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Lpl Financial Financials

LPLA
Trailing 12 months to June 30, 2026
Revenue $19.6B +38.8% YoY
Net Income $1.0B -9.9% YoY
EPS (Diluted) $12.57 -14.0% YoY
Free Cash Flow -$931.3M -17226.3% YoY
Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Latest period Q2 FY2026, ended Jun 30, 2026 Reported Currency USD FYE December

Lpl Financial (LPLA) reported $19.6B in revenue over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, up 38.8% from the prior twelve months. This page shows its income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 15 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Rhea AI LPLA FY2025

LPL’s growth engine now looks like a cash-absorbing expansion cycle, with borrowing filling the gap left by weaker cash conversion.

Between FY2023 and FY2025, revenue added roughly $6.9B, but the business finished that stretch with operating cash flow at -$411M, so added scale did not translate into more internal cash. With interest expense reaching $403M and long-term debt at $7.3B, incremental growth appears more balance-sheet funded and less cash generative than in the earlier part of the period.

FY2025 still produced $863M of net income, yet free cash flow was -$982M, which means the income statement no longer captures the business’s full cash demands on its own. The recent free cash flow deficit suggests reinvestment and other cash uses have been large enough to overpower reported profitability, reducing the company’s self-funding capacity.

Debt-to-equity improved to 1.4x in FY2025 from 1.9x in FY2024, which could look like a cleaner capital structure at first glance. But long-term debt still climbed to $7.3B, so the headline leverage ratio looks better mainly because equity expanded; it is not a story of the borrowing load being worked down.

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Financial Health Signals

Earnings Growth Capital Efficiency CreditQuality Stability 54 / 100
Financial Health Score 54/100
Scored as: Banks peer group

Scored against banks for FY2025. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group; the overall is their average, with missing dimensions counted as zero out of six. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →

Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Lpl Financial's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.

Earnings
98
Growth
86
Capital
87
Efficiency
0

Not available for Lpl Financial, and counted as zero in the overall score.

Credit Quality
0

Not available for Lpl Financial, and counted as zero in the overall score.

Stability
50
Piotroski F-Score Partial
2/7

Lpl Financial passes 2 of 7 computable financial strength tests (2 of the nine could not be computed from available data). 1 of 4 profitability signals pass, 1 of 2 leverage/liquidity signals pass, neither operating efficiency signal passes.

Earnings Quality No Cash Backing

For every $1 of reported earnings, Lpl Financial used $0.48 of operating cash (-$411.4M OCF vs $863.0M net income). Earnings that no cash stands behind rest on accounting accruals, which cannot be repeated indefinitely.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue
$17.0B
YoY+37.2%
5Y CAGR+23.7%
10Y CAGR+14.8%

Lpl Financial generated $17.0B in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 37.2% from the prior year.

Net Income
$863.0M
YoY-18.5%
5Y CAGR+12.8%
10Y CAGR+17.7%

Lpl Financial reported $863.0M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 18.5% from the prior year.

EPS (Diluted)
$10.92
YoY-22.2%
5Y CAGR+13.3%
10Y CAGR+20.2%

Lpl Financial earned $10.92 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 22.2% from the prior year.

EBITDA

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow
-$981.8M
YoY-244.6%

Lpl Financial recorded an outflow of $981.8M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing a cash shortfall after capex. This represents a decrease of 244.6% from the prior year.

Cash & Debt
$1.0B
YoY+7.3%
5Y CAGR+5.1%
10Y CAGR+3.7%

Lpl Financial held $1.0B in cash against $7.3B in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.

Dividends Per Share
$1.20
YoY0.0%
5Y CAGR+3.7%

Lpl Financial paid $1.20 per share in dividends in fiscal year 2025. That is unchanged from the prior year.

Shares Outstanding
80M
YoY+7.4%
5Y CAGR+0.1%
10Y CAGR-1.0%

Lpl Financial had 80M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 7.4% from the prior year.

Margins & Returns

Net Margin
5.1%
YoY-3.5pp
5Y CAGR-3.0pp
10Y CAGR+1.1pp

Lpl Financial's net profit margin was 5.1% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is down 3.5 percentage points from the prior year.

Return on Equity
16.2%
YoY-20.0pp
5Y CAGR-19.8pp
10Y CAGR-7.4pp

Lpl Financial's ROE was 16.2% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is down 20.0 percentage points from the prior year.

