IBKR vs LPLA vs TOP Stock Comparison

Interactive Brokers, LPL Financial Holdings and TOP Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TOP TOP Financial Group Ltd
$15.25 -1.4% 1M +1,129.8% 1Y
Market cap
$116.67M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionIBKRLPLATOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.84B $25.37B $116.67M IBKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.3x 25.2x -1,007x LPLA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 14.1x — LPLA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.7% +38.8% — LPLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.1% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.2% -6.8% +1,129.8% TOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.1%/yr +13.0%/yr — IBKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 37.0% 185.1% LPLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 35/100 — IBKR

Percentile Scorecard

IBKRLPLATOP

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

AxisIBKRLPLATOP
Valuation 60 #39 of 97 44 #55 of 97 32 #66 of 97
Growth 51 #34 of 68 18 #56 of 68 –
Profitability 32 #46 of 67 50 #34 of 67 –
Financial Health – 37 #62 of 97 85 #15 of 97
Shareholder Returns 18 #33 of 40 28 #29 of 40 –
Overall 40 35 –
  • IBKR ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • LPLA ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • TOP ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBKRLPLATOPSPY
1 month -9.7%+0.9%-1.4% -0.8%
3 months -12.7%-4.4%+612.6% +3.5%
6 months +3.9%-4.0%+1,830.4% +7.0%
Year to date +25.3%-11.2%+1,425.0% +12.2%
1 year +17.2%-6.8%+1,129.8% +13.0%
3 years +306.8%+43.2%+228.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +59.7%+12.7%+48.6% +23.1%
5 years +349.2%+84.4%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +35.1%+13.0%— +11.0%
10 years +864.0%+894.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.4%+25.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIBKRLPLATOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%37.0%185.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.2%40.1%82.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.060.922.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.44-0.186.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-33.4%-99.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%-19.3%-8.8% -1.8%
52-week high $98.19$393.25$16.73 $779.14
52-week low $61.05$265.86$0.62 $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.

MultipleIBKRLPLATOP
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 29.4x 25.1xmedian 29.4x -1,007xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x 123.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.7x 12.5xmedian 13.7x —median 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 16.0x -26.8xmedian 16.0x 22.0xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.3x 4.3xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.24median 0.52 -4.36median 0.52 —median 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 monthsIBKRLPLATOP
Revenue $7.12B $19.61B –
Net income – $1.01B –
Free cash flow – -$931.29M –
EPS (diluted) $2.62 $12.58 –
Cash & equivalents $5.94B $1.28B $45.27M
Total debt – $7.46B $40.70M
Shares (diluted) 450.09M 80.03M 7.49M
Enterprise value $36.84B $20.69B $2.86M

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
MetricIBKRLPLATOP
P/E 30.7x 25.1x -1,007x
P/FCF 2.5x -26.8x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow – -99.1x –
P/S 5.1x 1.3x 123.4x
P/B 1.6x 4.3x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 10.8x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 12.5x –
EV/EBIT – 17.5x –
EV/Revenue 5.1x 1.6x –
EV/FCF – -33.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -123.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.24 -4.36 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLATOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.7% 38.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 27.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – -9.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% -9.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.8% -5.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -144.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17,226% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -36.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLATOP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 12.7% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 7.0% –
Net margin – 5.1% –
FCF margin – -4.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – -1.3% –
Return on equity 22.2% 17.6% –
Return on assets 2.1% 5.2% –
Return on invested capital – 10.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLATOP
Debt / assets – 37.7% 0.4%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x –
Debt / FCF – -8.0x –
Liabilities / assets 90.4% 70.9% 76.6%
Equity / assets 9.6% 29.1% 23.4%
Interest coverage – 4.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBKRLPLATOP
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 1.5% –
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.

ConsensusIBKRLPLATOP
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.58FY2026 $22.53FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +32.6% +30.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.62BFY2026 $20.12BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +24.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBKRLPLATOP
Held by institutions 86.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 1,108 765 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.7% –
Institutions buying 591 351 –
Institutions selling 376 301 –
Buyers to sellers 1.57 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.

IBKRLPLATOP
IBKR 1.00 0.43 0.03
LPLA 0.43 1.00 0.09
TOP 0.03 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBKR, LPLA and TOP?

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) $36.84B, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $25.37B, TOP Financial (TOP) $116.67M.

Which stock is cheaper, IBKR, LPLA and TOP?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 31.3x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 25.2x, TOP Financial (TOP) -1,007x). On next year's consensus earnings, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) is cheapest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 31.2x, 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: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +19.7%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +38.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TOP Financial (TOP) returned the most: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +17.2%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -6.8%, TOP Financial (TOP) +1,129.8%. Over five years, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) compounded fastest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +35.1%/yr, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) has been the steadiest (Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 39.5%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 37.0%, TOP Financial (TOP) 185.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.