IBKR vs LPLA vs HOOD Stock Comparison

Interactive Brokers, LPL Financial Holdings and Robinhood Markets Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$83.84 -25.6% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$75.54B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Interactive Brokers leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Interactive Brokers 5, 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.

QuestionIBKRLPLAHOODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.72B $23.25B $75.54B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.8x 16.9x 37.9x LPLA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.0x 13.3x 40.3x LPLA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.3% +31.0% +20.9% LPLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 6.8% 39.0% HOOD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 41.2% 12.7% — IBKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 2.2x -1.0x HOOD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.45% 0.40% — IBKR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.4% -20.9% -42.9% IBKR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.7%/yr +11.5%/yr +17.8%/yr IBKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.0% 39.6% 71.1% LPLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 57/100 66/100 IBKR

Percentile Scorecard

IBKRLPLAHOOD

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

AxisIBKRLPLAHOOD
Valuation 94 #7 of 96 71 #29 of 96 42 #56 of 96
Growth 60 #28 of 68 81 #14 of 68 85 #11 of 68
Profitability 90 #8 of 70 67 #24 of 70 96 #4 of 70
Financial Health 83 #18 of 99 32 #68 of 99 67 #33 of 99
Shareholder Returns 85 #7 of 41 35 #27 of 41 38 #26 of 41
Overall 82 57 66
  • IBKR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • LPLA ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • HOOD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBKRLPLAHOODSPY
1 month -15.3%-5.6%-25.6% -2.3%
3 months -14.7%-17.1%-7.2% -0.7%
6 months -8.4%-6.9%+9.5% +4.8%
Year to date +16.4%-16.4%-25.9% +10.3%
1 year +6.4%-20.9%-42.9% +10.3%
3 years +276.4%+37.0%+765.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +55.6%+11.1%+105.4% +20.1%
5 years +296.3%+72.6%+126.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +31.7%+11.5%+17.8% +10.1%
10 years +827.3%+863.6%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +24.9%+25.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIBKRLPLAHOODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.0%39.6%71.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%47.0%69.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.110.803.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-0.53-0.60 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-33.4%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-24.1%-43.0% -3.5%
52-week high $98.19$393.25$147.08 $779.14
52-week low $61.05$265.86$65.16 $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.

MultipleIBKRLPLAHOOD
P/E now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 29.1x 16.9xmedian 29.1x 37.9xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 2.5x 14.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 13.6x 9.9xmedian 13.6x 23.4xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 16.8x 23.1xmedian 16.8x 25.1xmedian 16.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 2.2x 7.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.52 3.22median 0.52 0.57median 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 monthsIBKRLPLAHOOD
Revenue $6.86B $20.40B $5.08B
Net income $4.90B $1.39B $1.98B
Free cash flow $15.83B $1.01B $3.01B
R&D – – $983.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.50 $17.64 $2.18
Cash & equivalents $7.71B $1.06B $5.83B
Total debt $13.00M $7.80B $2.66B
Shares (diluted) 450.09M 78.97M 911.00M
Enterprise value $27.18B $18.86B $55.15B

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
MetricIBKRLPLAHOOD
P/E 29.8x 16.9x 37.9x
P/FCF 2.1x 23.1x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 13.1x 24.8x
P/S 4.9x 1.1x 14.9x
P/B 1.5x 4.0x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 9.9x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 2.6x 9.9x 23.4x
EV/EBIT 2.7x 13.1x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 1.5x 14.2x
EV/FCF 1.6x 29.8x 24.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.6x 16.9x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 3.22 0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLAHOOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.3% 31.0% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 27.9% 42.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.8% 67.2% -9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 6.1% 67.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 70.2% -8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 5.2% 66.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 229.0% 159.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.4% 109.3% 96.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% 152.0% 160.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 65.2% 97.0% 96.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLAHOOD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 144.0% 14.9% 61.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 78.0% 9.2% 47.3%
Net margin 16.4% 6.8% 39.0%
FCF margin 230.7% 4.9% 59.3%
Operating cash flow margin 231.9% 8.7% 59.9%
Return on equity 22.5% 24.1% 20.4%
Return on assets 2.1% 7.0% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 41.2% 12.7% –
Return on capital employed – – 24.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 0.4% 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLAHOOD
Debt / assets 0.0% 39.3% 4.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 2.2x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 7.7x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 91.0% 70.7% 82.7%
Equity / assets 9.0% 29.3% 17.3%
Interest coverage 2.2x 5.6x 5.0x
Current ratio – – 1.2x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLAHOOD
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – 2.5% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 2.9% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 53.1% – –

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.

ConsensusIBKRLPLAHOOD
Forward P/E 29.0xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 40.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.58FY2026 $22.53FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.6% +30.1% +53.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.62BFY2026 $20.12BFY2026 $5.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +24.3% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBKRLPLAHOOD
Held by institutions 86.0% 100.0% 68.1%
Institutions holding 1,110 767 1,390
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.7% +9.9%
Institutions buying 592 353 843
Institutions selling 377 301 405
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.17 2.08

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.

IBKRLPLAHOOD
IBKR 1.00 0.34 0.67
LPLA 0.34 1.00 0.24
HOOD 0.67 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBKR, LPLA and HOOD?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) $33.72B, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $23.25B, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $75.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, IBKR, LPLA and HOOD?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 29.8x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 16.9x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 37.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) is cheapest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 29.0x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 13.3x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 40.3x). 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: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +21.3%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +31.0%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has the highest net margin (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 16.4%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 6.8%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 39.0%). On return on invested capital, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) leads (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 41.2%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interactive Brokers (IBKR) returned the most: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +6.4%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -20.9%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -42.9%. Over five years, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) compounded fastest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +31.7%/yr, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +11.5%/yr, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has the highest dividend yield: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 0.45%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 0.40%. Robinhood Markets (HOOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) has been the steadiest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 40.0%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 39.6%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.