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LPL Financial Announces Third Quarter 2025 Results

Key Financial Results:

  • Net loss was $30 million, translating to diluted loss per share ("EPS") of $0.37
    • This included $419 million, or $5.21 per share, of one-time acquisition costs incurred at the closing of the Commonwealth Financial Network ("Commonwealth") acquisition
  • Adjusted EPS* increased 25% year-over-year to $5.20
    • Gross profit* increased 31% year-over-year to $1,479 million
    • Core G&A* increased 33% year-over-year to $477 million
    • Adjusted pre-tax income* increased 35% year-over-year to $569 million

Key Business Results:

  • Total advisory and brokerage assets increased 45% year-over-year to $2.3 trillion
    • Advisory assets increased 51% year-over-year to $1.3 trillion
    • Advisory assets as a percentage of total assets increased to 58.2%, up from 56.0% a year ago
  • Total net new assets were $308 billion
    • This included $275 billion of acquired net new assets resulting from the acquisition of Commonwealth(1)
  • Total organic net new assets were $33 billion, representing 7% annualized growth
    • This included $17 billion of assets from First Horizon Bank ("First Horizon") that onboarded, and $6 billion of assets that off-boarded as part of the previously disclosed planned separation from misaligned large OSJs. Prior to these impacts, organic net new assets were $21 billion, translating to a 4% annualized growth rate
  • Recruited assets(2) were $33 billion, up 27% from a year ago
    • Recruited assets over the trailing twelve months were $168 billion
  • Total client cash balances were $56 billion, an increase of $5 billion sequentially and $10 billion year-over-year
    • This included $4 billion resulting from the acquisition of Commonwealth
    • Client cash balances as a percentage of total assets were 2.4%, down from 2.6% in the prior quarter and 2.9% in the prior year

Key Capital and Liquidity Measures:

  • Corporate cash(3) was $568 million
  • Leverage ratio(4) was 2.04x
  • Dividends paid were $24.0 million

Key Updates

Large Institutions:

  • First Horizon: Onboarded First Horizon with $18 billion of brokerage and advisory assets, of which $17 billion transitioned onto our platform in Q3

M&A:

  • Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. ("Atria"): Completed the conversion of Atria with $115 billion(5) of brokerage and advisory assets
    • Estimated run-rate EBITDA has increased from $150 million to $155 million
  • Commonwealth: Closed the acquisition of Commonwealth, and expect to complete the conversion in the fourth quarter of 2026
    • We are tracking towards our 90% retention target, with advisors representing nearly 80% of assets signed to-date
    • Estimated run-rate EBITDA has increased from $415 million to $425 million
    • As a result of purchase accounting, $419 million of the total purchase price is treated as acquisition costs, with no change in the amount of cash deployed
  • Liquidity & Succession: Deployed approximately $30 million of capital to close 5 deals in Q3

Core G&A:

  • Given our performance to date, we are lowering our 2025 Core G&A* outlook to a range of $1,860-1,880 million, including $165-170 million related to Prudential and Atria, and $160-165 million related to Commonwealth

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) (the "Company") today announced results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2025, reporting net loss of $30 million, or $0.37 per share. This compares with net income of $255 million, or $3.39 per share, in the third quarter of 2024 and net income of $273 million, or $3.40 per share, in the prior quarter.

"Over the past quarter, we continued to make progress against our key priorities, while delivering strong business results and record adjusted earnings per share," said Rich Steinmeier, CEO. "We continue to seek opportunities to improve our advisors' efficacy in the market. As advisory services become more central to our clients, we're lowering fees and streamlining pricing to make our platforms the most competitive in the industry. Ensuring that our pricing supports the value that we deliver, next year we will also make targeted fee adjustments that more closely align with industry standards."

"The third quarter underscores the strength of LPL, as we advanced on several strategic fronts," said Matt Audette, President and CFO. "We delivered another quarter of industry-leading organic growth, onboarded the wealth management business of First Horizon, closed on our acquisition of Commonwealth, and continued to make progress on driving operating leverage. As we look ahead, we remain excited about the opportunities to serve and support our advisors, while delivering long-term shareholder value."

Dividend Declaration

The Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.30 per share dividend to be paid on December 1, 2025 to all stockholders of record as of November 13, 2025.

Conference Call and Additional Information

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results at 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 30, 2025. The conference call will be accessible and available for replay at investor.lpl.com/events.

