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 2.1× larger than Robinhood by market cap; Charles Schwab trades at the lower P/E (18.7 vs 43.1); year to date, Charles Schwab leads (+12.4% vs −0.9%).
Side by side
| HOOD | SCHW | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $89.3B | $189B |
| Price | $108.54 | $109.39 |
| Today | −3.2% | −2.6% |
| Return YTD | −0.9% | +12.4% |
| Return 1Y | +3.8% | +16.7% |
| P/E | 43.1 | 18.7 |
| P/S | 18.1 | 6.4 |
| P/B | 9.4 | 3.8 |
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 →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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