Gross Margin

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

Operating Margin

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

Capital Allocation

Share Buybacks
$100.0M
YoY-41.2%
5Y CAGR-7.8%
10Y CAGR-12.7%

Lpl Financial spent $100.0M on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents a decrease of 41.2% from the prior year.

Capital Expenditures
$570.4M
YoY+1.4%
5Y CAGR+29.7%
10Y CAGR+22.9%

Lpl Financial invested $570.4M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 1.4% from the prior year.

R&D Spending

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

LPLA Income Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

LPLA quarterly income statement
MetricQ2'26Q1'26Q4'25Q3'25Q2'25Q1'25Q4'24Q3'24
Revenue$5.2B+5.0%$4.9B+0.1%$4.9B+8.4%$4.6B+18.7%$3.8B+4.5%$3.7B+4.5%$3.5B+13.0%$3.1B
SG&A Expenses$355.6M-3.6%$368.7M-1.9%$376.0M-35.8%$585.4M+83.5%$319.1M+4.4%$305.5M-5.1%$321.9M+20.8%$266.4M
Interest Expense$101.5M+1.2%$100.3M-5.0%$105.6M-0.6%$106.3M+0.6%$105.6M+23.0%$85.9M+4.7%$82.0M+21.0%$67.8M
Income Tax$136.2M+6.3%$128.2M+32.4%$96.8M+2208.0%-$4.6M-104.8%$95.6M-3.2%$98.7M+39.9%$70.5M-23.4%$92.0M
Net Income$379.3M+6.4%$356.4M+18.5%$300.7M+1118.8%-$29.5M-110.8%$273.2M-14.2%$318.6M+17.7%$270.7M+6.1%$255.3M
EPS (Diluted)$4.74+7.0%$4.43+17.5%$3.77+1118.9%-$0.37-110.9%$3.40-19.8%$4.24+18.4%$3.58+5.6%$3.39

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit, R&D Expenses, Operating Income.

LPLA Balance Sheet

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

LPLA quarterly balance sheet
MetricQ2'26Q1'26Q4'25Q3'25Q2'25Q1'25Q4'24Q3'24
Total Assets$19.8B+5.1%$18.8B+1.9%$18.5B+2.6%$18.0B+3.2%$17.5B+25.1%$14.0B+4.8%$13.3B+11.5%$11.9B
Cash & Equivalents$1.3B+24.5%$1.0B-1.2%$1.0B-22.8%$1.3B-67.9%$4.2B+240.5%$1.2B+27.1%$967.1M-34.4%$1.5B
Goodwill$2.7B+0.8%$2.7B+0.5%$2.6B-1.1%$2.7B+20.8%$2.2B0.0%$2.2B+1.9%$2.2B+16.3%$1.9B
Total Liabilities$14.0B+6.7%$13.1B0.0%$13.1B+1.2%$13.0B+4.8%$12.4B+14.4%$10.8B+4.4%$10.4B+13.3%$9.2B
Long-Term Debt$7.5B+3.9%$7.2B-1.1%$7.3B-3.5%$7.5B+4.8%$7.2B+26.2%$5.7B+3.5%$5.5B+23.7%$4.4B
Total Equity$5.8B+1.3%$5.7B+6.4%$5.3B+6.0%$5.0B-0.6%$5.1B+62.4%$3.1B+6.6%$2.9B+5.7%$2.8B
Retained Earnings$6.5B+5.8%$6.2B+5.7%$5.8B+4.8%$5.6B-0.9%$5.6B+4.7%$5.4B+5.9%$5.1B+5.2%$4.8B

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Current Assets, Inventory, Accounts Receivable, Current Liabilities.