Contacts

Investor Relations
investor.relations@lplfinancial.com

Media Relations
media.relations@lplfinancial.com

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6), LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial LLC ("LPL Financial") or its affiliate LPL Enterprise, LLC ("LPL Enterprise"), both registered investment advisers and broker-dealers. Members FINRA/SIPC.

Throughout this communication, the terms "financial advisors" and "advisors" are used to refer to registered representatives and/or investment advisor representatives affiliated with LPL Financial or LPL Enterprise.

We routinely disclose information that may be important to shareholders in the "Investor Relations" or "Press Releases" section of our website.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements regarding:

  • the Company’s retention of Commonwealth advisors following the closing and Commonwealth’s future financial and operating performance;
  • run-rate EBITDA expectations in connection with the Company’s acquisitions of Commonwealth and Atria;
  • the amount and timing of the onboarding of acquired, recruited or transitioned brokerage and advisory assets, including Commonwealth and First Horizon;
  • the Company's future financial and operating results, growth, plans, priorities and business strategies, including forecasts and statements related to the Company's ICA yield, service and fee revenue, transaction revenue, core G&A expense, interest expense and income, depreciation and amortization, leverage ratio (including plans to reduce leverage), pricing and fees (including their effect on adjusted pre-tax margin), corporate cash, run-rate EBITDA, transaction revenue, operating leverage, pre-tax margin and share repurchases; and
  • future capabilities, future advisor service experience, future investments and capital deployment, including share repurchase activity and dividends, if any, and long-term shareholder value.

These and any other statements that are not related to present facts or current conditions, or that are not purely historical, constitute forward-looking statements. They reflect the Company's expectations and objectives as of October 30, 2025 and are not guarantees that expectations or objectives expressed or implied will be achieved. The achievement of such expectations and objectives involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, levels of activity or the timing of events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include:

  • difficulties and delays in onboarding the assets of acquired, recruited or transitioned advisors, including the receipt and timing of regulatory approvals that may be required;
  • disruptions in the businesses of the Company and Commonwealth that could make it more difficult to maintain relationships with advisors and their clients;
  • the choice by clients of acquired or recruited advisors not to open brokerage and/or advisory accounts at the Company;
  • changes in general economic and financial market conditions, including retail investor sentiment;
  • changes in interest rates and fees payable by banks participating in the Company's client cash programs, including the Company's success in negotiating agreements with current or additional counterparties;
  • the Company's strategy and success in managing client cash program fees;
  • fluctuations in the levels of advisory and brokerage assets, including net new assets, and the related impact on revenue;
  • effects of competition in the financial services industry and the success of the Company in attracting and retaining financial advisors and institutions, and their ability to provide financial products and services effectively;
  • whether retail investors served by newly-recruited advisors choose to move their respective assets to new accounts at the Company;
  • changes in the growth and profitability of the Company's fee-based offerings and asset-based revenues;
  • the effect of current, pending and future legislation, regulation and regulatory actions, including disciplinary actions imposed by federal and state regulators and self-regulatory organizations;
  • the cost of defending, settling and remediating issues related to regulatory matters or legal proceedings, including civil monetary penalties or actual costs of reimbursing customers for losses in excess of our reserves or insurance;
  • changes made to the Company's services and pricing, including in response to competitive developments and current, pending and future legislation, regulation and regulatory actions, and the effect that such changes may have on the Company’s gross profit streams and costs;
  • the execution of the Company's capital management plans, including its compliance with the terms of the Company's amended and restated credit agreement, the committed revolving credit facilities of the Company and LPL Financial, and the indentures governing the Company's senior unsecured notes;
  • strategic acquisitions and investments, including pursuant to the Company's Liquidity & Succession solution, and the effect that such acquisitions and investments may have on the Company’s capital management plans and liquidity;
  • the price, availability and trading volumes of shares of the Company's common stock, which will affect the timing and size of future share repurchases by the Company, if any;
  • the execution of the Company's plans and its success in realizing the synergies, expense savings, service improvements or efficiencies expected to result from its investments, initiatives and acquisitions, expense plans and technology initiatives;
  • whether advisors affiliated with Commonwealth will transition registration to the Company and whether assets reported as serviced by such financial advisors will translate into assets of the Company;
  • the performance of third-party service providers to which business processes have been transitioned;
  • the Company's ability to control operating risks, information technology systems risks, cybersecurity risks and sourcing risks; and
  • the other factors set forth in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as may be amended or updated in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Except as required by law, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this earnings release, and you should not rely on statements contained herein as representing the Company's view as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

