LPLA vs BAC vs XP Stock Comparison

LPL Financial Holdings, Bank Of America and Xp Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.87 -8.3% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$366.46B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
XP XP Inc.
$16.09 -20.5% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.93B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.59B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 5, Xp 4, LPL Financial Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLPLABACXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.08B $366.46B $7.93B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 11.4x 7.9x XP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 11.3x 7.7x XP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.0% +9.7% +24.5% LPLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 26.5% 63.3% XP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.1% -1.2% BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.6x -73.9x XP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.5% -3.8% -10.0% BAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr +1.3%/yr -13.3%/yr LPLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 21.8% 86.2% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 70/100 49/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

LPLABACXP

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

AxisLPLABACXP
Valuation 38 #60 of 96 96 #17 of 361 63 #36 of 96
Growth 67 #22 of 65 83 #30 of 172 31 #45 of 65
Profitability – 70 #46 of 149 61 #26 of 65
Financial Health – 27 #115 of 158 12 #81 of 92
Shareholder Returns 19 #31 of 38 75 #85 of 338 78 #9 of 38
Overall 41 70 49
  • LPLA ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • XP ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLPLABACXPSPY
1 month -13.9%-8.3%-20.5% +0.9%
3 months -20.3%-16.7%-1.3% +5.9%
6 months -18.6%-3.8%-12.5% +8.5%
Year to date -24.6%-7.5%-1.7% +13.3%
1 year -21.5%-3.8%-10.0% +12.4%
3 years +21.6%+102.1%-20.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.7%+26.5%-7.4% +23.5%
5 years +64.1%+6.5%-51.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.4%+1.3%-13.3% +11.0%
10 years +760.6%+205.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +24.0%+11.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLPLABACXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%21.8%86.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%25.7%105.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.721.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.17-0.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-49.0%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.5%-21.5%-50.6% -0.9%
52-week high $393.25$64.82$32.60 $779.14
52-week low $265.86$46.72$14.94 $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.

MultipleLPLABACXP
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 30.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x 8.4xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 3.4x 5.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.1x 1.4xmedian 5.1x -85.8xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.0xmedian 15.8x 3.8xmedian 10.8x 3.4xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.4x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.24median 0.54 1.41median 1.32 0.54median 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 monthsLPLABACXP
Revenue $20.40B $121.10B $1.59B
Gross profit – – $505.22M
Operating income – – -$769.94M
Net income – $33.66B $1.03B
Free cash flow – $94.74B $2.44B
EPS (diluted) $17.40 $4.41 $1.89
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $229.75B $1.54B
Total debt – $399.84B $224.00B
Shares (diluted) 80.03M 7.29B 531.92M
Enterprise value $22.08B -$2.01T -$13.90B

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
MetricLPLABACXP
P/E 15.4x 11.3x 8.4x
P/FCF -26.0x 3.8x 3.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.8x 3.4x
P/S 1.0x 2.9x 5.3x
P/B 3.6x 1.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 1.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 1.4x -85.8x
EV/EBIT – 1.4x -78.6x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.4x 38.0x
EV/FCF – 1.8x 24.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.8x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.24 1.41 0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLPLABACXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.0% 9.7% 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 6.4% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -100.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -89.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -100.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -58.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 20.5% 27.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 87.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 67.9% 27.5% 20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 8.0% 15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 517.8% 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.5% 24.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 517.8% 30.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.5% 24.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLPLABACXP
Gross margin – – 31.8%
EBITDA margin – 99.4% -44.4%
Operating margin – – -48.4%
Pretax margin – 36.2% 68.1%
Net margin – 26.5% 63.3%
FCF margin – 78.2% 153.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 78.2% 155.8%
Return on equity – 11.2% 24.5%
Return on assets – 1.0% 1.5%
Return on invested capital – 13.1% -1.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.8x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.4% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLPLABACXP
Debt / assets – 11.4% 72.2%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 11.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.6x -73.9x
Debt / FCF – 4.2x 23.3x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 91.4% 93.9%
Equity / assets 29.3% 8.6% 6.1%
Interest coverage – 1.6x -8.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLPLABACXP
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.3% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – 6.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 8.8% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% –

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.

ConsensusLPLABACXP
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $22.53FY2026 $4.52FY2026 $2.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.1% +19.9% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.12BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026 $3.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.3% -2.4% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLPLABACXP
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.0% 63.1%
Institutions holding 765 3,615 318
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.7% +0.1%
Institutions buying 351 1,828 146
Institutions selling 301 1,342 132
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.36 1.11

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.

LPLABACXP
LPLA 1.00 0.49 0.11
BAC 0.49 1.00 0.17
XP 0.11 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LPLA, BAC and XP?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $22.08B, Bank Of America (BAC) $366.46B, Xp (XP) $7.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, LPLA, BAC and XP?

Xp (XP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 15.9x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.4x, Xp (XP) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xp (XP) is cheapest (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 11.9x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x, Xp (XP) 7.7x). 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: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +31.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Xp (XP) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xp (XP) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Xp (XP) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Xp (XP) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank Of America (BAC) returned the most: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -21.5%, Bank Of America (BAC) -3.8%, Xp (XP) -10.0%. Over five years, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) compounded fastest (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +10.4%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.3%/yr, Xp (XP) -13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%, Xp (XP) 0.00%. LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) and Xp (XP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 40.5%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%, Xp (XP) 86.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LPLA, BAC and XP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of America (BAC) 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.