HOOD vs IBKR: Robinhood Markets and Interactive Brokers compared
The short version
From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.
- Interactive Brokers is the larger company, worth $146.5B, about 1.5 times Robinhood Markets.
- Robinhood Markets grew revenue faster over the last year (+32.2% vs +28.1%).
- On earnings, Interactive Brokers is the cheaper stock (37.0x vs 51.1x).
Side by side
The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.
| Measure | HOOD | IBKR |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $94.9B | $146.5B |
| Share price | $109.02 | $87.87 |
| Revenue (last fiscal year) | $4.5B | $6.2B |
| Free cash flow (last fiscal year) | $1.6B | — |
| Revenue growth, last year | +32.2% | +28.1% |
| Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years | +25.3% | +23.0% |
| Operating margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 42.0% | 16.4% |
| Return on equity | 21.7% | 19.1% |
| P/E (trailing) | 51.1x | 37.0x |
| Price / free cash flow | 58.5x | 9.30x |
| EV / EBITDA | 38.3x | 7.06x |
| FCF growth the price implies | 19.3% | — |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.36% |
| Debt / equity | 4.93x | 38.1x |
| Fundamental grade | C | C |
| Superinvestors holding it | 4 | 8 |
| Insider purchases, last 12 months | 10 | 6 |
Results from SEC filings
Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.
Robinhood Markets
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.8B | -$968M | — |
| 2022 | $1.4B | -$909M | — |
| 2023 | $1.9B | $1.2B | — |
| 2024 | $3.0B | -$194M | — |
| 2025 | $4.5B | $1.6B | — |
Interactive Brokers
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.7B | — | — |
| 2022 | $3.1B | — | — |
| 2023 | $4.3B | — | — |
| 2024 | $5.2B | — | — |
| 2025 | $6.2B | — | — |
Where the revenue comes from
Robinhood Markets
No segment breakdown reported.
Interactive Brokers · by segments, 2019
Electronic Brokerage$1.9B97%
Market Making$67M3%
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Open HOOD in InvestinglyQuestions
Which is bigger, Robinhood Markets or Interactive Brokers?
Interactive Brokers (IBKR), at $146.5B against $94.9B.
Is HOOD or IBKR cheaper?
By trailing P/E, Interactive Brokers (37.0x) is cheaper than Robinhood Markets (51.1x). A lower multiple can also mean the market expects less growth.
Which grows faster, HOOD or IBKR?
Robinhood Markets: revenue grew +32.2% over the last year, against +28.1%.
Prices and ratios as of the last daily update; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.