         
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Condensed ConsolidatedStatementsof Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
         
  Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended  
  September 30, June 30,   September 30,  
  2025 2025 Change 2024 Change
REVENUE          
Advisory $ 2,210,499   $ 1,717,738 29 % $ 1,378,050 60 %
Commission:          
Sales-based   695,029     619,792 12 %   429,132 62 %
Trailing   492,426     418,295 18 %   377,400 30 %
Total commission   1,187,455     1,038,087 14 %   806,532 47 %
Asset-based:          
Client cash   428,190     397,332 8 %   353,855 21 %
Other asset-based   354,090     305,015 16 %   272,336 30 %
Total asset-based   782,280     702,347 11 %   626,191 25 %
Service and fee   174,715     151,839 15 %   145,729 20 %
Transaction   67,260     60,541 11 %   58,546 15 %
Interest income, net   60,859     76,941 (21 %)   49,923 22 %
Other   68,909     87,532 (21 %)   43,423 59 %
Total revenue   4,551,977     3,835,025 19 %   3,108,394 46 %
EXPENSE          
Advisory and commission   3,025,274     2,483,165 22 %   1,948,065 55 %
Compensation and benefits   585,409     319,100 83 %   266,415 120 %
Occupancy and equipment   299,680     81,443 n/m   69,879 n/m
Promotional   208,547     177,552 17 %   164,538 27 %
Interest expense on borrowings   106,295     105,636 1 %   67,779 57 %
Depreciation and amortization   99,722     96,231 4 %   78,338 27 %
Professional services   75,507     41,092 84 %   26,295 187 %
Amortization of other intangibles   64,706     46,103 40 %   32,461 99 %
Brokerage, clearing and exchange   43,282     43,290 %   29,636 46 %
Communications and data processing   23,060     21,417 8 %   17,916 29 %
Other   54,606     51,192 7 %   59,724 (9 %)
Total expense   4,586,088     3,466,221 32 %   2,761,046 66 %
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE (BENEFIT FROM) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES   (34,111 )   368,804 n/m   347,348 n/m
(BENEFIT FROM) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES   (4,594 )   95,555 n/m   92,045 n/m
NET (LOSS) INCOME $ (29,517 ) $ 273,249 n/m $ 255,303 n/m
(LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE          
(Loss) earnings per share, basic $ (0.37 ) $ 3.42 n/m $ 3.41 n/m
(Loss) earnings per share, diluted $ (0.37 ) $ 3.40 n/m $ 3.39 n/m
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic   80,017     79,984 %   74,776 7 %
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted   80,357     80,373 %   75,405 7 %
                       


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
     
  Nine Months Ended  
  September 30,  
  2025 2024 Change
REVENUE      
Advisory $ 5,617,482 $ 3,866,024 45 %
Commission:      
Sales-based   1,924,859   1,237,437 56 %
Trailing   1,348,440   1,102,587 22 %
Total commission   3,273,299   2,340,024 40 %
Asset-based:      
Client cash   1,217,553   1,047,712 16 %
Other asset-based   962,315   780,208 23 %
Total asset-based   2,179,868   1,827,920 19 %
Service and fee   471,753   412,901 14 %
Transaction   195,665   174,739 12 %
Interest income, net   181,651   140,926 29 %
Other   137,291   110,222 25 %
Total revenue   12,057,009   8,872,756 36 %
EXPENSE      
Advisory and commission   7,862,364   5,500,579 43 %
Compensation and benefits   1,210,055   814,784 49 %
Promotional   531,744   427,282 24 %
Occupancy and equipment   458,363   205,672 123 %
Interest expense on borrowings   297,793   192,202 55 %
Depreciation and amortization   288,309   216,495 33 %
Amortization of other intangibles   154,330   92,620 67 %
Professional services   152,925   61,674 148 %
Brokerage, clearing and exchange   130,710   93,152 40 %
Communications and data processing   63,983   57,066 12 %
Other   154,487   159,619 (3 %)
Total expense   11,305,063   7,821,145 45 %
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES   751,946   1,051,611 (28 %)
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES   189,641   263,744 (28 %)
NET INCOME $ 562,305 $ 787,867 (29 %)
EARNINGS PER SHARE      
Earnings per share, basic $ 7.19 $ 10.55 (32 %)
Earnings per share, diluted $ 7.15 $ 10.45 (32 %)
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic   78,220   74,688 5 %
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted   78,594   75,424 4 %
             


