Robinhood Markets, Inc. Reports August 2026 Operating Data

Robinhood’s August 2026 metrics show strong year-over-year growth in customers, assets, and equities/options activity but lower crypto and lending revenue versus 2025.

Rhea-AI Summary

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) reported August 2026 operating metrics showing growth in customers, assets, and several trading categories versus August 2025.

Funded Customers reached 28.6 million, up about 120 thousand month-over-month and 1.90 million year-over-year. Total Platform Assets were $383.7 billion, rising 8% from July 2026 and 26% from August 2025. Net Deposits were $4.0 billion in August and $74.1 billion over the last twelve months, a 24% annual growth rate versus August 2025 Total Platform Assets.

Equity notional trading volumes were $335.4 billion (up 1% M/M, 68% Y/Y), and options contracts were 292.5 million (down 10% M/M, up 50% Y/Y). Crypto notional volumes were $17.5 billion (up 61% M/M, down 38% Y/Y), while event contracts were 4.7 billion (down 23% M/M, 15x Y/Y. Margin balances rose to $21.5 billion (up 4% M/M, 72% Y/Y) and cash sweep balances to $31.2 billion (up 7% M/M, down 9% Y/Y). Total securities lending revenue was $36 million, down 10% from July and 32% year-over-year.

Positive

• Funded customers 28.6M, up ~120K M/M and 7% Y/Y
• Total platform assets $383.7B, up 8% M/M and 26% Y/Y
• Equity notional volume $335.4B, up 1% M/M and 68% Y/Y
• Options contracts 292.5M, up 50% Y/Y despite 10% M/M decline
• Event contracts traded 4.7B, about 15x year-over-year
• Margin book $21.5B, up 4% M/M and 72% Y/Y
• Cash and deposits $19.6B, up 1% M/M and 37% Y/Y

Negative

• Crypto notional volumes $17.5B, down 38% Y/Y despite 61% M/M rebound
• Robinhood app crypto volume $7.4B, down 46% Y/Y
• Event contracts ADVs 152M, down 23% M/M
• Cash sweep balances $31.2B, down 9% Y/Y
• Total securities lending revenue $36M, down 10% M/M and 32% Y/Y
• Securities lending, net negative $8M vs $24M a year earlier

News Explained

The disclosure changes metric scope: Trump Account assets and contributions enter platform-asset and deposit totals, but not funded-customer counts.

Robinhood reported its August 2026 operating data; the release is unaudited, and figures for the latest fiscal quarter are preliminary and subject to closing, so final quarterly filings may differ.

Starting in July 2026, Total Platform Assets include Trump Account assets custodied by Robinhood and Net Deposits include Trump Account contributions, while Funded Customers exclude Trump Accounts; this changes the scope of those comparisons rather than adding those accounts to the funded-customer count.

For interpreting cash balances, Robinhood says its updated High-Yield Cash program holds the first $10 thousand of enrolled balances as free credit balances while customers continue to earn the same interest rate; more than $6 billion moved from Cash Sweep balances in February 2026.

Market Context

The comparable July 2026 operating-data release was followed by a 4.68% 24-hour gain, providing the ...

Analysis

The comparable July 2026 operating-data release was followed by a 4.68% 24-hour gain, providing the closest same-program market comparison; HOOD entered this August update after a 1.76% pre-publication decline.

Key Figures

Funded Customers: 28.6 million Total Platform Assets: $384 billion Net Deposits: $4.0 billion +5 more

Funded Customers

28.6 million

End of August 2026; up 7% year-over-year

Total Platform Assets

$384 billion

End of August 2026; up 8% month-over-month and 26% year-over-year

Net Deposits

$4.0 billion

August 2026; 14% annualized growth rate relative to July 2026 assets

Equity Trading Volume

$335 billion

August 2026; up 1% month-over-month and 68% year-over-year

Options Contracts Traded

293 million

August 2026; down 10% month-over-month and up 50% year-over-year

Crypto Trading Volume

$17.5 billion

August 2026; up 61% month-over-month and down 38% year-over-year

Margin Balances

$21.5 billion

End of August 2026; up 4% month-over-month and 72% year-over-year

Securities Lending Revenue

$36 million

August 2026; down 10% month-over-month and 32% year-over-year

Historical Context

1 past event · Latest: Aug 12

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   Operating data report

   24h Move

   +4.7%

   July monthly metrics reported customer, asset, deposit, trading, and margin growth alongside crypto declines.

