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LPL Financial Holdings Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, LPL Financial Holdings Inc. had return on equity of 20.9% and a net margin of 5.1%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Net margin1.7%−1.8%4.9%4.1%4.4%4.1%3.9%4.7%5.6%8.5%10.0%8.0%6.0%9.8%10.6%8.5%5.1%6.8%
Return on equity5.6%−5.6%13.5%12.2%16.2%17.2%20.0%25.0%26.7%45.3%56.0%40.4%30.8%44.1%50.2%42.3%20.9%25.0%
Return on assets—−1.6%4.6%3.9%4.5%4.4%3.9%4.1%4.7%8.1%9.9%7.6%6.3%9.7%10.7%8.9%5.4%7.3%
Effective tax rate34.5%—39.7%39.4%37.6%39.6%40.3%35.5%34.5%25.8%24.5%24.5%23.5%23.9%26.2%24.0%24.9%26.0%
Dividends ÷ net income——0.0%163.8%37.4%53.7%56.8%46.4%37.8%20.1%14.8%16.7%17.4%9.4%8.6%8.5%10.9%6.9%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

75 /100

Strong moat

How hard LPL Financial's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 20 / 20

    Net income has been a median 7.1% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 11 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 7.6%; its worst year was 5.2%.

  • Discipline 17 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 1.9% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.6% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (80 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from LPL Financial Holdings Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to LPL Financial Holdings Inc.