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
       
  September 30, 2025 June 30,
2025
December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents $ 1,343,507   $ 4,185,337   $ 967,079  
Cash and equivalents segregated under federal or other regulations   1,249,000     1,611,200     1,597,249  
Restricted cash   228,229     116,675     119,724  
Receivables from clients, net   777,860     710,463     633,834  
Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations   81,265     129,490     76,545  
Advisor loans, net   3,645,122     2,536,190     2,281,088  
Other receivables, net   1,072,166     951,063     902,777  
Investment securities ($199,944, $124,639, and $42,267 at fair value at September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively)   215,221     139,962     57,481  
Property and equipment, net   1,338,504     1,278,991     1,210,027  
Goodwill   2,674,864     2,213,393     2,172,873  
Other intangibles, net   3,302,834     1,641,133     1,482,988  
Other assets   2,103,642     1,959,779     1,815,739  
Total assets $ 18,032,214   $ 17,473,676   $ 13,317,404  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
LIABILITIES:      
Client payables $ 1,996,568   $ 2,090,520   $ 1,898,665  
Payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations   195,728     273,593     129,228  
Accrued advisory and commission expenses payable   355,464     303,614     323,996  
Corporate debt and other borrowings, net   7,521,468     7,175,032     5,494,724  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   768,248     556,086     588,450  
Other liabilities   2,151,800     2,000,415     1,951,739  
Total liabilities   12,989,276     12,399,260     10,386,802  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:      
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 600,000,000 shares authorized; 136,628,300, 136,603,206, and 130,914,541 shares issued at September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively   136     136     131  
Additional paid-in capital   3,806,506     3,787,009     2,066,268  
Treasury stock, at cost — 56,590,828, 56,599,471, and 56,253,909 shares at September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively   (4,333,444 )   (4,332,275 )   (4,202,322 )
Retained earnings   5,569,740     5,619,546     5,066,525  
Total stockholders’ equity   5,042,938     5,074,416     2,930,602  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 18,032,214   $ 17,473,676   $ 13,317,404  
                   

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Management's Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Certain information in this release is presented as reviewed by the Company’s management and includes information derived from the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income, non-GAAP financial measures and operational and performance metrics. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this release.

  Quarterly Results
  Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Change Q3 2024 Change
Gross Profit(7)          
Advisory $ 2,210,499   $ 1,717,738   29 % $ 1,378,050   60 %
Trailing commissions   492,426     418,295   18 %   377,400   30 %
Sales-based commissions   695,029     619,792   12 %   429,132   62 %
Advisory fees and commissions   3,397,954     2,755,825   23 %   2,184,582   56 %
Production-based payout(8)   (2,972,256 )   (2,406,692 ) 23 %   (1,910,634 ) 56 %
Advisory fees and commissions, net of payout   425,698     349,133   22 %   273,948   55 %
Client cash(9)   441,576     413,516   7 %   372,333   19 %
Other asset-based(10)   354,090     305,015   16 %   272,336   30 %
Service and fee   174,715     151,839   15 %   145,729   20 %
Transaction   67,260     60,541   11 %   58,546   15 %
Interest income, net(11)   47,468     60,738   (22 %)   31,428   51 %
Other revenue(12)   11,821     6,785   74 %   3,392   n/m
Total net advisory fees and commissions and attachment revenue   1,522,628     1,347,567   13 %   1,157,712   32 %
Brokerage, clearing and exchange expense   (43,282 )   (43,290 ) %   (29,636 ) 46 %
Gross Profit(7)   1,479,346     1,304,277   13 %   1,128,076   31 %
G&A Expense          
Core G&A(13)   477,323     425,595   12 %   359,134   33 %
Regulatory charges(14)   6,744     7,267   (7 %)   24,879   (73 %)
Promotional (ongoing)(15)(16)   201,863     163,575   23 %   175,605   15 %
Acquisition costs excluding interest(16)   538,177     71,562   n/m   22,243   n/m
Employee share-based compensation   18,627     19,504   (4 %)   20,289   (8 %)
Total G&A   1,242,734     687,503   81 %   602,150   106 %
EBITDA(17)   236,612     616,774   (62 %)   525,926   (55 %)
Depreciation and amortization   99,722     96,231   4 %   78,338   27 %
Amortization of other intangibles   64,706     46,103   40 %   32,461   99 %
Interest expense on borrowings(18)   106,295     102,323   4 %   67,779   57 %
Acquisition costs - interest(16)       3,313   (100 %)     %
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE (BENEFIT FROM) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES   (34,111 )   368,804   n/m   347,348   n/m
(BENEFIT FROM) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES   (4,594 )   95,555   n/m   92,045   n/m
NET (LOSS) INCOME $ (29,517 ) $ 273,249   n/m $ 255,303   n/m
(Loss) earnings per share, diluted $ (0.37 ) $ 3.40   n/m $ 3.39   n/m
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted   80,357     80,373   %   75,405   7 %
Adjusted EBITDA(17) $ 774,789   $ 688,336   13 % $ 566,169   37 %
Adjusted pre-tax income(19) $ 568,772   $ 489,782   16 % $ 420,052   35 %
Adjusted EPS(20) $ 5.20   $ 4.51   15 % $ 4.16   25 %
                           


