XP vs BAC vs LPLA Stock Comparison

Xp, Bank Of America and LPL Financial Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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XP XP Inc.
$15.05 -25.8% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.82B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.59B
Div. yield
2.52%
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
5 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$51.14 -7.0% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$358.90B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
2.27%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionXPBACLPLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.82B $358.90B $21.77B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.9x 11.4x 15.8x XP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 11.3x 12.4x XP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.5% +9.7% +31.0% LPLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% 26.5% 6.8% XP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% 13.1% 12.7% BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -73.9x -1.6x 2.2x XP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.52% 2.27% 0.43% XP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.3% -2.7% -18.6% BAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr +1.4%/yr +11.3%/yr LPLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.5% 21.8% 40.7% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 71/100 61/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

XPBACLPLA

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

AxisXPBACLPLA
Valuation 64 #35 of 96 96 #14 of 361 73 #27 of 96
Growth 31 #45 of 65 82 #28 of 153 81 #13 of 65
Profitability 63 #25 of 65 71 #38 of 128 72 #19 of 65
Financial Health 12 #82 of 93 31 #97 of 140 35 #61 of 93
Shareholder Returns 80 #9 of 40 73 #90 of 335 46 #22 of 40
Overall 50 71 61
  • XP ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • LPLA ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXPBACLPLASPY
1 month -25.8%-7.0%-9.3% +0.7%
3 months -12.5%-17.2%-17.6% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%-4.3%-16.3% +7.1%
Year to date -8.1%-7.0%-21.7% +12.8%
1 year -17.3%-2.7%-18.6% +11.9%
3 years -23.1%+99.1%+25.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -8.4%+25.8%+7.8% +22.8%
5 years -54.1%+7.0%+70.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%+1.4%+11.3% +10.9%
10 years —+206.6%+793.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+11.9%+24.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureXPBACLPLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.5%21.8%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.1%25.8%46.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.750.720.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.13-0.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.2%-49.0%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.8%-21.1%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $32.60$64.82$393.25 $779.14
52-week low $14.94$46.72$265.86 $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.

MultipleXPBACLPLA
P/E now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 29.6x 11.4xmedian 12.2x 15.8xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 1.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -85.0xmedian 13.0x 1.4xmedian 5.3x 9.4xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 16.5x 3.8xmedian 10.8x 21.6xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.48 1.42median 1.34 3.02median 0.48

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 monthsXPBACLPLA
Revenue $1.59B $121.10B $20.40B
Gross profit $505.22M – –
Operating income -$769.94M – –
Net income $1.03B $33.66B $1.39B
Free cash flow $2.44B $94.74B $1.01B
EPS (diluted) $1.89 $4.41 $17.64
Cash & equivalents $1.54B $229.75B $1.06B
Total debt $224.00B $399.84B $7.80B
Shares (diluted) 531.92M 7.29B 78.97M
Enterprise value -$14.00B -$2.02T $17.37B

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
MetricXPBACLPLA
P/E 7.9x 11.4x 15.8x
P/FCF 3.2x 3.8x 21.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 3.8x 12.3x
P/S 4.9x 3.0x 1.1x
P/B 1.6x 1.2x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.2x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA -85.0x 1.4x 9.4x
EV/EBIT -77.9x 1.4x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 37.7x 1.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 24.6x 1.8x 28.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 1.8x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 1.42 3.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXPBACLPLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.5% 9.7% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 6.4% 27.9%
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) 27.5% 20.5% 67.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 87.3% 4.2% 6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.6% 27.5% 70.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 8.0% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.8% 517.8% 229.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 28.5% 109.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.4% 517.8% 152.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 28.5% 97.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXPBACLPLA
Gross margin 31.8% – –
EBITDA margin -44.4% 99.4% 14.9%
Operating margin -48.4% – –
Pretax margin 68.1% 36.2% 9.2%
Net margin 63.3% 26.5% 6.8%
FCF margin 153.2% 78.2% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 155.8% 78.2% 8.7%
Return on equity 24.5% 11.2% 24.1%
Return on assets 1.5% 1.0% 7.0%
Return on invested capital -1.2% 13.1% 12.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 3.4% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXPBACLPLA
Debt / assets 72.2% 11.4% 39.3%
Debt / equity 11.9x 1.3x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -73.9x -1.6x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 23.3x 4.2x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 93.9% 91.4% 70.7%
Equity / assets 6.1% 8.6% 29.3%
Interest coverage -8.3x 1.6x 5.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXPBACLPLA
Dividend yield 2.5% 2.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 6.5% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 8.8% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusXPBACLPLA
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.10FY2026 $4.52FY2026 $22.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.9% +19.9% +30.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.94BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026 $20.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% -2.4% +24.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXPBACLPLA
Held by institutions 63.1% 75.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 319 3,616 766
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +0.7% +0.7%
Institutions buying 146 1,828 352
Institutions selling 132 1,343 301
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.36 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.

XPBACLPLA
XP 1.00 0.16 0.10
BAC 0.16 1.00 0.49
LPLA 0.10 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XP, BAC and LPLA?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xp (XP) $7.82B, Bank Of America (BAC) $358.90B, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $21.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, XP, BAC and LPLA?

Xp (XP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Xp (XP) 7.9x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.4x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xp (XP) is cheapest (Xp (XP) 7.2x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 12.4x). 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: Xp (XP) +24.5%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xp (XP) has the highest net margin (Xp (XP) 63.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Xp (XP) -1.2%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank Of America (BAC) returned the most: Xp (XP) -17.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) -2.7%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -18.6%. Over five years, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) compounded fastest (Xp (XP) -14.4%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.4%/yr, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Xp (XP) has the highest dividend yield: Xp (XP) 2.52%, Bank Of America (BAC) 2.27%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 0.43%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Xp (XP) 86.5%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.