DFIN
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.
DFIN has the edge over HOOD overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
DFIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
DFIN's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like DFIN.
HOOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HOOD's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HOOD.
DFIN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $40.61 | -41% |
| Forward | 13x | $68.62 | — |
| Current | 18x | $68.62 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $72.59 | +5.8% |
| Expensive | 32x | $124 | +81% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DFIN's PE is in its fair range at 18x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
HOOD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 30x | $81.35 | — |
| Cheap | 37x | $78.84 | -3.1% |
| Current | 38x | $81.35 | — |
| Fair | 51x | $110 | +35% |
| Expensive | 74x | $160 | +96% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HOOD has the edge over DFIN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
DFIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for DFIN, with profitability improving.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for HOOD, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
DFIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.46 | +41% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.87 | +269% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.53 | -46% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.37 | -55% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.15 | -62% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.05 | -67% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.83 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.02 | -7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.06 | +14% |
DFIN earned $3.87 per share over the past year, about four times what it earned the year before.
HOOD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.72 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.16 | -10% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.26 | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.06 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.05 | +31% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.40 | +314% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.96 | +513% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.75 | +1150% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.56 | +$2.17 |
HOOD has the edge over DFIN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DFIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $185M | +5.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $224.2M | +2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $205.5M | +2.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $172.5M | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $175.3M | -2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $218.1M | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | $201.1M | -1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $156.3M | -11% |
DFIN's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $185M last quarter, up 5.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.3% | +2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -2.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6% | +0.4 points |
DFIN's operating margin was 18% last quarter, up 1.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
HOOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | +100% |
| Q2 2025 | $989M | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $927M | +50% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +115% |
HOOD has the edge over DFIN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 44% | -5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 54% | +9.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 39% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 52% | -3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 50% | +26 points |
| Q2 2025 | 45% | +17 points |
| Q1 2025 | 40% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | 55% | +49 points |
HOOD has the edge over DFIN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DFIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $85.8M | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | $61.2M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | -$16M | +$35M |
| Q4 2025 | $47.9M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $59.2M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $51.7M | +40% |
| Q1 2025 | -$51M | -$10.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $41.3M | -26% |
DFIN's free cash flow was $179M over the past year, up 77% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like DFIN.
HOOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +$2.8B |
| Q2 2026 | $720M | -79% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +217% |
| Q4 2025 | -$937M | +$463M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.6B | -187% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5B | +6398% |
| Q1 2025 | $642M | +$1.3B |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.4B | -246% |
HOOD's free cash flow was $3B over the past year, up 159% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HOOD.
DFIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -300K shares |
| 1 year | -8.8% | -2.4M shares |
| 3 years | -17% | -5.3M shares |
| 5 years | -28% | -9.7M shares |
| Available history | -27% | -9.3M shares |
DFIN has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7M |
| Q2 2026 | $35.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $40.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $61.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $34.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $35.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $53M |
| Q4 2024 | $17.2M |
DFIN spent $145M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 3.4% from the year before.
HOOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -6.9M shares |
| 3 years | +1.8% | +15.9M shares |
| 5 years | +292% | +679M shares |
| Available history | +7.2% | +60.8M shares |
HOOD has 911M diluted shares, down 0.8% from a year ago, with $789M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25M |
| Q2 2026 | $414M |
| Q1 2026 | $250M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | $107M |
| Q2 2025 | $124M |
| Q1 2025 | $322M |
| Q4 2024 | $160M |
HOOD spent $789M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
DFIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
DFIN's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like DFIN.
HOOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
HOOD has the edge over DFIN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
DFIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 75.3 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 89.2 | Overbought |
DFIN's weekly RSI is 75 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
HOOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.5 | Oversold |
HOOD's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
DFIN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | DFIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 13x | 36% above |
| PE % | 41 | 63 | 22 pts below |
DFIN has the edge over HOOD on valuation relative to its sector.
HOOD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HOOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 38x | 13x | 189% above |
| PE % | 22 | 66 | 44 pts below |
HOOD is trading at 38x earnings, a 189% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
DFIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $56.7 | 21% above |
| 20 week MA | $51.5 | 33% above |
| 50 week MA | $48.3 | 42% above |
| 100 week MA | $51.2 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $53.4 | 29% above |
DFIN has the edge over HOOD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HOOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $97.8 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $102.2 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $95.4 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $88.5 | 8.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $52.1 | 56% above |
HOOD has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 56% above its 200-week average.
DFIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.4 | $17.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $17.9 | $47.1 | +163% |
| 2022 | $47.1 | $37.5 | -20% |
| 2023 | $37.5 | $62.4 | +66% |
| 2024 | $62.4 | $62.5 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | $62.5 | $46.5 | -26% |
| 2026 YTD | $46.5 | $68.6 | +48% |
DFIN has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
HOOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $35.2 | $18.9 | -46% |
| 2022 | $18.9 | $7.95 | -58% |
| 2023 | $7.95 | $12.7 | +60% |
| 2024 | $12.7 | $39.0 | +206% |
| 2025 | $39.0 | $118.1 | +203% |
| 2026 YTD | $118.1 | $81.4 | -31% |
HOOD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +206% in 2024 to −58% in 2022. It's down 31% so far in 2026.