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Operating Metrics
(Dollars in billions, except where noted)
(Unaudited)
           
  Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Change Q3 2024 Change
Market Drivers          
S&P 500 Index (end of period)   6,688     6,205   8%   5,762   16%
Russell 2000 Index (end of period)   2,436     2,175   12%   2,230   9%
Fed Funds daily effective rate (average bps)   430     433   (3bps)   527   (97bps)
           
Advisory and Brokerage Assets(21)          
Advisory assets $ 1,346.9   $ 1,060.7   27% $ 892.0   51%
Brokerage assets   967.7     858.5   13%   700.1   38%
Total Advisory and Brokerage Assets $ 2,314.5   $ 1,919.2   21% $ 1,592.1   45%
Advisory as a % of Total Advisory and Brokerage Assets 58.2% 55.3% 290bps 56.0% 220bps
           
Assets by Platform          
Corporate advisory assets(22) $ 1,022.1   $ 766.4   33% $ 618.8   65%
Independent RIA advisory assets(22)   324.8     294.3   10%   273.2   19%
Brokerage assets   967.7     858.5   13%   700.1   38%
Total Advisory and Brokerage Assets $ 2,314.5   $ 1,919.2   21% $ 1,592.1   45%
           
Centrally Managed Assets          
Centrally managed assets(23) $ 203.1   $ 183.5   11% $ 138.1   47%
Centrally Managed as a % of Total Advisory Assets 15.1% 17.3% (220bps) 15.5% (40bps)
                       


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Operating Metrics
(Dollars in billions, except where noted)
(Unaudited)
           
  Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Change Q3 2024 Change
Organic Net New Assets (NNA)(24)          
Organic net new advisory assets $ 29.6   $ 23.1   n/m $ 23.2   n/m
Organic net new brokerage assets   3.1     (2.6 ) n/m   3.8   n/m
Total Organic Net New Assets $ 32.7   $ 20.5   n/m $ 27.0   n/m
           
Acquired Net New Assets(1)(24)          
Acquired net new advisory assets $ 199.4   $   n/m $ 0.5   n/m
Acquired net new brokerage assets   75.7       n/m   0.1   n/m
Total Acquired Net New Assets $ 275.0   $   n/m $ 0.6   n/m
           
Total Net New Assets(24)          
Net new advisory assets $ 229.0   $ 23.1   n/m $ 23.7   n/m
Net new brokerage assets   78.7     (2.6 ) n/m   3.8   n/m
Total Net New Assets $ 307.7   $ 20.5   n/m $ 27.5   n/m
           
Net brokerage to advisory conversions(25) $ 6.8   $ 6.4   n/m $ 3.5   n/m
Organic advisory NNA annualized growth(26) 11.2% 9.5% n/m 11.2% n/m
Total organic NNA annualized growth(26) 6.8% 4.6% n/m 7.2% n/m
           
Net New Advisory Assets(24)          
Corporate RIA net new advisory assets $ 213.6   $ 24.8   n/m $ 24.0   n/m
Independent RIA net new advisory assets   15.4     (1.7 ) n/m   (0.3 ) n/m
Total Net New Advisory Assets $ 229.0   $ 23.1   n/m $ 23.7   n/m
Centrally managed net new advisory assets(24) $ 9.9   $ 6.1   n/m $ 4.4   n/m
           
Net buy (sell) activity(27) $ 41.8   $ 36.6   n/m $ 37.7   n/m

Note: Totals may not foot due to rounding.