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Key Terms

average daily volumes, cash sweep, securities lending, free credit balances

4 terms

average daily volumes financial

"Average daily volumes (“ADVs”)3 were $16.0 billion"

Average daily volumes measure the typical number of shares or contracts traded in a security each trading day over a chosen period. Think of it like average foot traffic through a store: higher numbers mean more buyers and sellers, making it easier to trade large positions without moving the price and often implying tighter transaction costs, while lower numbers signal less liquidity and a higher chance of price swings when trades occur.

cash sweep financial

"Cash Sweep balances at the end of August were $31.2 billion"

An arrangement that automatically uses a company’s excess cash to pay down debt or move money into a designated account instead of leaving it idle. Think of it like a household automatically applying any paycheck remainder to a mortgage: it reduces outstanding loans and interest costs but can also limit cash available for dividends, share buybacks, or new projects. Investors watch cash sweeps because they affect a firm’s leverage, interest expense, and short-term flexibility.

securities lending financial

"Total Securities Lending Revenue in August was $36 million"

Securities lending is when an owner of stocks or bonds temporarily loans them to another party, usually so the borrower can sell them short or meet settlement needs; the lender receives a fee and typically some form of security in return. Investors should care because lending can generate extra income on holdings and affects market liquidity and short-selling activity, much like renting out a spare room brings income while someone else uses the space.

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free credit balances financial

"balances are held as free credit balances"

Free credit balances are uninvested cash that a brokerage firm owes to a customer—money from deposits, asset sales, dividends or interest that has not been used to buy other securities. They matter to investors because this is the cash a client can withdraw or use to trade, and brokers must account for and often segregate these funds separately from the firm’s operating money. Think of it as your broker’s short-term liability representing money sitting in your account ready to be spent or moved.

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MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robinhood Markets, Inc. (“Robinhood”) (NASDAQ: HOOD) today reported select monthly operating data for August 2026.

• Funded Customers at the end of August were 28.6 million (up approximately 120 thousand from the end of July 2026, up approximately 1.90 million year-over-year).
  
  
• Total Platform Assets at the end of August were $384 billion (up 8% from the end of July 2026, up 26% year-over-year).
  
  
• Net Deposits were $4.0 billion in August, or a 14% annualized growth rate relative to July 2026 Total Platform Assets.
  
  • Over the last twelve months, Net Deposits were $74.1 billion, or an annual growth rate of 24% relative to August 2025 Total Platform Assets.
    
    
• Trading Volumes in August:
  • Equity Notional Trading Volumes were $335 billion (up 1% from July 2026, up 68% year-over-year). Average daily volumes (“ADVs”)³ were $16.0 billion (up 6% from July 2026, up 68% year-over-year).
    
    
  • Options Contracts Traded were 293 million (down 10% from July 2026, up 50% year-over-year). ADVs were 13.9 million contracts (down 5% from July 2026, up 49% year-over-year).
    
    
  • Crypto Notional Trading Volumes were $17.5 billion (up 61% from July 2026, down 38% year-over-year), including Robinhood App Notional Trading Volumes of $7.4 billion (up 72% from July 2026, down 46% year-over-year) and Bitstamp Notional Trading Volumes of $10.1 billion (up 53% from July 2026, down 30% year-over-year). Robinhood App ADVs were $239 million (up 72% from July 2026, down 46% year-over-year), and Bitstamp ADVs were $326 million (up 53% from July 2026, down 30% year-over-year).
    
    
  • Event Contracts Traded were 4.7 billion (down 23% from July 2026, up 15x year-over-year). ADVs were 152 million contracts (down 23% from July 2026, up 14x year-over-year).
    

• Interest Earning Assets in August:
  • Margin balances at the end of August were $21.5 billion (up 4% from the end of July 2026, up 72% year-over-year).
    
    
  • Cash and Deposit balances at the end of August were $19.6 billion (up 1% from the end of July 2026, up 37% year-over-year).
    
    
  • Cash Sweep balances at the end of August were $31.2 billion (up 7% from the end of July 2026, down 9% year-over-year).
    

• Total Securities Lending Revenue in August was $36 million (down 10% from July 2026, down 32% year-over-year). This includes Securities Lending, Net revenues of ($8) million.
  
  

	August 2026	July 2026	M/M Change	August 2025	Y/Y Change
(M - in millions, B - in billions)
Funded Customer Growth (M)
Funded Customers1	28.6	28.5	-	26.7	+7%
Asset Growth ($B)
Total Platform Assets1	$383.7	$355.0	+8%	$303.9	+26%
Net Deposits1,2	$4.0	$5.6	NM	$4.8	NM
Trading
Equities and Options Trading Days	21	22	(5%)	21	-
Crypto and Prediction Markets Trading Days	31	31	-	31	-
Total Trading Volumes
Equity ($B)	$335.4	$332.8	+1%	$199.2	+68%
Options Contracts (M)	292.5	324.2	(10%)	195.5	+50%
Crypto ($B)	$17.5	$10.9	+61%	$28.1	(38%)
Robinhood App ($B)	$7.4	$4.3	+72%	$13.7	(46%)
Bitstamp ($B)	$10.1	$6.6	+53%	$14.4	(30%)
Event Contracts (B)	4.7	6.1	(23%)	0.3	+15x
Average Daily Trading Volumes3
Equity ($B)	$16.0	$15.1	+6%	$9.5	+68%
Options Contracts (M)	13.9	14.7	(5%)	9.3	+49%
Crypto ($M)	$565	$352	+61%	$906	(38%)
Robinhood App ($M)	$239	$139	+72%	$442	(46%)
Bitstamp ($M)	$326	$213	+53%	$465	(30%)
Event Contracts (M)	152	197	(23%)	10	+14x
Daily Average Trades (DATs) (M)
Equity	4.7	4.8	(2%)	3.6	+31%
Options	2.0	2.1	(5%)	1.2	+67%
Crypto	0.7	0.6	+17%	1.0	(30%)
Interest Earning Assets ($B)
Margin Book	$21.5	$20.7	+4%	$12.5	+72%
Cash and Deposits4	$19.6	$19.5	+1%	$14.3	+37%
Cash Sweep4	$31.2	$29.2	+7%	$34.1	(9%)
Securities Lending ($M)
Total Securities Lending Revenue	$36	$40	(10%)	$53	(32%)
Securities Lending, Net	($8)	$1	NM	$24	NM

