HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has a slight edge over KB overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
KB
KB Financial Group Inc.
KB has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
KB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
KB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like KB.
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's PE is in its cheap range at 38x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 30x next year's earnings.
KB PE Valuation
KB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over KB on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
KB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect KB's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 earned $2.16 per share over the past year, down 10% from the year before.
KB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $12.88 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.01 | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.45 | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.30 | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.02 | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.88 | +42% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.52 | +12% |
| Q3 2024 | $8.69 | +1.5% |
KB has the edge over HOOD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 KB 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 KB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.7B | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.2B | +0.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $17B | +149% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.7B | -7.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.2B | +0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.1B | -1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.8B | -9.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $7.2B | +7.8% |
KB's revenue is growing: $8.7B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 23% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 27% | +3.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.1% | -3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +7.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | 24% | +2.4 points |
KB's operating margin was 23% last quarter, down 1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 has the edge over KB on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
KB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.6B | -1683% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -48% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.4B | +$6.3B |
| Q3 2025 | -$9B | -$6.5B |
| Q2 2025 | $543.1M | +$1.3B |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1B | -69% |
| Q4 2024 | -$939.3M | +$109.7M |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.5B | -254% |
KB's free cash flow was −$11.1B over the past year, against −$761M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like KB.
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.
KB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -5.2% | -19.6M shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -11.1M shares |
| 3 years | -8.9% | -35M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -40M shares |
| Available history | -8.7% | -34.3M shares |
KB has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $354.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $372.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $326.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $445.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $266.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $347.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $246.8M |
| Q3 2024 | $127.9M |
KB spent $1.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 52% from the year before.
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 KB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
KB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 16.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 13.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 13.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 12.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 12.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 13.9x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 15.3x | High |
KB's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 12 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like KB.
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).
KB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.8 | Oversold |
KB's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
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.
KB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | KB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
KB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
KB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $118.1 | 4% below |
| 20 week MA | $120.3 | 5.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $108.6 | 4.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $89.9 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $69.1 | 64% above |
KB has the edge over HOOD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
KB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.9 | $40.9 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | $40.9 | $48.5 | +19% |
| 2022 | $48.5 | $40.4 | -17% |
| 2023 | $40.4 | $41.4 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | $41.4 | $57.7 | +39% |
| 2025 | $57.7 | $87.0 | +51% |
| 2026 YTD | $87.0 | $113.4 | +30% |
KB has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.