Robinhoodvs.Interactive Brokers
HOOD vs IBKR · both in Brokers & fintech, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: Brokers, trading apps and crypto platforms where investors and consumers access the market.
Interactive Brokers is about 1.7× larger than Robinhood by market cap; Robinhood trades at the lower P/E (43.1 vs 138.3); year to date, Interactive Brokers leads (+52.7% vs −0.9%).
Side by side
| HOOD | IBKR | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $89.3B | $156B |
| Price | $108.54 | $97.02 |
| Today | −3.2% | −1.2% |
| Return YTD | −0.9% | +52.7% |
| Return 1Y | +3.8% | +56.5% |
| P/E | 43.1 | 138.3 |
| P/S | 18.1 | 13.8 |
| P/B | 9.4 | 26.4 |
Data as of 2026-08-27 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
RobinhoodHOOD
Commission-free trading on a phone brought a younger cohort of investors in. Robinhood is paid instead through order flow, margin lending, options and crypto, which makes revenue swing with retail appetite.
Full HOOD profile →Interactive BrokersIBKR
Built for active and professional traders who want cheap access to markets around the world. Margins are high for a broker, and higher interest rates feed straight through to profit.
Full IBKR profile →More HOOD & IBKR comparisons
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