LPL Financial's Brokerage & Advisory Assets Rise in April 2026
LPLA's client assets climb to $2.48 trillion in April 2026 as advisory assets surge 51.5% year over year.
LPLA's client assets climb to $2.48 trillion in April 2026 as advisory assets surge 51.5% year over year.
SAN DIEGO, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc. ( Nasdaq: LPLA ) (the “Company”) today released its monthly activity report for April 2026.
SAN DIEGO, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that the financial advisors of True Compass Advisors have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform. The team was previously affiliated with Kestra, where they serviced approximately $870 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets.*
SAN DIEGO, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that the financial advisors of Emerald Wealth Management have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform. The team reports serving approximately $815 million in advisory, brokerage, insurance and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from Northwestern Mutual.
SAN DIEGO, May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that the financial advisors of Cebert Wealth Advisors have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform. The team reported serving approximately $1 billion in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from Ameriprise.
SAN DIEGO, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that the financial advisors of Davis Executive Wealth have joined LPL Financial's supported independence model, LPL Strategic Wealth. The team reported serving approximately $635 million in advisory assets* and joins LPL from Steward Partners.
LPL Financial has been recognized with two Stevie® Awards honoring the firm's leadership in applying AI to transform the advisor and investor experience.
SAN DIEGO, May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that the financial advisors of Fifteen:22 Financial Partners have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform. The team reported serving approximately $380 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from Nations Financial Group.
LPL Financial has been recognized with two Stevie® Awards honoring the firm's leadership in applying AI to transform the advisor and investor experience.
SAN DIEGO, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Conley Thornhill, CFP®, CIMA®, Doug Rathbun and Nikki Rathbun have joined Linsco by LPL Financial to launch Paxara Wealth Partners. The team reported serving approximately $330 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from UBS.
SAN DIEGO, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Bobby Lumpkin, Cindy Little and Allina Bell of Capital Investment Services have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform. The firm reports approximately $775 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from Raymond James.
LPL Financial beats Q1 earnings estimates as revenues jump 35% and advisory assets surge. Rising expenses and softer recruited assets temper the quarter.
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) came out with quarterly earnings of $5.6 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.49 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.15 per share a year ago.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for LPL Financial (LPLA) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Key Financial Results Net income was $356 million , translating to diluted earnings per share ("EPS") of $4.43 , up 4% from a year ago Adjusted EPS* increased 9% year-over-year to $5.60 Gross profit* increased 25% year-over-year to $1,593 million Core G&A* increased 29% year-over-year to $532 million Adjusted pre-tax income* increased 20% year-over-year to $613 million Key Business Results Total client assets increased 30% year-over-year to $2.3 trillion Advisory assets increased 42% year-over-year to $1.4 trillion Advisory assets as a percentage of total client assets increased to 59.5%, up from 54.5% a year ago Total organic net new assets were $21 billion , representing 4% annualized growth Recruited assets ( 1 ) were $ 17 billion, down 55% from a year ago Recruited assets over the trailing twelve months were $83 billion Total client cash balances were $59 billion , a decrease of $2 billion sequentially and an increase of $6 billion year-over-year Client cash balances as a percentage of total client assets were 2.5%, down from 2.6% in the prior quarter and 3.0% in the prior year Key Capital and Liquidity Measures Corporate cash ( 2 ) was $567 million Leverage ratio ( 3 ) was 1.86x Dividends paid were $24 million Key Updates M&A: Commonwealth Financial Network ("Commonwealth"): On track to complete the conversion in the fourth quarter of 2026 Continue to expect asset retention of approximately 90% Estimated run-rate EBITDA has decreased from $425 million to $410 million Mariner Advisor Network : In April, announced an agreement to lead the acquisition of Mariner Advisor Network, an LPL branch office supporting 367† advisors who collectively manage $31 billion† of client assets As part of this transaction, approximately 223 advisors will remain directly affiliated with LPL, and approximately 144 hybrid advisors will transition to Private Advisor Group's hybrid RIA model Liquidity & Succession: Deployed approximately $62 million of capital to close six deals in Q1 Core G&A: Given our performance to date, we are lowering the upper end of our 2026 Core G&A* outlook range by $20 million to a range of $2,155-2,190 million, including expenses related to Commonwealth Capital Management: Share Repurchases: In April, resumed our share repurchase program, with an estimated $125 million of repurchases planned during the second quarter *See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section and the endnotes to this release for further details about these non-GAAP financial measures SAN DIEGO, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) (the "Company") today announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026, reporting net income of $356 million, or $4.43 per share. This compares with net income of $319 million, or $4.24 per share, in the first quarter of 2025 and net income of $301 million, or $3.74 per share, in the prior quarter.
Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for LPL Financial (LPLA), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2026.
SAN DIEGO, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC (Nasdaq:LPLA) today announced the launch of its Military Deployment Practice Continuation Program, a new support framework designed to help eligible LPL-affiliated financial advisors who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces maintain the value and stability of their practices when they are called to active duty. When advisors enter active military service, FINRA designates them as inactive under its Active Military Leave policy, temporarily pausing certain registration requirements.
SAN DIEGO, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that Greg Selg, MBA, has joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform. Selg reported serving approximately $260 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from Osaic.
LPL Financial (LPLA) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.