LPLA vs HOOD vs WTF Stock Comparison

LPL Financial Holdings, Robinhood Markets and Waton Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$91.43 -21.5% 1M -37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$81.54B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
3 wins
WTF Waton Financial Ltd
$1.99 -18.8% 1M -60.8% 1Y
Market cap
$99.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

LPL Financial Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (LPL Financial Holdings 5, Robinhood Markets 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLPLAHOODWTFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.09B $81.54B $99.34M HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 41.1x -6.3x LPLA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 44.0x — LPLA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +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 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.5% -37.5% -60.8% LPLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr +21.2%/yr — HOOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 71.1% 98.5% LPLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 63/100 — HOOD

Percentile Scorecard

LPLAHOODWTF

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

AxisLPLAHOODWTF
Valuation 38 #60 of 96 33 #65 of 96 12 #85 of 96
Growth 67 #22 of 65 83 #12 of 65 –
Profitability – 72 #19 of 65 –
Financial Health – 64 #34 of 92 71 #27 of 92
Shareholder Returns 19 #31 of 38 – –
Overall 41 63 –
  • LPLA ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • HOOD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • WTF ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLPLAHOODWTFSPY
1 month -13.9%-21.5%-18.8% +0.9%
3 months -20.3%+1.8%-31.1% +5.9%
6 months -18.6%+28.4%-39.7% +8.5%
Year to date -24.6%-19.2%-39.7% +13.3%
1 year -21.5%-37.5%-60.8% +12.4%
3 years +21.6%+927.3%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.7%+117.5%— +23.5%
5 years +64.1%+161.5%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.4%+21.2%— +11.0%
10 years +760.6%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +24.0%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLPLAHOODWTFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%71.1%98.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%69.3%103.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.893.120.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.53-0.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-81.9%-90.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.5%-37.8%-66.1% -0.9%
52-week high $393.25$147.08$5.87 $779.14
52-week low $265.86$65.16$1.99 $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.

MultipleLPLAHOODWTF
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 30.1x 41.4xmedian 30.1x -6.3xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 3.0x 16.2xmedian 3.0x 8.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.1x —median 14.1x —median 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.0xmedian 15.8x 477.1xmedian 15.8x -13.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.4x 8.2xmedian 2.4x 4.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.24median 0.54 0.62median 0.54 —median 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 monthsLPLAHOODWTF
Revenue $20.40B $5.08B –
Net income – $1.99B –
R&D – $983.00M –
EPS (diluted) $17.40 $2.18 –
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $5.83B $10.41M
Shares (diluted) 80.03M 912.00M 48.22M
Enterprise value $22.09B $81.54B $61.92M

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
MetricLPLAHOODWTF
P/E 15.4x 41.4x -6.3x
P/FCF -26.0x 477.1x -13.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 27.0x –
P/S 1.0x 16.2x 8.7x
P/B 3.6x 8.2x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 8.3x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 16.2x –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.24 0.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLPLAHOODWTF
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.0% 20.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 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) 67.9% -9.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 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
MetricLPLAHOODWTF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – 59.9% –
Return on equity – 20.4% –
Return on assets – 3.5% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 6.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLPLAHOODWTF
Debt / assets – – 2.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 82.7% 60.3%
Equity / assets 29.3% 17.3% 39.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio – – 0.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusLPLAHOODWTF
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 44.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $22.53FY2026 $2.08FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +30.1% +53.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.12BFY2026 $5.55BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +24.3% +16.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLPLAHOODWTF
Held by institutions 100.0% 68.1% –
Institutions holding 765 1,388 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +9.9% –
Institutions buying 351 843 –
Institutions selling 301 403 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

LPLAHOODWTF
LPLA 1.00 0.27 0.09
HOOD 0.27 1.00 0.17
WTF 0.09 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LPLA, HOOD and WTF?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $22.09B, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $81.54B, Waton Financial (WTF) $99.34M.

Which stock is cheaper, LPLA, HOOD and WTF?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 15.9x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 41.1x, Waton Financial (WTF) -6.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) is cheapest (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: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +31.0%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +20.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) returned the most: LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -21.5%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -37.5%, Waton Financial (WTF) -60.8%. Over five years, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) compounded fastest (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +10.4%/yr, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) has been the steadiest (LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 40.5%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.1%, Waton Financial (WTF) 98.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LPLA, HOOD and WTF?

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 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.