LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA)

LPL Financial Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at institutions in the United States. The company's brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, alternative investments, retirement and 529 education savings plans, and insurance; and client cash programs consist of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured bank sweep vehicles, and a client cash and money market account. It also provides fee-based platforms that provide access to mutual funds, exchange traded funds, stocks, bonds, certain options strategies, unit investment trusts, institutional money managers, and no-load multi-manager variable annuities. In addition, the company offers retirement solutions for commission and fee-based services that allow advisors to provide brokerage services, consultation, and advice to retirement plan sponsors. Further, it provides other services comprising tools and services that enable advisors to maintain and grow their practices; trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services for estates and families; an advisor-facing trading and portfolio rebalancing platform; insurance brokerage general agency services; and technology products, including proposal generation, investment analytics, and portfolio modeling. The company was formerly known as LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and changed its name to LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in June 2012. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California.

Symbol
LPLA
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Capital Markets
Market cap
$24.54B
52 week range
260.15 - 400.16

Valuation

Share price
$302.47 (close of 2026-09-23)
P/E (TTM)
24.64x
Price to book
4.26x
Price to free cash flow
-26.35x
Enterprise value
$30.74B
Book value per share
$72.15

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-8.97%
5 days-11.49%
1 month-16.29%
3 months+2.50%
6 months+0.73%
Year to date-15.31%
1 year-11.16%
3 years+25.43%
5 years+97.31%
10 years+905.89%
All time+840.81%

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
16.15%
Return on assets
4.67%
Net margin
5.08%
EBITDA margin
9.08%
Revenue growth
37.18%
Net income growth
-18.48%
Free cash flow growth
-244.55%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-3.80%
Net debt to EBITDA
2.50x

Latest reported year

Period end
2025-12-31
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$16.99B
EBITDA
$1.54B
Net income
$863.02M
Earnings per share
$10.97
Shares outstanding
78.68M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$16.99B$863.02M$10.97
2024-12-31$12.39B$1.06B$14.17
2023-12-31$10.05B$1.07B$13.88
2022-12-31$8.60B$845.70M$10.60
2021-12-31$7.72B$459.87M$5.75
2020-12-31$5.87B$472.64M$5.96
2019-12-31$5.62B$559.88M$6.78
2018-12-31$5.19B$439.46M$4.99
2017-12-31$4.28B$238.86M$2.65
2016-12-31$4.05B$191.93M$2.15

Margins and returns by year

Period endNet marginReturn on equity
2025-12-315.08%16.15%
2024-12-318.55%36.12%
2023-12-3110.61%51.29%
2022-12-319.83%39.02%
2021-12-315.96%27.53%
2020-12-318.05%35.95%
2019-12-319.95%54.68%
2018-12-318.47%45.12%
2017-12-315.58%24.75%
2016-12-314.74%23.38%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$1.13B$7.26B
2024-12-31$1.02B$5.49B
2023-12-31$556.98M$3.73B
2022-12-31$900.13M$2.72B
2021-12-31$544.44M$2.81B
2020-12-31$851.10M$2.35B
2019-12-31$590.21M$2.40B
2018-12-31$511.10M$2.37B
2017-12-31$811.14M$2.39B
2016-12-31$747.71M$2.18B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-31$-981.78M$79.36M
2024-12-31$-284.94M$91.76M
2023-12-31$109.33M$68.67M
2022-12-31$1.64B$52.61M
2021-12-31$237.15M$44.17M
2020-12-31$634.41M$33.98M
2019-12-31$467.48M$32.86M
2018-12-31$448.89M$29.16M
2017-12-31$341.40M$28.52M
2016-12-31$261.29M$24.90M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
2026-08-14
Paid in the last twelve months
$1.20
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-08-14$0.30
2026-05-21$0.30
2026-03-10$0.30
2025-11-13$0.30
2025-08-15$0.30
2025-05-30$0.30
2025-03-11$0.30
2024-11-14$0.30

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
2026-10-29
Consensus EPS estimate
$5.90

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-07-30Jun/2026$5.39
2026-04-30--
2026-01-29--
2025-10-30--
2025-07-31--
2025-05-08--
2025-01-30--
2024-10-30--

Filings and sources

Company website
lpl.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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