IBKR vs LPLA vs FUTU Stock Comparison

Interactive Brokers, LPL Financial Holdings and Futu Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FUTU Futu Holdings Ltd
$101.47 -10.2% 1M -48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.22B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
2.56%
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, Interactive Brokers 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBKRLPLAFUTULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.84B $21.77B $14.22B IBKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.1x 15.8x 10.0x FUTU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.7x 12.4x 9.8x FUTU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.7% +31.0% +44.6% FUTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.8% 42.7% FUTU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.7% 28.9% FUTU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.42% 0.43% 2.56% FUTU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.2% -18.6% -48.7% IBKR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.8%/yr +11.3%/yr +13.7%/yr IBKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.6% 40.7% 62.1% IBKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 61/100 81/100 FUTU

Percentile Scorecard

IBKRLPLAFUTU

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

AxisIBKRLPLAFUTU
Valuation 58 #41 of 96 73 #27 of 96 79 #21 of 96
Growth 52 #32 of 65 81 #13 of 65 86 #10 of 65
Profitability 30 #46 of 65 72 #19 of 65 98 #2 of 65
Financial Health – 35 #61 of 93 55 #42 of 93
Shareholder Returns 15 #34 of 40 46 #22 of 40 87 #6 of 40
Overall 39 61 81
  • IBKR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • LPLA ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • 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

PeriodIBKRLPLAFUTUSPY
1 month -5.1%-9.3%-10.2% +0.7%
3 months -9.6%-17.6%-1.9% +3.7%
6 months +2.9%-16.3%-34.3% +7.1%
Year to date +27.1%-21.7%-38.2% +12.8%
1 year +18.2%-18.6%-48.7% +11.9%
3 years +309.3%+25.2%+75.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +60.0%+7.8%+20.6% +22.8%
5 years +361.7%+70.4%+89.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +35.8%+11.3%+13.7% +10.9%
10 years +880.5%+793.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +25.6%+24.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIBKRLPLAFUTUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.6%40.7%62.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%46.9%68.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.070.871.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.46-0.46-0.78 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-33.4%-60.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-28.9%-49.0% -1.2%
52-week high $98.19$393.25$199.04 $779.14
52-week low $61.05$265.86$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.

MultipleIBKRLPLAFUTU
P/E now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 29.6x 15.8xmedian 29.6x 10.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 3.1x 1.1xmedian 3.1x 4.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.0x 9.4xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 16.5x 21.6xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.26median 0.48 3.02median 0.48 0.24median 0.48

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 monthsIBKRLPLAFUTU
Revenue $7.12B $20.40B $3.32B
Gross profit – – $2.90B
Operating income – – $2.05B
Net income – $1.39B $1.42B
Free cash flow – $1.01B –
R&D – – $263.86M
EPS (diluted) $2.62 $17.64 $10.02
Cash & equivalents $5.94B $1.06B $2.34B
Total debt – $7.80B $2.01B
Shares (diluted) 450.09M 78.97M 141.36M
Enterprise value $53.88B $17.37B $3.96B

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
MetricIBKRLPLAFUTU
P/E 31.1x 15.8x 10.0x
P/FCF 2.5x 21.6x –
P/Operating cash flow – 12.3x –
P/S 5.2x 1.1x 4.3x
P/B 1.6x 3.7x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 9.3x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 9.4x –
EV/EBIT – 12.4x 6.3x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 1.4x 3.9x
EV/FCF – 28.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.26 3.02 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLAFUTU
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.7% 31.0% 44.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 27.9% 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) – 67.2% 39.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 40.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 70.2% 38.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 5.2% 41.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 229.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 109.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 152.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 97.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLAFUTU
Gross margin – – 87.4%
EBITDA margin – 14.9% –
Operating margin – – 62.0%
Pretax margin – 9.2% 52.3%
Net margin – 6.8% 42.7%
FCF margin – 4.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 8.7% –
Return on equity 22.2% 24.1% 27.7%
Return on assets 2.1% 7.0% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – 12.7% 28.9%
Return on capital employed – – 96.0%
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLAFUTU
Debt / assets – 39.3% 5.4%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.2x –
Debt / FCF – 7.7x –
Liabilities / assets 90.4% 70.7% 86.7%
Equity / assets 9.6% 29.3% 13.3%
Interest coverage – 5.6x 8.7x
Current ratio – – 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 0.1x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 0.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLAFUTU
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.4% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.1% 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.

ConsensusIBKRLPLAFUTU
Forward P/E 31.7xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.58FY2026 $22.53FY2026 $10.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.6% +30.1% +29.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.62BFY2026 $20.12BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +24.3% +19.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBKRLPLAFUTU
Held by institutions 86.0% 100.0% 31.9%
Institutions holding 1,109 766 319
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.7% +7.2%
Institutions buying 592 352 157
Institutions selling 376 301 124
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.17 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.

IBKRLPLAFUTU
IBKR 1.00 0.37 0.49
LPLA 0.37 1.00 0.21
FUTU 0.49 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBKR, LPLA and FUTU?

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) $36.84B, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $21.77B, Futu Holdings (FUTU) $14.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, IBKR, LPLA and FUTU?

Futu Holdings (FUTU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 31.1x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 15.8x, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Futu Holdings (FUTU) is cheapest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 31.7x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 12.4x, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 9.8x). 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%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +31.0%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) +44.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Futu Holdings (FUTU) has the highest net margin (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 6.8%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 42.7%). On return on invested capital, Futu Holdings (FUTU) leads (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 12.7%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 28.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interactive Brokers (IBKR) returned the most: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +18.2%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -18.6%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) -48.7%. Over five years, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) compounded fastest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +35.8%/yr, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +11.3%/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: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 0.42%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 0.43%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 2.56%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has been the steadiest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 39.6%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 40.7%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 62.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IBKR, LPLA 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.