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HOODNasdaq·Financial - Capital Markets

Robinhood Markets, Inc. HOOD

Market cap $108.2BP/E 53.1× trailingGross margin 81.5%Reports Wed 4 Nov, after the close
$120.35
−2.35 (−1.92%)live 09:30 ET
52-wk $63.52 – $153.86
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Orin's take
0.62conviction · moderate
Refreshed 16 Aug · take v6. A new filing or a print queues the next refresh.

Robinhood's FY2025 results are undeniably strong — revenue surged 51.5% to $4.47B with $1.88B net income and $1.58B free cash flow, marking a dramatic turnaround from the $541M loss in FY2023. However, the valuation premium remains extreme at 41.4x trailing PE versus a peer median of 17.4x and 20.7x PS versus 3.7x, while total debt doubled to $15.4B and insiders have sold a net $1.98B over 24 months.

The stock has recovered to $95.56 from prior levels but still trades below its 50-day MA, and the expansion into venture-fund products adds unproven risk to an already richly priced equity.

What could go wrong

  • Extreme valuation premium. PE of 41.4x is 138% above peer median (17.4x); PS of 20.7x is 456% above peer median (3.7x); EV/EBITDA of 73.9x is 454% above median (13.3x). Any growth deceleration could trigger sharp de-rating.
  • Debt expansion. Total debt doubled from $7.46B in FY2024 to $15.4B in FY2025, against stockholders' equity of $9.15B, creating meaningful leverage risk if revenue growth slows.
  • Persistent insider selling. Over 24 months, insiders net sold 18.8M shares worth $1.98B across 611 transactions (460 dispositions vs 151 acquisitions), signaling limited insider confidence at current levels.
  • Revenue concentration in speculative trading. Business model remains heavily reliant on options, crypto, and event-contract trading volumes, which are cyclical and sensitive to retail sentiment shifts.

What would change my mind

Revenue growth reacceleration. FY2026 quarterly revenue growth exceeds 30% YoY with stable or expanding marginsbullish
Valuation compression toward peers. PE multiple contracts toward 25x or peer median PE rises, narrowing the 138% premiumbullish
Crypto/options volume decline. Quarterly transaction revenue declines materially as retail risk appetite wanesbearish
Debt servicing concerns. Interest coverage deteriorates or credit metrics weaken given $15.4B debt load against $9.15B equitybearish

Where this comes from: FMP annual fundamentals · FMP annual fundamentals · FMP annual fundamentals · peer_relative composite. Orin's read on HOOD; not advice.

Twelve months actual closes to 2026-09-23 · actual filings

Sept 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26

50-day average 200-day average · volume below

Largest holders · 13F Q2 2026

Money flow
FilerPositionOf fund
Vanguard Capital Management$5.2B0.1% of fund
Vanguard Portfolio Management$3.7B0.2% of fund
State Street$3.5B0.1% of fund
Fmr$3.0B0.1% of fund
Geode Capital Management$2.3B0.1% of fund
Jpmorgan Chase &$1.6B0.1% of fund

116 filers · quarter ended Q2 2026 · positions, not flows

Insiders, last 24 months: 673 Form 4 filings, net −$2.0B. Of the 50 on hand, 0 were open-market purchases and 33 sales— the rest are grants, option exercises and tax withholding.

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Where it trades

vs its own 5y · Financial Services
MetricNowOwn medianSector
P/E53.1×21.6×
EV/EBITDA54.1×
P/S22.37×8.45×
P/B11.6×2.1×

Its P/E sits 80th percentile of its own last 5 years (+1.67σ from its own mean).

What the price assumes

24.8%

free-cash-flow growth every year for 10 years, discounted at 10%, is what today’s price implies — starting from $1.6B of trailing free cash flow. It is an assumption the market is making, not a forecast Orin is making.

What Wall Street published

26 firms · 2026-09-23
Consensus target

$134

$100$170 · +12% against today's price

How they rate it
  • 20 buy or overweight
  • 4 hold
  • 2 underweight or sell

The analysts’ consensus and their own ratings, not Orin’s. A target is a twelve-month opinion published by the firm that wrote it.

Against the companies it is compared to

median P/E 15.4× of 6 peers
CompanyMarket capP/EEV/EBITDAGrossNetROE
HOODRobinhood Markets, Inc.$110B53.1×54.1×81.5%42.0%23%
BACBank of America Corporation$397B12.7×24.1×59.3%17.2%11%
CBChubb Limited$129B11.8×11.9×39.6%18.1%15%
COFCapital One Financial Corporation$120B12.1×5.0×66.2%13.4%9%
IBKRInteractive Brokers Group, Inc.$158B36.2×14.2×93.3%10.1%21%
KKRKKR & Co. Inc.$87B28.9×13.1×22.5%15.0%10%
SCHWThe Charles Schwab Corporation$173B18.0×11.0×86.7%33.6%20%

The median is of the 6 peers listed above and nothing else — check it against the column. This company trades 245.8% above it. The peer set is the vendor’s, so a company can appear here that a person would not have chosen.

What it has traded at

P/E by fiscal year
FY24 23.3×FY25 53.3×

What its sector has traded at

Financial Services
FY14 29.6×FY26 23.9×

Two scales, drawn separately on purpose: a sector median and one company’s multiple are not the same number and putting them on one axis invites a comparison neither series supports.

Discounted cash flow

not recomputed since
ModelFair valueAgainstComputed
Standard DCF$-49$88.63 · −155%2026-06-10
Levered DCF$-19$88.63 · −121%2026-06-10

The vendor’s intrinsic-value models. Treat them as a low-growth anchor — for a fast grower the market routinely pays well above a DCF. These were computed against the price in the “against” column, not today’s.

Every estimate on one scale

price $120.35
52-week range$64 – $154
Analyst targets$100 – $170
Standard DCF$-49 as of 2026-06-10, when it was $88.63
Levered DCF$-19 as of 2026-06-10, when it was $88.63
At own 5y-median P/E (-4×)$-10
At 5y P/E range (-21–53×)$-48 – $123
At sector P/E (22×)$50

The vertical rule is the current price. Ranges and point estimates are the backend’s, published as they were calculated; an arrow means the estimate sits beyond this scale, and its number is on the right.