HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over SLRC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
SLRC
SLR Investment Corp.
SLRC 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.
SLRC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SLRC's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SLRC.
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.
SLRC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.6x | $9.12 | -21% |
| Forward | 8.9x | $11.61 | — |
| Fair | 10x | $10.85 | -6.5% |
| Current | 11x | $11.61 | — |
| Expensive | 19x | $20.31 | +75% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SLRC has the edge over HOOD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over SLRC on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
SLRC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SLRC's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
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 SLRC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SLRC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.30 | +23% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.06 | -36% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.35 | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.64 | +1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.66 | -6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.63 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.62 | -9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.76 | +26% |
SLRC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.06 over the past year, against $2.66 in early 2021.
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% |
SLRC has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 12% for HOOD versus up 82% for SLRC.
| 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's operating margin was 44% last quarter, down 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SLRC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $25M | +82% |
| Q4 2022 | $37.2M | +111% |
| Q3 2022 | $28.2M | +24% |
| Q1 2022 | $13.8M | -56% |
| Q4 2021 | $17.6M | -36% |
| Q3 2021 | $22.7M | -16% |
| Q2 2021 | $27.9M | -55% |
| Q4 2020 | $27.4M | +219% |
SLRC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $25M last quarter, up 82% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 27% | +17 points |
| Q4 2022 | 51% | +16 points |
| Q3 2022 | 48% | -11 points |
| Q1 2022 | 11% | -58 points |
| Q4 2021 | 35% | -32 points |
| Q3 2021 | 59% | -10 points |
| Q2 2021 | 67% | -20 points |
| Q1 2021 | 69% | N/A |
SLRC's operating margin was 27% last quarter, down 7.4 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 SLRC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SLRC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $140.4M | +78% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.6M | +$229.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $67.2M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | -$14.3M | -109% |
| Q3 2025 | $79M | -42% |
| Q2 2025 | -$204.9M | -7099% |
| Q1 2025 | $68.1M | +828% |
| Q4 2024 | $162.1M | +324% |
SLRC's free cash flow was $218M over the past year, up 109% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SLRC.
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 SLRC 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.
SLRC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | +29% | +12.3M shares |
| Available history | +29% | +12.3M shares |
SLRC has 55M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $10,000 |
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.
SLRC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 28.3x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 35.9x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 159.5x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 116.9x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 8.2x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2021 | 2.6x | Moderate |
SLRC's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.6 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SLRC.
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).
SLRC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.6 | Neutral |
SLRC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (neutral).
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.
SLRC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SLRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 16% below |
| PE % | 63 | 63 | Same percentile |
SLRC 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.
SLRC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.5 | 0.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.2 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.6 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.9 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.0 | 23% below |
SLRC has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 23% below its 200-week average.
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.
SLRC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.7 | $17.1 | -17% |
| 2021 | $17.1 | $18.2 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | $18.2 | $14.1 | -23% |
| 2023 | $14.1 | $15.0 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | $15.0 | $16.3 | +8.4% |
| 2025 | $16.3 | $15.4 | -5.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.4 | $11.6 | -25% |
SLRC has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.