Robinhood (HOOD) Q1 2026 Earnings Review

Robinhood (HOOD) Q1 2026 Earnings Review

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a. Key Points

  • Prediction markets continue to rapidly grow.
  • Tough quarter for crypto revenue growth.
  • Robinhood Banking is scaling very nicely.

b. Demand Snapshot

  • Missed revenue estimates by 6.5%.
  • Transaction-based revenue missed estimates by 5.7%.
    • Options revenue missed estimates by 8%.
    • Equity revenue missed estimates by 2%.
    • Crypto revenue missed estimates by 9%.
  • Net interest revenue missed estimates by 8%.
  • Missed funded account estimates by 100K.
  • Missed monthly active user (MAU) estimates by 1.5%.

c. Profit Snapshot

  • Missed EBITDA estimates by 8.3%.
  • Missed $0.39 EPS estimates by a penny. EPS rose by 3% Y/Y.
    • OpEx rose by 18% Y/Y to support product and marketing investments.
  • Interest-earning asset growth and balance sheet optimization helped offset the interest rate headwind to drive Y/Y net interest margin expansion.

d. Balance Sheet