1. Starting in July 2026, Total Platform Assets include Trump Account assets custodied by Robinhood, and Net Deposits include Trump Account contributions. Funded Customers do not include Trump Accounts.
2. Starting in June 2025, Net Deposits include results from Bitstamp. Starting in March 2026, Net Deposits include results from TradePMR. Starting in June 2026, Net Deposits include results from WonderFi.
3. Average daily volumes (“ADVs”) defined as Total Trading Volume in a given period divided by the applicable number of trading days in said period.
4. In February 2026, we updated our brokerage High-Yield Cash program to fund growth in margin lending. Under the updated program, the first $10 thousand in enrolled balances per eligible customer are held as free credit balances where the customer continues to earn the same interest rate. This resulted in over $6 billion of Cash Sweep balances moving to free credit balances in February 2026.

Note: Robinhood Chain revenue is shared with its launch partners, with Robinhood retaining 50% of sequencer revenue until a total of approximately $50M; then 70% until a cumulative total of approximately $150M; and finally 85% of any additional sequencer revenue in excess of approximately $150M. Robinhood Chain volumes are not included in Crypto Trading Volumes.

For definitions and additional information regarding these metrics, please refer to Robinhood’s full monthly metrics release, which is available on investors.robinhood.com.

The information in this release is unaudited and the information for the months in the most recent fiscal quarter is preliminary, based on Robinhood’s estimates, and subject to completion of financial closing procedures. Final results for the most recent fiscal quarter, as reported in Robinhood’s quarterly and annual filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), might vary from the information in this release.

About Robinhood

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) is a global leader in financial services offering retail brokerage, crypto, advisory, digital banking services, and private markets access to a new generation of investors. Additional information about Robinhood can be found at robinhood.com.

Robinhood uses the “Overview” tab of its Investor Relations website (accessible at investors.robinhood.com/overview) and its Newsroom (accessible at newsroom.aboutrobinhood.com), as means of disclosing information to the public in a broad, non-exclusionary manner for purposes of the SEC Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg. FD). Investors should routinely monitor those web pages, in addition to Robinhood’s press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts, as information posted on them could be deemed to be material information.

“Robinhood” and the Robinhood feather logo are registered trademarks of Robinhood Markets, Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Contacts

Investor Relations: ir@robinhood.com

Press: press@robinhood.com

FAQ

How are Trump Accounts and acquisitions like Bitstamp, TradePMR, and WonderFi reflected in these metrics?

Starting in July 2026, Total Platform Assets and Net Deposits include Trump Account assets and contributions, but Funded Customers exclude Trump Accounts. Net Deposits also include Bitstamp results beginning June 2025, TradePMR beginning March 2026, and WonderFi beginning June 2026.

How are average daily volumes (ADVs) and trading days defined for August 2026?

ADVs are defined as total trading volume in a period divided by the applicable number of trading days in that period. In August 2026 there were 21 trading days for equities and options, and 31 trading days for crypto and prediction markets.

What changes affected cash and sweep balances earlier in 2026?

In February 2026, Robinhood updated its brokerage High-Yield Cash program to help fund margin lending growth. Under the update, the first $10,000 in enrolled balances per eligible customer are held as free credit balances at the same interest rate. This moved over $6 billion of Cash Sweep balances into free credit balances in February 2026.

Are Robinhood Chain volumes and revenues included in reported crypto trading volumes?

Robinhood Chain volumes are not included in the reported crypto trading volumes. Robinhood Chain revenue is shared with launch partners, with Robinhood retaining 50% of sequencer revenue until about $50 million, then 70% until about $150 million cumulatively, and 85% of any additional sequencer revenue above roughly $150 million.

How preliminary are these August 2026 operating metrics?

The information is unaudited and August data for months in the most recent fiscal quarter are preliminary, based on company estimates, and subject to completion of financial closing procedures. Final results in quarterly or annual SEC filings may differ from these figures.