COIN
Coinbase Global, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score COIN yet.
LPLA
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
LPLA's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 17x earnings, below its usual 24x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
COIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
COIN's revenue and profitability are currently under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like COIN.
LPLA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
LPLA's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like LPLA.
COIN PE Valuation
COIN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LPLA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10x | $292 | — |
| Cheap | 15x | $264 | -9.6% |
| Current | 17x | $292 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $417 | +43% |
| Expensive | 30x | $516 | +77% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LPLA's PE is in its cheap range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings.
COIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect COIN's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
LPLA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
LPLA has the edge over COIN on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
COIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.36 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.77 | -124% |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.78 | -137% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.72 | -49% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.45 | -53% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.54 | +94% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.32 | +82% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.32 | +4.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.48 | +2462% |
COIN has swung to a loss: it lost $2.77 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
LPLA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $27.87 | +61% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.34 | +60% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.45 | -15% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.11 | -23% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.92 | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.85 | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.61 | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.44 | +8.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.03 | +2.5% |
LPLA has the edge over COIN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
COIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | -35% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | -31% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +55% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +3.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +138% |
COIN's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $1.2B last quarter, down 35% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.1% | -21 points |
| Q2 2026 | -9.3% | -7.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.5% | -36 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -30 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6% | -25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 35% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 46% | +33 points |
COIN's operating margin was 5.1% last quarter, down 21 points from the same quarter a year ago.
LPLA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3B | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.2B | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.9B | +35% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.9B | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.6B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.8B | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7B | +30% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.5B | +33% |
LPLA has the edge over COIN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.1% | +9.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.9% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.8% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.1% | -1.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.6% | -1.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.7% | -1.4 points |
LPLA has the edge over COIN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
COIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $405.5M | +$1.2B |
| Q2 2026 | $197.3M | -40% |
| Q1 2026 | $182.7M | +$365.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1B | +218% |
| Q3 2025 | -$784.5M | -213% |
| Q2 2025 | $328.5M | -32% |
| Q1 2025 | -$182.7M | -144% |
| Q4 2024 | $964.6M | +$969.8M |
COIN's free cash flow was $3.9B over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like COIN.
LPLA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $67.5M | +$1.9B |
| Q2 2026 | $202.5M | +260% |
| Q1 2026 | $124.6M | -43% |
| Q4 2025 | $613.3M | +$957.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.9B | -3106% |
| Q2 2025 | $56.3M | +$364.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $220.3M | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | -$344.3M | -1038% |
LPLA's free cash flow was $1B over the past year, against −$1.9B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like LPLA.
COIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +9.3% | +24.6M shares |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -4M shares |
| 3 years | +21% | +50.7M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +37.4M shares |
| Available history | +330% | +221M shares |
COIN has 288M diluted shares, down 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $181.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | $10.5M |
LPLA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.3% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -1.4M shares |
| 3 years | +2.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | -3.5% | -2.9M shares |
| Available history | -6.7% | -5.7M shares |
LPLA has the edge over COIN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $300.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $309.5M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $240,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $100.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $100.1M |
LPLA spent $610M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent the year before.
COIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
COIN has the edge over LPLA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LPLA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
LPLA's net debt is about 2.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.2 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like LPLA.
COIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 5.0 | Oversold |
COIN's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
LPLA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.0 | Neutral |
LPLA's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (neutral).
COIN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | COIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
COIN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LPLA PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | LPLA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 13x | 29% above |
| PE % | 27 | 63 | 36 pts below |
LPLA is trading at 17x earnings, a 29% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
COIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $163.0 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $165.6 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $184.4 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $232.8 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $190.3 | 31% below |
COIN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 31% below its 200-week average.
LPLA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $308.7 | 5.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $329.8 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $326.3 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $339.2 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $289.8 | 0.9% above |
LPLA has the edge over COIN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
COIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $342.0 | $268.2 | -22% |
| 2022 | $268.2 | $35.5 | -87% |
| 2023 | $35.5 | $173.9 | +390% |
| 2024 | $173.9 | $265.7 | +53% |
| 2025 | $265.7 | $236.9 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $236.9 | $130.7 | -45% |
COIN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +390% in 2023 to −87% in 2022. It's down 45% so far in 2026.
LPLA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $92.6 | $103.8 | +12% |
| 2021 | $103.8 | $162.6 | +57% |
| 2022 | $162.6 | $215.8 | +33% |
| 2023 | $215.8 | $227.6 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | $227.6 | $331.9 | +46% |
| 2025 | $331.9 | $372.2 | +12% |
| 2026 YTD | $372.2 | $292.3 | -21% |
LPLA has the edge over COIN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.