LPLA vs FUTU vs XP Stock Comparison

LPL Financial Holdings, Futu Holdings and Xp Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FUTU Futu Holdings Ltd
$101.34 -9.4% 1M -43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.20B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
2.57%
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
4 wins
XP XP Inc.
$15.70 -23.5% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.16B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.59B
Div. yield
2.42%
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionLPLAFUTUXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.98B $14.20B $8.16B LPLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 10.0x 8.2x XP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 9.8x 7.0x XP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.8% +44.6% +24.5% FUTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 42.7% 63.3% XP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 28.9% -1.2% FUTU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — -73.9x XP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.38% 2.57% 2.42% FUTU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.8% -43.2% -10.6% LPLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr +8.6%/yr -14.2%/yr LPLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 62.5% 86.4% LPLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 81/100 52/100 FUTU

Percentile Scorecard

LPLAFUTUXP

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

AxisLPLAFUTUXP
Valuation 44 #55 of 97 78 #22 of 97 69 #31 of 97
Growth 18 #56 of 68 87 #10 of 68 31 #47 of 68
Profitability 50 #34 of 67 99 #2 of 67 62 #26 of 67
Financial Health 37 #62 of 97 56 #43 of 97 14 #84 of 97
Shareholder Returns 28 #29 of 40 87 #6 of 40 82 #8 of 40
Overall 35 81 52
  • LPLA ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • FUTU ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • 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

PeriodLPLAFUTUXPSPY
1 month +0.9%-9.4%-23.5% -0.8%
3 months -4.4%-2.8%-6.2% +3.5%
6 months -4.0%-36.7%-19.8% +7.0%
Year to date -11.2%-38.3%-4.1% +12.2%
1 year -6.8%-43.2%-10.6% +13.0%
3 years +43.2%+76.7%-22.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.7%+20.9%-8.2% +23.1%
5 years +84.4%+51.2%-53.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.0%+8.6%-14.2% +11.0%
10 years +894.8%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.8%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLPLAFUTUXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%62.5%86.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%68.7%105.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.921.971.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.69-0.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-63.6%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-49.1%-51.8% -1.8%
52-week high $393.25$199.04$32.60 $779.14
52-week low $265.86$89.76$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.

MultipleLPLAFUTUXP
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 29.4x 10.0xmedian 29.4x 8.2xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 2.9x 5.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 13.7x —median 13.7x -85.5xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.8xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x 3.3xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.36median 0.52 0.24median 0.52 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 monthsLPLAFUTUXP
Revenue $19.61B $3.32B $1.59B
Gross profit – $2.90B $505.22M
Operating income – $2.05B -$769.94M
Net income $1.01B $1.42B $1.03B
Free cash flow -$931.29M – $2.44B
R&D – $263.86M –
EPS (diluted) $12.58 $10.02 $1.89
Cash & equivalents $1.28B $2.34B $1.54B
Total debt $7.46B $2.01B $224.00B
Shares (diluted) 80.03M 141.36M 531.92M
Enterprise value $20.30B $3.94B -$13.67B

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
MetricLPLAFUTUXP
P/E 25.1x 10.0x 8.2x
P/FCF -26.8x – 3.3x
P/Operating cash flow -99.1x – 3.3x
P/S 1.3x 4.3x 5.1x
P/B 4.3x 2.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 2.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x – -85.5x
EV/EBIT 17.5x 6.3x -78.3x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 3.9x 37.9x
EV/FCF -33.5x – 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -123.6x – 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.36 0.24 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLPLAFUTUXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.8% 44.6% 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 41.3% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 50.1% -100.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 41.7% -89.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 60.5% -100.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 50.2% -58.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.9% 39.8% 27.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 40.3% 87.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.5% 38.5% 20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 41.1% 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
MetricLPLAFUTUXP
Gross margin – 87.4% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 12.7% – -44.4%
Operating margin – 62.0% -48.4%
Pretax margin 7.0% 52.3% 68.1%
Net margin 5.1% 42.7% 63.3%
FCF margin -4.7% – 153.2%
Operating cash flow margin -1.3% – 155.8%
Return on equity 17.6% 27.7% 24.5%
Return on assets 5.2% 4.1% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 28.9% -1.2%
Return on capital employed – 96.0% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLPLAFUTUXP
Debt / assets 37.7% 5.4% 72.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.4x 11.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – -73.9x
Debt / FCF -8.0x – 23.3x
Liabilities / assets 70.9% 86.7% 93.9%
Equity / assets 29.1% 13.3% 6.1%
Interest coverage 4.3x 8.7x -8.3x
Current ratio – 1.1x –
Quick ratio – 0.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 0.80 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLPLAFUTUXP
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.6% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 2.6% 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.

ConsensusLPLAFUTUXP
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $22.53FY2026 $10.30FY2026 $2.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.1% +29.2% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.12BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.3% +19.0% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLPLAFUTUXP
Held by institutions 100.0% 31.9% 63.1%
Institutions holding 765 319 318
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +7.2% +0.1%
Institutions buying 351 157 146
Institutions selling 301 124 132
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.27 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.

LPLAFUTUXP
LPLA 1.00 0.23 0.12
FUTU 0.23 1.00 0.22
XP 0.12 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LPLA, FUTU and XP?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $24.98B, Futu Holdings (FUTU) $14.20B, Xp (XP) $8.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, LPLA, FUTU and XP?

Xp (XP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 25.1x, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 10.0x, Xp (XP) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xp (XP) is cheapest (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 14.1x, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 9.8x, Xp (XP) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Futu Holdings (FUTU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +38.8%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) +44.6%, Xp (XP) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xp (XP) has the highest net margin (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 5.1%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 42.7%, Xp (XP) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Futu Holdings (FUTU) leads (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 10.1%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 28.9%, Xp (XP) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) returned the most: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -6.8%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) -43.2%, Xp (XP) -10.6%. Over five years, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) compounded fastest (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +13.0%/yr, Futu Holdings (FUTU) +8.6%/yr, Xp (XP) -14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Futu Holdings (FUTU) has the highest dividend yield: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 0.38%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 2.57%, Xp (XP) 2.42%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) has been the steadiest (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 37.0%, Futu Holdings (FUTU) 62.5%, Xp (XP) 86.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LPLA, FUTU 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, 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.