LPLA Cash Flow Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

LPLA quarterly cash flow statement
MetricQ2'26Q1'26Q4'25Q3'25Q2'25Q1'25Q4'24Q3'24
Operating Cash Flow$401.9M+38.4%$290.4M-63.0%$785.0M+145.4%-$1.7B-994.7%$193.3M-43.1%$339.8M+290.1%-$178.8M-185.4%$209.3M
Capital Expenditures$199.4M+20.3%$165.8M-3.4%$171.7M+20.7%$142.2M+3.8%$137.0M+14.7%$119.5M-27.8%$165.5M+12.6%$147.1M
Free Cash Flow$202.5M+62.5%$124.6M-79.7%$613.3M+132.8%-$1.9B-3424.0%$56.3M-74.4%$220.3M+164.0%-$344.3M-652.9%$62.3M
Investing Cash Flow-$305.4M+2.0%-$311.5M-22.9%-$253.4M+84.9%-$1.7B-572.2%-$250.5M-25.8%-$199.2M+80.8%-$1.0B-471.1%-$181.2M
Financing Cash Flow-$73.7M+42.3%-$127.7M+57.1%-$297.6M-192.8%$320.6M-89.7%$3.1B+10295.0%$30.0M-96.8%$934.8M+3976.8%-$24.1M
Dividends Paid$24.0M-0.3%$24.1M+0.2%$24.0M0.0%$24.0M0.0%$24.0M+7.2%$22.4M-0.3%$22.5M+0.1%$22.4M
Share Buybacks$309.5M$0$0$0-100.0%-$240K-99.8%$100.2M+0.2%$100.1M$0

LPLA Financial Ratios

Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples.

LPLA quarterly financial ratios
MetricQ2'26Q1'26Q4'25Q3'25Q2'25Q1'25Q4'24Q3'24
Net Margin7.3%+0.1pp7.2%+1.1pp6.1%+6.8pp-0.7%-7.8pp7.1%-1.6pp8.7%+1.0pp7.7%-0.5pp8.2%
Return on Equity6.6%+0.3pp6.3%+0.6pp5.6%+6.2pp-0.6%-6.0pp5.4%-4.8pp10.2%+1.0pp9.2%0.0pp9.2%
Return on Assets1.9%0.0pp1.9%+0.3pp1.6%+1.8pp-0.2%-1.7pp1.6%-0.7pp2.3%+0.3pp2.0%-0.1pp2.1%
Debt-to-Equity1.300.0x1.26-0.1x1.36-0.1x1.49+0.1x1.41-0.4x1.82-0.1x1.87+0.3x1.60
FCF Margin3.9%+1.4pp2.5%-9.9pp12.4%+53.5pp-41.1%-42.6pp1.5%-4.5pp6.0%+15.8pp-9.8%-11.8pp2.0%

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Gross Margin, Operating Margin, Current Ratio.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lpl Financial's annual revenue?

Lpl Financial (LPLA) reported $17.0B in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 37.2% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

How fast is Lpl Financial's revenue growing?

Lpl Financial (LPLA) revenue grew by 37.2% year-over-year, from $12.4B to $17.0B in fiscal year 2025.

Is Lpl Financial profitable?

Yes, Lpl Financial (LPLA) reported a net income of $863.0M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of 5.1%.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) reported diluted earnings per share of $10.92 for fiscal year 2025. This represents a -22.2% change compared to the previous fiscal year. EPS represents the portion of a company's net income allocated to each outstanding share of common stock and is widely used to evaluate profitability on a per-share basis.

As of fiscal year 2025, Lpl Financial (LPLA) had $1.0B in cash and equivalents against $7.3B in long-term debt.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) had a net profit margin of 5.1% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.

Yes, Lpl Financial (LPLA) paid $1.20 per share in dividends during fiscal year 2025.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) has a return on equity of 16.2% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) recorded an outflow of $981.8M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a -244.6% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) recorded an outflow of $411.4M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash used by core business activities.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) had $18.5B in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) invested $570.4M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

Yes, Lpl Financial (LPLA) spent $100.0M on share buybacks during fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) had 80M shares outstanding as of fiscal year 2025.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) had a return on assets of 4.7% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) has a Piotroski F-Score of 2 out of 7 computable signals; 2 of the nine could not be computed from available data, so the full-scale strength rating is not shown. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

For every $1 of reported earnings, Lpl Financial (LPLA) used $0.48 of operating cash (-$411.4M OCF vs $863.0M net income). Earnings that no cash stands behind rest on accounting accruals, which cannot be repeated indefinitely. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Lpl Financial (LPLA) scores 54 out of 100 on our Financial Health Score, indicating moderate standing within its banks peer group. The score is a 0-100 composite of six dimensions (Earnings, Growth, Capital, Efficiency, Credit Quality, Stability), each ranked as a percentile relative to companies in the same scoring family (banks against banks, REITs against REITs, and so on) rather than across all industries. It rates the quality of the business, not whether the stock is fairly priced, and is not financial advice. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

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