IBKR vs FUTU vs WTF Stock Comparison

Interactive Brokers, Futu Holdings and Waton Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FUTU Futu Holdings Ltd
$101.83 -9.3% 1M -45.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.10B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
4 wins
WTF Waton Financial Ltd
$1.99 -18.8% 1M -60.8% 1Y
Market cap
$100.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Interactive Brokers leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Interactive Brokers 4, Futu Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBKRFUTUWTFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.52B $14.10B $100.79M IBKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x 9.9x -6.3x FUTU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.4x 9.9x — FUTU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.7% +44.6% — FUTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 42.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 28.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.7% -45.8% -60.8% IBKR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr +13.7%/yr — IBKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 62.3% 98.5% IBKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 81/100 — FUTU

Percentile Scorecard

IBKRFUTUWTF

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

AxisIBKRFUTUWTF
Valuation 58 #41 of 96 80 #20 of 96 12 #85 of 96
Growth 50 #33 of 65 86 #10 of 65 –
Profitability 30 #46 of 65 98 #2 of 65 –
Financial Health – 55 #42 of 92 71 #27 of 92
Shareholder Returns 16 #32 of 38 87 #6 of 38 –
Overall 38 81 –
  • IBKR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • FUTU ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • WTF ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBKRFUTUWTFSPY
1 month -4.1%-9.3%-18.8% +0.9%
3 months -3.2%0.0%-31.1% +5.9%
6 months +8.4%-33.5%-39.7% +8.5%
Year to date +29.9%-38.0%-39.7% +13.3%
1 year +21.7%-45.8%-60.8% +12.4%
3 years +321.7%+77.5%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +61.6%+21.1%— +23.5%
5 years +371.7%+90.3%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.4%+13.7%— +11.0%
10 years +901.7%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +25.9%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIBKRFUTUWTFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%62.3%98.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%68.5%103.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.071.970.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.55-0.73-0.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-60.2%-90.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-48.8%-66.1% -0.9%
52-week high $98.19$199.04$5.87 $779.14
52-week low $61.05$89.76$1.99 $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.

MultipleIBKRFUTUWTF
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 30.1x 10.0xmedian 30.1x -6.3xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.0x 4.3xmedian 3.0x 8.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.1x —median 14.1x —median 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x -13.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 2.4x 4.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.54 0.24median 0.54 —median 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 monthsIBKRFUTUWTF
Revenue $7.12B $3.32B –
Gross profit – $2.90B –
Operating income – $2.05B –
Net income – $1.42B –
R&D – $263.86M –
EPS (diluted) $2.62 $10.02 –
Cash & equivalents $5.94B $2.34B $10.41M
Total debt – $2.01B –
Shares (diluted) 450.09M 141.36M 48.22M
Enterprise value $36.52B $3.79B $63.36M

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
MetricIBKRFUTUWTF
P/E 31.8x 10.0x -6.3x
P/FCF 2.5x – -13.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 5.3x 4.3x 8.7x
P/B 1.6x 2.9x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.9x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 6.4x –
EV/Revenue 5.3x 3.9x –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 0.24 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBKRFUTUWTF
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.7% 44.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 41.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 50.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 41.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 60.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 50.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 39.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 40.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 38.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 41.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBKRFUTUWTF
Gross margin – 87.4% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – 62.0% –
Pretax margin – 52.3% –
Net margin – 42.7% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity 22.2% 27.7% –
Return on assets 2.1% 4.1% –
Return on invested capital – 28.9% –
Return on capital employed – 96.0% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBKRFUTUWTF
Debt / assets – 5.4% 2.8%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 90.4% 86.7% 60.3%
Equity / assets 9.6% 13.3% 39.7%
Interest coverage – 8.7x –
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 0.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.80 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBKRFUTUWTF
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.6% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 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.

ConsensusIBKRFUTUWTF
Forward P/E 32.4xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.58FY2026 $10.31FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +32.6% +29.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.62BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +19.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBKRFUTUWTF
Held by institutions 86.0% 31.9% –
Institutions holding 1,108 319 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +7.2% –
Institutions buying 591 157 –
Institutions selling 376 124 –
Buyers to sellers 1.57 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.

IBKRFUTUWTF
IBKR 1.00 0.49 0.10
FUTU 0.49 1.00 0.17
WTF 0.10 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBKR, FUTU and WTF?

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) $36.52B, Futu Holdings (FUTU) $14.10B, Waton Financial (WTF) $100.79M.

Which stock is cheaper, IBKR, FUTU and WTF?

Futu Holdings (FUTU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 31.0x, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 9.9x, Waton Financial (WTF) -6.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Futu Holdings (FUTU) is cheapest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 32.4x, 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: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +19.7%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) +44.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interactive Brokers (IBKR) returned the most: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +21.7%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) -45.8%, Waton Financial (WTF) -60.8%. Over five years, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) compounded fastest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +36.4%/yr, Futu Holdings (FUTU) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has been the steadiest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 39.5%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 62.3%, Waton Financial (WTF) 98.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IBKR, FUTU and WTF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 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.