IBKR vs LPLA vs HOOD Stock Comparison

Interactive Brokers, LPL Financial Holdings and Robinhood Markets 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

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

LPL Financial Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (LPL Financial Holdings 4, Interactive Brokers 3, Robinhood Markets 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBKRLPLAHOODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.64B $21.20B $82.20B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 15.4x 41.4x LPLA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.4x 11.9x 44.0x LPLA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.7% +31.0% +20.9% LPLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.41% 0.45% — LPLA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.7% -21.5% -37.5% IBKR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr +10.4%/yr +21.2%/yr IBKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 40.5% 71.1% IBKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 41/100 63/100 HOOD

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 58 #41 of 96 38 #60 of 96 33 #65 of 96
Growth 50 #33 of 65 67 #22 of 65 83 #12 of 65
Profitability 30 #46 of 65 – 72 #19 of 65
Financial Health – – 64 #34 of 92
Shareholder Returns 16 #32 of 38 19 #31 of 38 –
Overall 38 41 63
  • 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 -4.1%-13.9%-21.5% +0.9%
3 months -3.2%-20.3%+1.8% +5.9%
6 months +8.4%-18.6%+28.4% +8.5%
Year to date +29.9%-24.6%-19.2% +13.3%
1 year +21.7%-21.5%-37.5% +12.4%
3 years +321.7%+21.6%+927.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +61.6%+6.7%+117.5% +23.5%
5 years +371.7%+64.1%+161.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.4%+10.4%+21.2% +11.0%
10 years +901.7%+760.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +25.9%+24.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIBKRLPLAHOODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%40.5%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%46.9%69.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.070.893.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.55-0.53-0.53 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-33.4%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-31.5%-37.8% -0.9%
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 31.8xmedian 30.1x 15.4xmedian 30.1x 41.4xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 3.0x 16.2xmedian 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 -26.0xmedian 15.8x 477.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 2.4x 8.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.54 3.24median 0.54 0.62median 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 monthsIBKRLPLAHOOD
Revenue $7.12B $20.40B $5.08B
Net income – – $1.99B
R&D – – $983.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.62 $17.40 $2.18
Cash & equivalents $5.94B $1.06B $5.83B
Shares (diluted) 450.09M 80.03M 912.00M
Enterprise value $54.68B $21.20B $82.27B

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 31.8x 15.4x 41.4x
P/FCF 2.5x -26.0x 477.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 27.0x
P/S 5.3x 1.0x 16.2x
P/B 1.6x 3.6x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 9.1x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 5.3x 1.0x 16.2x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 3.24 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLAHOOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.7% 31.0% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 27.9% 42.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – -9.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 67.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 67.9% -9.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 4.8% 66.8%
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
MetricIBKRLPLAHOOD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – 59.9%
Return on equity 22.2% – 20.4%
Return on assets 2.1% – 3.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLAHOOD
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 90.4% 70.7% 82.7%
Equity / assets 9.6% 29.3% 17.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – 1.2x
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusIBKRLPLAHOOD
Forward P/E 32.4xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 44.0xFY2026
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 1,108 765 1,388
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.7% +9.9%
Institutions buying 591 351 843
Institutions selling 376 301 403
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.17 2.09

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 0.38 0.67
LPLA 0.38 1.00 0.27
HOOD 0.67 0.27 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) $37.64B, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $21.20B, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $82.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, IBKR, LPLA and HOOD?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 31.8x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 15.4x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 41.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) is cheapest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 32.4x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 11.9x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 44.0x). 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) +19.7%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +31.0%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +20.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interactive Brokers (IBKR) returned the most: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +21.7%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -21.5%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -37.5%. Over five years, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) compounded fastest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +36.4%/yr, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +10.4%/yr, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) has the highest dividend yield: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 0.41%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 0.45%. Robinhood Markets (HOOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has been the steadiest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 39.5%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 40.5%, 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, 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.