           
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Client Cash Data
(Dollars in thousands, except where noted)
(Unaudited)
           
  Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Change Q3 2024 Change
Client Cash Balances (in billions)(28)          
Insured cash account sweep $ 36.9   $ 34.2   8% $ 32.1   15%
Deposit cash account sweep   13.0     10.8   20%   9.6   35%
Total Bank Sweep   49.9     44.9   11%   41.7   20%
Money market sweep   4.2     3.7   14%   2.3   83%
Total Client Cash Sweep Held by Third Parties   54.1     48.6   11%   44.0   23%
Client cash account (CCA)   1.8     2.0   (10%)   1.8   —%
Total Client Cash Balances $ 55.8   $ 50.6   10% $ 45.8   22%
Client Cash Balances as a % of Total Assets 2.4% 2.6% (20bps) 2.9% (50bps)

Note: Totals may not foot due to rounding.

   
  Three Months Ended
  September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
Interest-Earnings Assets Average
Balance

(in billions)
Revenue Net Yield
(bps)
(29)
Average
Balance

(in billions)
Revenue Net Yield
(bps)
(29)
Average
Balance

(in billions)
Revenue Net Yield
(bps)
(29)
Insured cash account sweep $ 34.7 $ 307,118 351 $ 34.4 $ 293,420 342 $ 31.1 $ 259,503 332
Deposit cash account sweep   11.8   118,957 401   10.7   101,298 381   9.2   92,765 400
Total Bank Sweep   46.5   426,075 364   45.1   394,718 351   40.3   352,268 348
Money market sweep   3.8   2,115 22   4.0   2,614 26   2.3   1,587 28
Total Client Cash Held By
Third Parties
  50.3   428,190 338   49.1   397,332 325   42.6   353,855 330
Client cash account (CCA)   1.5   13,386 365   1.7   16,184 378   1.6   18,478 472
Total Client Cash   51.8   441,576 339   50.8   413,516 326   44.2   372,333 335
Margin receivables   0.7   13,910 820   0.6   12,080 807   0.5   11,199 885
Other interest revenue   2.9   33,558 458   4.4   48,658 448   1.5   20,229 533
Total Client Cash and
Interest Income, Net
$ 55.3 $ 489,044 351 $ 55.8 $ 474,254 341 $ 46.2 $ 403,761 348

Note: Totals may not foot due to rounding.

           
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Monthly Metrics
(Dollars in billions, except where noted)
(Unaudited)
           
  September 2025 August 2025 Change July 2025 June 2025
Advisory and Brokerage Assets(21)          
Advisory assets $ 1,346.9   $ 1,308.3 3% $ 1,077.0   $ 1,060.7
Brokerage assets   967.7     955.3 1%   862.4     858.5
Total Advisory and Brokerage Assets $ 2,314.5   $ 2,263.5 2% $ 1,939.4   $ 1,919.2
           
Organic Net New Assets (NNA)(24)          
Organic net new advisory assets $ 10.4   $ 11.8 n/m $ 7.5   $ 7.9
Organic net new brokerage assets   (1.0 )   6.1 n/m   (2.0 )   0.1
Total Organic Net New Assets $ 9.4   $ 17.8 n/m $ 5.5   $ 8.0
           
Acquired Net New Assets(1)(24)          
Acquired net new advisory assets $   $ 199.3 n/m $   $
Acquired net new brokerage assets       75.7 n/m      
Total Acquired Net New Assets $   $ 275.0 n/m $   $
           
Total Net New Assets(24)          
Net new advisory assets $ 10.4   $ 211.1 n/m $ 7.5   $ 7.9
Net new brokerage assets   (1.0 )   81.7 n/m   (2.0 )   0.1
Total Net New Assets $ 9.4   $ 292.8 n/m $ 5.5   $ 8.0
Net brokerage to advisory conversions(25) $ 2.3   $ 2.1 n/m $ 2.4   $ 2.4
           
