $1.06B
Total debt – $40.70M –
Shares (diluted) 912.00M 7.49M 80.03M
Enterprise value $81.78B $1.29M $21.75B

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
MetricHOODTOPLPLA
P/E 42.8x -1,020x 18.2x
P/FCF 477.1x 22.3x -26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x – –
P/S 16.7x 124.9x 1.2x
P/B 8.4x 3.6x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 8.6x 3.6x 10.7x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 16.7x – 1.2x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 – 3.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOODTOPLPLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% – 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 42.0% – 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -9.2% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -9.0% – 67.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% – 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 159.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOODTOPLPLA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin 59.9% – –
Return on equity 20.4% – –
Return on assets 3.5% – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 6.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOODTOPLPLA
Debt / assets – 0.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 82.7% 76.6% 70.7%
Equity / assets 17.3% 23.4% 29.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOODTOPLPLA
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 0.4%
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.

ConsensusHOODTOPLPLA
Forward P/E 45.5xFY2026 – 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 – $22.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 – +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.4% – +30.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.55BFY2026 – $20.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 – +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% – +24.3%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

HOODTOPLPLA
HOOD 1.00 0.11 0.27
TOP 0.11 1.00 0.09
LPLA 0.27 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOOD, TOP and LPLA?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $81.78B, TOP Financial (TOP) $115.10M, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $21.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, HOOD, TOP and LPLA?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 41.2x, TOP Financial (TOP) -1,020x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) is cheapest (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 45.5x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 14.1x). 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) +20.9%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +31.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TOP Financial (TOP) returned the most: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -35.2%, TOP Financial (TOP) +1,176.0%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -7.5%. Over five years, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) compounded fastest (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +21.7%/yr, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +12.7%/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) 71.0%, TOP Financial (TOP) 184.8%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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