LPLA Stock Analysis: LPL Financial Holdings | NASDAQ
Capital Markets | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 29.187m USD | 12M Return: 4.1% | US50212V1008 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 232M
EPS Trend: 92.3%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 99.1%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
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LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) is a U.S.-based financial services firm that provides an integrated brokerage and investment advisory platform primarily serving independent financial advisors and those operating within institutions. Classified within the GICS Financials sector and the Investment Banking & Brokerage sub-industry, the company operates in the independent advisor channel, which has grown as advisors increasingly separate from traditional wirehouse firms to operate under their own brands while relying on a third-party broker-dealer for compliance, clearing, and technology infrastructure.
The companys product suite spans brokerage offerings, including variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, alternative investments, retirement and 529 education savings plans, and insurance. It also operates client cash programs such as FDIC-insured bank sweep vehicles and money market accounts, alongside fee-based platforms providing access to exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, options strategies, unit investment trusts, and institutional money managers.
Beyond trade execution, LPL delivers retirement solutions for plan sponsors, trust and custodial services for estates and families, an advisor-facing trading and portfolio rebalancing platform, insurance brokerage general agency services, and practice management technology such as proposal generation, investment analytics, and portfolio modeling. The company was founded in 1989, is headquartered in San Diego, California, and adopted its current name in June 2012 after previously operating as LPL Investment Holdings Inc.
- Fed rate cuts pressure client cash sweep revenue
- Independent advisor net adds drive organic revenue growth
- Equity market drawdowns reduce fee-based advisory AUM
| Net Income: 1.01b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -5.30 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 25.67% < 20% (prev 50.21%; Δ -24.53% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA -0.02 > 3% & CFO -375.3m > Net Income 1.01b |
| Net Debt (4.99b) to EBITDA (2.59b): 1.92 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.46 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (80.2m) vs 12m ago 3.19% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 25.19% > 18% (prev 26.37%; Δ -1.18% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 105.2% > 50% (prev 80.84%; Δ 24.40% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.73 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1.96b / Interest Expense TTM 413.7m) |
| A: 0.25 (Total Current Assets 8.48b - Total Current Liabilities 3.45b) / Total Assets 19.8b |
| B: 0.33 (Retained Earnings 6.52b / Total Assets 19.8b) |
| C: 0.11 (EBIT TTM 1.96b / Avg Total Assets 18.6b) |
| D: 0.41 (Book Value of Equity 5.76b / Total Liabilities 14.0b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.88 = AA |
| DSRI: 0.92 (Receivables 5.56b/4.33b, Revenue 19.6b/14.1b) |
| GMI: 1.05 (GM 26.37% / 25.19%) |
| AQI: 1.57 (AQ_t 0.49 / AQ_t-1 0.31) |
| SGI: 1.39 (Revenue 19.6b / 14.1b) |
| TATA: 0.07 (NI 1.01b - CFO -375.3m) / TA 19.8b) |
| Beneish M = -2.42 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of August 18, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 368.20 with a total of 481,843 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.97%, over one month by +13.42%, over three months by +24.78% and over the past year by +4.09%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 347.10 (which is 5.7% or 2.2 ATR below the current price).
LPL Financial Holdings has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.20. Therefore, it is recommended to buy LPLA.
- StrongBuy: 7
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 431.9 | 17.3% |
P/E Trailing = 29.6773
P/E Forward = 13.9276
P/S = 1.5205
P/B = 5.07
P/EG = 0.5013
Revenue TTM = 19.6b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.96b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.59b USD
Long Term Debt = 7.18b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 276.0m USD (from shortLongTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.69b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 224.9m
Net Debt = 4.99b USD (calculated: Debt 7.69b - CCE 2.70b)
Enterprise Value = 34.2b USD (29.2b + Debt 7.69b - CCE 2.70b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.73 (Ebit TTM 1.96b / Interest Expense TTM 413.7m)
EV/FCF = -32.41x (Enterprise Value 34.2b / FCF TTM -1.05b)
FCF Yield = -3.09% (FCF TTM -1.05b / Enterprise Value 34.2b)
FCF Margin = -5.38% (FCF TTM -1.05b / Revenue TTM 19.6b)
Net Margin = 5.13% (Net Income TTM 1.01b / Revenue TTM 19.6b)
Gross Margin = 25.19% ((Revenue TTM 19.6b - Cost of Revenue TTM 14.7b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 31.38% (prev 25.23%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.73 (Enterprise Value 34.2b / Total Assets 19.8b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.38% (Interest Expense 413.7m / Debt 7.69b)
Taxrate = 26.16% (356.7m / 1.36b)
NOPAT = 1.45b (EBIT 1.96b * (1 - 26.16%))
Current Ratio = 2.46 (Total Current Assets 8.48b / Total Current Liabilities 3.45b)
Debt / Equity = 1.33 (Debt 7.69b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 5.76b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.92 (Net Debt 4.99b / EBITDA 2.59b)
Debt / FCF = -4.73 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 4.99b / FCF TTM -1.05b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 5.46b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.40% (Net Income 1.01b / Total Assets 19.8b)
RoE = 18.45% (Net Income TTM 1.01b / Total Stockholder Equity 5.46b)
RoCE = 15.49% (EBIT 1.96b / Capital Employed (Equity 5.46b + L.T.Debt 7.18b))
RoIC = 9.41% (NOPAT 1.45b / Invested Capital 15.4b)
WACC = 8.89% (E(29.2b)/V(36.9b) * Re(10.19%) + D(7.69b)/V(36.9b) * Rd(5.38%) * (1-Tc(0.26)))
Discount Rate = 10.19% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 88.69 | Cagr: 2.77%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -1.05b)
EPS Correlation: 92.27 | EPS CAGR: 13.47% | SUE: 2.34 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 99.11 | Revenue CAGR: 30.26% | SUE: 1.42 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=5.97 | Chg30d=-0.32% | Revisions=+21% | Analysts=13
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=24.04 | Chg30d=+2.76% | Revisions=+71% | GrowthEPS=+19.7% | GrowthRev=+24.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=29.86 | Chg30d=+2.33% | Revisions=+82% | GrowthEPS=+24.2% | GrowthRev=+14.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +69% (up=34, down=5)