LPLA · bank / insurer · bank model (justified price-to-book)
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA): Valuation Snapshot
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) is a bank, insurer or other financial, and a discounted-cash-flow model is the wrong lens for one, so TickerWorth does not publish a DCF fair value for it. Its bank model puts it at about $227.43 a share against $321.88. Snapshot as of Oct 21, 2026.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from public market data · Updated Oct 21, 2026 · How these pages are made
How is a bank like LPLA valued?
This is a bank / insurer / financial. A free-cash-flow DCF is structurally the wrong lens here (their debt and float are raw material, not financing), so we don't publish one. Instead we value it with a bank model — justified price-to-book, (ROE − g) ÷ (cost of equity − g), on a return on equity of 18.6% and a cost of equity of 7.6% — at about $227.43 a share ($190.42–$282.29 for a cost of equity one point either way), against a price of $321.88.
A dividend-discount cross-check gives about $23.90, shown as a reference only. Every input is listed with its source; it is a model estimate, not a price target.
Bank model (justified price-to-book)
Our bank model’s estimate: about $227.43 (range $190.42 to $282.29), against a price of $321.88. It is not a DCF and not a price target.
Value = book value per share × (ROE − g) ÷ (cost of equity − g). The range is for a cost of equity ±1% (6.6%–8.6%).
| Input | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Book value per share | $72.72 | yfinance, latest reported book value per share |
| Return on equity | 18.6% | yfinance, trailing twelve months |
| Risk-free rate | 5.1% | US 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) |
| Beta | 0.54× | yfinance 5-year monthly beta vs the S&P 500 |
| Equity risk premium | 4.7% | house equity risk premium (same as every DCF) |
| Cost of equity | 7.6% | computed — risk-free + beta × equity risk premium (CAPM) |
| Payout ratio | 9.6% | yfinance payout ratio (trailing dividends ÷ earnings) |
| Long-run growth | 2.5% | ESTIMATEROE × retention (16.8%), capped at the house long-run rate 2.5% |
| Justified price-to-book | 3.13× | computed — (ROE − g) ÷ (cost of equity − g) |
Dividend-discount cross-check: about $23.90, reference only — a low payout means most of the return comes from buybacks and retained growth, which a dividend model cannot see.
A model estimate from public data, with every input shown — not a price target and not advice. Bank returns on equity revert over time and this model holds today's for good.
When we tested this family of bank models on past data, none ranked banks better than plain price-to-book. Treat it as one formula's estimate, not a verdict.
What is LPLA's TickerWorth Score?
Middle of the pack — real strengths and real weaknesses
Compared with Financial Services companies in US
Its strongest point: growing quickly. Its weakest: profitability is weak.
- Value · 39 of 100
Cheaper than 39% of Financial Services companies in US
- Price vs worth · 60 of 100
- Quality · 28 of 100
More profitable than 28% of Financial Services companies in US
- Financial health · 43 of 100
Financially stronger than 43% of Financial Services companies in US
- Growth · 86 of 100
Growing faster than 86% of Financial Services companies in US
- Momentum · 42 of 100
Outperformed 42% of Financial Services companies in US over the past year
Confidence: Low confidence · Scored
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- Price
- $321.88
- Market cap
- $25,
345, 568, 768 - 52-week high
- $400.16
- 52-week low
- $260.15
- Currency
- USD
- Exchange
- NasdaqGS
Snapshot of Oct 21, 2026, quote time not published · Prices are delayed.
What we can say
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) is a bank, insurer or other financial, and a free-cash-flow discounted-cash-flow (DCF) model is structurally the wrong lens for it: for these businesses debt and float are raw material, not financing. So we value it the way a bank is valued — on the return it earns on its book equity. Our bank model (justified price-to-book) puts it at about $227.43 a share, between $190.42 and $282.29 for a cost of equity one point either side of 7.6%, against $321.88 today.
Read the full reasoning
Every input is listed with its source. It is a model estimate, not a price target, and not investment advice.
On the numbers we do have, LPLA trades at a recent price of $321.88, a market capitalisation of about $25,345,568,768, sitting 44% of the way up its 52-week range ($260.15–$400.16), on the NasdaqGS.
The standard alternative to a DCF is relative valuation — comparing LPLA's trading multiples against a sector benchmark. Here that gives P/E of 25.6× (richer than the peer median of 14.1×); Fwd P/E of 10.7× (cheaper than the peer median of 13.1×); P/B of 4.4× (richer than the peer median of 2.5×); P/S of 1.3× (cheaper than the peer median of 4.7×); Dividend yield of 0.4% (richer than the peer median of 2.0%). A cheaper multiple than peers can flag a discount or a market that expects weaker growth; it is a comparison, not a recommendation.
The asset, or book-value, lens is the classic tool for asset-heavy businesses and financials. LPLA shows a price-to-book (P/B) of 4.43 and book value of $72.72 per share. Price-to-book compares the market price to the accounting net-asset value per share; below 1.0 can mean a discount to net assets or that the market is pricing in trouble — descriptive either way, never a buy signal on its own.
Finally, a price-based read — explicitly not a valuation. LPLA is in a mixed trend, trading -19.6% from its 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is -5.1%. Moving-average trend and 52-week position describe where the stock has traded; they say nothing about what it is worth.
To be exact about what this page is not: we are not saying the numbers for LPLA are unavailable. They are, and they are above. We are saying a discounted-cash-flow model is the wrong instrument for this kind of business, and publishing one anyway — because the inputs happen to exist — would be a precise answer to the wrong question. Refusing is the more useful answer, and it is the same rule we apply to every name in this category.
LPLA vs peers
Sector benchmark (bellwethers, not direct competitors).
| Multiple | LPLA | Peer median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 25.6× | 14.1× | richer than |
| Fwd P/E | 10.7× | 13.1× | cheaper than |
| P/B | 4.4× | 2.5× | richer than |
| P/S | 1.3× | 4.7× | cheaper than |
| Dividend yield | 0.4% | 2.0% | richer than |
What does LPL Financial Holdings Inc. do?
What does it do?
LPL Financial Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at institutions in the United States. The company's brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, alternative investments, retirement and 529 education savings plans, and insurance; and client cash programs consist of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured bank sweep vehicles, and a client cash and money market account. It operates in the Capital Markets industry (Financial Services sector), headquartered in United States. The company employs roughly 10,081 people.
How does it make money?
The business turns $17.0B in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $11 is left as operating profit (operating margin of 11.1%), after a 30% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, 5.2% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks mixed: carries moderate debt (1.4× equity), comfortably covers its short-term bills (2.4× current ratio), and is currently profitable.
Who at LPLA filed insider trades?
| Date | Insider | Relationship | What happened | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeping Katharine | Principal Accounting Officer | Open-market sale | $153,049.46 | Form 4 for Reeping Katharine (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Field Emily | Group Managing Director | Shares withheld (tax) | $38,088.98 | Form 4 for Field Emily (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Thomas Corey E. | Director | Grant / award | — | Form 4 for Thomas Corey E. (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| SCHIFTER RICHARD P | Director | Grant / award | — | Form 4 for SCHIFTER RICHARD P (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Putnam James S | Director | Grant / award | — | Form 4 for Putnam James S (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Mnookin Allison | Director | Grant / award | — | Form 4 for Mnookin Allison (opens sec.gov in a new tab) |
A disclosure, not a signal to trade. Source: SEC EDGAR (Form 4). Older filings and the 90-day buying-and-selling read are part of Pro. See plans
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