EQH
Equitable Holdings, Inc.
EQH has a slight 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.
EQH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
EQH's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like EQH.
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.
EQH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.3x | $22.16 | -60% |
| Forward | 6.5x | $55.63 | — |
| Fair | 9.7x | $50.28 | -9.6% |
| Current | 11x | $55.63 | — |
| Expensive | 17x | $87.41 | +57% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EQH's PE is in its fair range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.5x 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 EQH in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
EQH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect EQH's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over EQH on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
EQH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.49 | +63% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.20 | +$8.00 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.32 | -377% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.85 | -178% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.83 | -228% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.80 | -$1.81 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.20 | -52% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.64 | +9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.78 | +8.6% |
EQH has returned to profit: it earned $5.20 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 EQH on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
EQH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.9B | +168% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.2B | -7.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.3B | -9.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | -53% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.4B | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.6B | +105% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.6B | +67% |
EQH's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $3.9B last quarter, up 168% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 36% | +129 points |
| Q2 2026 | -30% | -14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 21% | +17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -93% | -93 points |
| Q2 2025 | -15% | -35 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.8% | -7.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | +71 points |
EQH's operating margin was 36% last quarter, up 129 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 EQH 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 EQH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
EQH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +342% |
| Q2 2026 | $643M | +89% |
| Q1 2026 | $499M | +216% |
| Q4 2025 | -$154M | -139% |
| Q3 2025 | $369M | -46% |
| Q2 2025 | $341M | -62% |
| Q1 2025 | $158M | +410% |
| Q4 2024 | $400M | +$792M |
EQH's free cash flow was $2.6B over the past year, up 107% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like EQH.
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.
EQH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.8% | -4.9M shares |
| 1 year | -7.7% | -22.8M shares |
| 3 years | -21% | -74.6M shares |
| 5 years | -34% | -141M shares |
| Available history | -45% | -220M shares |
EQH has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $238M |
| Q2 2026 | $366M |
| Q1 2026 | $147M |
| Q4 2025 | $277M |
| Q3 2025 | $676M |
| Q2 2025 | $235M |
| Q1 2025 | $262M |
| Q4 2024 | $260M |
EQH spent $1B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 28% 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.
EQH Net Leverage
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 more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HOOD.
EQH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 74.5 | Neutral |
EQH's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 75 (neutral).
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).
EQH PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | EQH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 18% below |
| PE % | 57 | 63 | 6 pts below |
EQH 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.
EQH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $53.4 | 4.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $51.4 | 8.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.4 | 20% above |
| 100 week MA | $48.8 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 34% above |
EQH 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.
EQH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.6 | $25.1 | +2% |
| 2021 | $25.1 | $33.0 | +31% |
| 2022 | $33.0 | $28.6 | -13% |
| 2023 | $28.6 | $33.3 | +16% |
| 2024 | $33.3 | $47.5 | +43% |
| 2025 | $47.5 | $48.6 | +2.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $48.6 | $55.6 | +15% |
EQH 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.