HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over RLI overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
RLI
RLI Corp.
RLI 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.
RLI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
RLI'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 RLI.
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 RLI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RLI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $51.93 | -25% |
| Current | 16x | $69.12 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $81.55 | +18% |
| Forward | 25x | $69.12 | — |
| Expensive | 31x | $134 | +94% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RLI's PE is in its cheap range at 16x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 25x, in its expensive range.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over RLI on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
RLI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RLI's profitability to weaken, with its earnings and 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 has the edge over RLI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RLI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.73 | -36% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.30 | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.77 | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.29 | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.37 | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.81 | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.49 | -4.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.04 | -16% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.74 | +13% |
RLI's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $4.30 over the past year, against $7.79 in mid-2023.
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 RLI 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 RLI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RLI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $477M | -6.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $575.6M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $423.9M | +4% |
| Q4 2025 | $465.7M | +6.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $509.3M | +8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $499.8M | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $407.7M | -8.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $439.1M | +1.3% |
RLI's revenue is growing: $477M last quarter, down 6.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | -9.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 37% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | -3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | +14 points |
| Q3 2025 | 31% | +6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 31% | +6.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | -17 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -22 points |
RLI's operating margin was 21% last quarter, down 9.9 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'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.
RLI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $192.4M | +8.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $142.4M | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | $41.8M | -59% |
| Q4 2025 | $155M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $177.8M | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $173.4M | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | $102.5M | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $127.6M | +4.9% |
RLI's free cash flow was $532M over the past year, down 8.6% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like RLI.
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 the edge over RLI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
RLI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +91K shares |
| 1 year | -0.1% | -59K shares |
| 3 years | +0.1% | +121K shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +873K shares |
| Available history | +1.9% | +1.7M shares |
RLI has 92M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3M |
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.
RLI Net Leverage
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).
RLI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 82.5 | Overbought |
RLI's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 83 (overbought).
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.
RLI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | RLI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 13x | 23% above |
| PE % | 27 | 63 | 36 pts below |
RLI has the edge over HOOD on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
RLI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $62.0 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $62.2 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $59.6 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $65.5 | 5.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $68.1 | 1.5% above |
RLI 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.
RLI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $44.9 | $51.9 | +16% |
| 2021 | $51.9 | $54.7 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | $54.7 | $66.9 | +22% |
| 2023 | $66.9 | $66.6 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | $66.6 | $83.0 | +25% |
| 2025 | $83.0 | $64.7 | -22% |
| 2026 YTD | $64.7 | $69.1 | +6.8% |
RLI has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.