LPLA

HoldPremium Grower

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. · Financial Services · United States · $24.9B cap · $255.7M/day traded

$315.61 -1.0% · close 23 Oct · scored 24 Oct

Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.

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Report expected 29 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate has risen 2.9% over the last 14 weeks.

Quality
58
Value
24
Momentum
58

As of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) is 47/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 58, Value 24, Momentum 58, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
25.1x
peers 12.3x
ROE
18.6%
peers 9.6%
D/E
1.4x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
0.4%
trailing yield

ABOUT LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.

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LPL Financial Holdings Inc. is a leading independent broker-dealer and registered investment advisor (RIA) custodian, providing technology, brokerage, and investment advisory services to financial advisors and institutions. As the largest independent broker-dealer in the US, it benefits from significant scale, comprehensive platform offerings, and a robust support infrastructure for independent advisors. This creates high switching costs and a strong market position.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue8.6B10.1B12.4B17.0B25.5%19.2B21.0B24.0B18.7%
EPS10.6013.8814.1710.971.2%12.5712.9216.4922.6%
Shares79.2M74.7M74.7M80.1M+1.0%78.7M———
Debt2.9B4.0B5.7B7.5B36.3%7.8B———
Equity2.2B2.1B2.9B5.3B35.1%————
Op CF1.9B512.6M277.6M-411.4M-62.2%-252.2M———
Inv CF-376.4M-860.2M-1.6B-2.4B—————
Fin CF-504.3M-208.5M1.4B3.2B—————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-8.7%
30231332433534614 Sep5 Oct23 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkFinding a floorExperimental

No new 52-week low for 20 weeks, 21% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.

The Momentum score still reads 58: it looks back six months, so it has not caught up with this fall.

SwingsAverage

Calmer than 60% of stocks we rank over the past year (37% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$315.61
RSI (14)
33.3
52-Week Range-20.9% from high
Low $259.94High $399.03

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
58
ROIC
10.7%83.3
ROE
18.6%80.7
GP/Assets
31.0%91.1
Op. Margin
11.1%28.2
FCF/Assets
n/mN/A
Piotroski
26.1
Int. Cover
3.8x33.3
D/E Ratio
1.35x23.6
Current Ratio
2.35x62.2
Value
24
P/E (TTM)
25.1x15.7
EV/EBITDA
n/mN/A
P/FCF
n/mN/A
P/B
4.3x9.6
P/S
1.3x84.7
Div Yield
0.4%3.6
Momentum
58
52W High %
79%33.4
RS 6M
-9%33.5
SMA 50/200
1.04x61.4
EPS Rev 4W
+1.3%89.7
EPS Rev 12W
+2.9%73.8
EPS Improve
+140%88.4
Q Growth
39%68.3

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$24.9B
P/E (Forward)
10.5x
Gross Margin
29.9%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of LPLA are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
LPLALPL Financial Holdings Inc.(you)$24.9B47Hold
TWTradeweb Markets Inc.$26.5B63Hold
SFStifel Financial Corp.$10.0B47Hold
JEFJefferies Financial Group Inc.$10.3B48Hold
HOODRobinhood Markets, Inc.$85.5B46Hold
MKTXMarketAxess Holdings Inc.$5.8B49Hold
EVREvercore Inc.$9.7B32Sell
PJTPJT Partners Inc.$6.0B40Hold
SNEXStoneX Group Inc.$6.8B37Hold
PIPRPiper Sandler Companies$4.6B44Hold

Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 12.3x · Gross margin 100.0%

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LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA): Stock Score Summary

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) has a MoatMap StockRank of 47/100 based on Quality (58/100), Value (24/100), and Momentum (58/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. is a leading independent broker-dealer and registered investment advisor (RIA) custodian, providing technology, brokerage, and investment advisory services to financial advisors and institutions. As the largest independent broker-dealer in the US, it benefits from significant scale, comprehensive platform offerings, and a robust support infrastructure for independent advisors. This creates high switching costs and a strong market position.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$315.61
Market Cap$24.9B
P/E (TTM)25.11
P/E (Forward)10.45
Price/Book4.34
Return on Equity18.6%
Return on Invested Capital10.7%
Debt/Equity1.35x
Gross Margin29.9%
Operating Margin11.1%
Revenue Growth36.4%
Dividend Yield0.4%

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. operates in the Capital Markets industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is LPL Financial Holdings Inc.’s (LPLA) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) is 47/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (58), Value (24), and Momentum (58), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does LPL Financial Holdings Inc. have an economic moat?
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) has a Quality factor score of 58/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is LPL Financial Holdings Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 47/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in?
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Capital Markets industry (United States).