Robinhoodvs.Charles Schwab
HOOD vs SCHW · 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.
Charles Schwab is about 1.7× larger than Robinhood by market cap; Charles Schwab trades at the lower P/E (16.6 vs 47.3).
Side by side
| HOOD | SCHW | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $98B | $167B |
| Price | $109.02 | $96.70 |
| Today | +1.9% | −0.2% |
| Return YTD | −5.4% | −3.0% |
| Return 1Y | −29.1% | +3.3% |
| Since July 13, 2026 | −0.8% | −5.5% |
| P/E | 47.3 | 16.6 |
| P/S | 19.9 | 5.6 |
| P/B | 10.3 | 3.3 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since July 13, 2026: the change in the closing price from the first session with a close for both companies. Sectivia records these closes itself, starting June 26, 2026.
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 →Charles SchwabSCHW
Trillions in client assets sit on its brokerage and custody platform. Commissions are not what pays for it; net interest on client cash does most of the work, with asset management fees and trading behind it.
Full SCHW profile →More HOOD & SCHW comparisons
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