LPLA vs CIB vs XP Stock Comparison

LPL Financial Holdings, Grupo Cibest and Xp Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CIB Grupo Cibest S.A.
$96.46 +1.5% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.03B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
XP XP Inc.
$15.70 -23.5% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.50B
P/E
8.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.59B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Grupo Cibest leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Grupo Cibest 6, Xp 3, LPL Financial Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLPLACIBXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.35B $49.03B $8.50B CIB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 0.0x 8.4x CIB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 7.9x 7.5x XP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.8% — +24.5% LPLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% — 63.3% XP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% -5.9% -1.2% LPLA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.4x -73.9x XP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.8% +72.0% -10.6% CIB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr +21.5%/yr -14.2%/yr CIB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 33.7% 86.4% CIB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 59/100 52/100 CIB

Percentile Scorecard

LPLACIBXP

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

AxisLPLACIBXP
Valuation 44 #55 of 97 71 #107 of 362 69 #31 of 97
Growth 18 #56 of 68 – 31 #47 of 68
Profitability 50 #34 of 67 14 #172 of 200 62 #26 of 67
Financial Health 37 #62 of 97 56 #90 of 203 14 #84 of 97
Shareholder Returns 28 #29 of 40 94 #20 of 342 82 #8 of 40
Overall 35 59 52
  • LPLA ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • CIB ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • XP ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLPLACIBXPSPY
1 month +0.9%+1.5%-23.5% -0.8%
3 months -4.4%+9.8%-6.2% +3.5%
6 months -4.0%+39.0%-19.8% +7.0%
Year to date -11.2%+51.6%-4.1% +12.2%
1 year -6.8%+72.0%-10.6% +13.0%
3 years +43.2%+278.1%-22.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.7%+55.8%-8.2% +23.1%
5 years +84.4%+165.1%-53.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.0%+21.5%-14.2% +11.0%
10 years +894.8%+150.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.8%+9.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLPLACIBXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%33.7%86.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%32.6%105.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.791.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.182.14-0.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-50.9%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-6.6%-51.8% -1.8%
52-week high $393.25$103.26$32.60 $779.14
52-week low $265.86$56.73$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.

MultipleLPLACIBXP
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 29.4x 0.0xmedian 12.1x 8.2xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.9x 0.0xmedian 3.4x 5.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 13.7x 1.4xmedian 5.0x -85.5xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.8xmedian 16.0x -0.2xmedian 11.0x 3.3xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.3x 0.0xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.36median 0.52 —median 1.36 0.52median 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 monthsLPLACIBXP
Revenue $19.61B – $1.59B
Gross profit – – $505.22M
Operating income – – -$769.94M
Net income $1.01B $5.74T $1.03B
Free cash flow -$931.29M -$426.96B $2.44B
EPS (diluted) $12.58 – $1.89
Cash & equivalents $1.28B $27.74T $1.54B
Total debt $7.46B $31.85T $224.00B
Shares (diluted) 80.03M – 531.92M
Enterprise value $20.67B -$149.11T -$13.33B

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
MetricLPLACIBXP
P/E 25.1x 0.0x 8.2x
P/FCF -26.8x -0.2x 3.3x
P/Operating cash flow -99.1x -0.1x 3.3x
P/S 1.3x 0.0x 5.1x
P/B 4.3x 0.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 0.0x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 1.4x -85.5x
EV/EBIT 17.5x 1.6x -78.3x
EV/Revenue 1.6x – 37.9x
EV/FCF -33.5x 88.0x 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -123.6x 58.4x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.36 – 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLPLACIBXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.8% – 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% – 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) -9.9% 12.2% 27.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% – 87.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.5% – 20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – 15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -144.7% – 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.4% – 24.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17,226% – 30.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.1% – 24.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLPLACIBXP
Gross margin – – 31.8%
EBITDA margin 12.7% – -44.4%
Operating margin – – -48.4%
Pretax margin 7.0% – 68.1%
Net margin 5.1% – 63.3%
FCF margin -4.7% – 153.2%
Operating cash flow margin -1.3% – 155.8%
Return on equity 17.6% 2.3% 24.5%
Return on assets 5.2% 2.6% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 10.1% -5.9% -1.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x -0.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLPLACIBXP
Debt / assets 37.7% 8.8% 72.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.1x 11.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.4x -73.9x
Debt / FCF -8.0x -74.6x 23.3x
Liabilities / assets 70.9% – 93.9%
Equity / assets 29.1% 100.0% 6.1%
Interest coverage 4.3x -1.0x -8.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLPLACIBXP
Dividend yield 0.4% 4.9% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 4.9% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusLPLACIBXP
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $22.53FY2026 $12.20FY2026 $2.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +179.2%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.1% +5.5% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.12BFY2026 $9.57BFY2026 $3.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +45.0%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.3% +19.0% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLPLACIBXP
Held by institutions 100.0% 4.2% 63.1%
Institutions holding 765 212 318
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +20.8% +0.1%
Institutions buying 351 110 146
Institutions selling 301 82 132
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.34 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.

LPLACIBXP
LPLA 1.00 0.09 0.12
CIB 0.09 1.00 0.32
XP 0.12 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LPLA, CIB and XP?

Grupo Cibest (CIB) is the largest by market capitalisation: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $25.35B, Grupo Cibest (CIB) $49.03B, Xp (XP) $8.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, LPLA, CIB and XP?

Grupo Cibest (CIB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 25.2x, Grupo Cibest (CIB) 0.0x, Xp (XP) 8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xp (XP) is cheapest (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 14.1x, Grupo Cibest (CIB) 7.9x, Xp (XP) 7.5x). 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) +38.8%, Xp (XP) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xp (XP) has the highest net margin (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 5.1%, Xp (XP) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) leads (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 10.1%, Grupo Cibest (CIB) -5.9%, Xp (XP) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grupo Cibest (CIB) returned the most: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -6.8%, Grupo Cibest (CIB) +72.0%, Xp (XP) -10.6%. Over five years, Grupo Cibest (CIB) compounded fastest (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +13.0%/yr, Grupo Cibest (CIB) +21.5%/yr, Xp (XP) -14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grupo Cibest (CIB) has been the steadiest (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 37.0%, Grupo Cibest (CIB) 33.7%, Xp (XP) 86.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LPLA, CIB 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, Grupo Cibest (CIB) leads on 6. 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.