Client Cash Balances(28)          
Insured cash account sweep $ 36.9   $ 35.0 5% $ 33.7   $ 34.2
Deposit cash account sweep   13.0     12.2 7%   10.8     10.8
Total Bank Sweep   49.9     47.2 6%   44.4     44.9
Money market sweep   4.2     4.1 2%   3.4     3.7
Total Client Cash Sweep Held by Third Parties   54.1     51.3 5%   47.9     48.6
Client cash account (CCA)   1.8     1.4 29%   1.6     2.0
Total Client Cash Balances $ 55.8   $ 52.7 6% $ 49.5   $ 50.6
           
Net buy (sell) activity(27) $ 13.9   $ 14.2 n/m $ 13.7   $ 12.7
           
Market Drivers          
S&P 500 Index (end of period)   6,688     6,460 4%   6,339     6,205
Russell 2000 Index (end of period)   2,436     2,366 3%   2,212     2,175
Fed Funds effective rate (average bps)   422     433 (11bps)   433     433

Note: Totals may not foot due to rounding.

           
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Financial Measures
(Dollars in thousands, except where noted)
(Unaudited)
           
  Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Change Q3 2024 Change
Commission Revenue by Product          
Annuities $ 713,900   $ 629,763   13% $ 481,852   48%
Mutual funds   258,167     223,317   16%   193,451   33%
Fixed income   66,550     53,014   26%   55,707   19%
Equities   51,475     47,811   8%   36,786   40%
Other   97,363     84,182   16%   38,736   151%
Total commission revenue $ 1,187,455   $ 1,038,087   14% $ 806,532   47%
           
Commission Revenue by Sales-based and Trailing      
Sales-based commissions          
Annuities $ 438,927   $ 393,654   12% $ 265,955   65%
Mutual funds   54,235     52,301   4%   42,310   28%
Fixed income   66,550     53,014   26%   55,707   19%
Equities   51,475     47,811   8%   36,786   40%
Other   83,842     73,012   15%   28,374   195%
Total sales-based commissions $ 695,029   $ 619,792   12% $ 429,132   62%
Trailing commissions          
Annuities $ 274,973   $ 236,109   16% $ 215,897   27%
Mutual funds   203,932     171,016   19%   151,141   35%
Other   13,521     11,170   21%   10,362   30%
Total trailing commissions $ 492,426   $ 418,295   18% $ 377,400   30%
Total commission revenue $ 1,187,455   $ 1,038,087   14% $ 806,532   47%
           
Payout Rate(8)   87.47 %   87.33 % 14bps   87.46 % 1bps
                       


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Capital Management Measures
(Dollars in thousands, except where noted)
(Unaudited)
       
  Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q4 2024
Cash and equivalents $ 1,343,507   $ 4,185,337   $ 967,079  
Cash at regulated subsidiaries   (1,270,366 )   (1,288,722 )   (884,779 )
Excess cash at regulated subsidiaries per the Credit Agreement   495,253     720,359     397,138  
Corporate Cash(3) $ 568,394   $ 3,616,974   $ 479,438  
       
Corporate Cash(3)      
Cash at LPL Holdings, Inc. $ 12,187   $ 2,841,718   $ 39,782  
Excess cash at regulated subsidiaries per the Credit Agreement   495,253     720,359     397,138  
Cash at non-regulated subsidiaries   60,954     54,897     42,518  
Corporate Cash $ 568,394   $ 3,616,974   $ 479,438  
       
Leverage Ratio      
Total debt $ 7,564,000   $ 7,220,000   $ 5,517,000  
Total corporate cash   568,394     3,616,974     479,438  
Credit Agreement Net Debt $ 6,995,606   $ 3,603,026   $ 5,037,562  
Credit Agreement EBITDA (trailing twelve months)(30) $ 3,435,158   $ 2,933,433   $ 2,665,033  
Leverage Ratio 2.04x 1.23x 1.89x
       


  September 30, 2025  
Total Debt Balance Current Applicable
Margin
Interest Rate Maturity
Revolving Credit Facility(a) $ 344,000 ABR+37.5 bps / SOFR+147.5 bps 5.695 % 5/20/2029
Broker-Dealer Revolving Credit Facility   SOFR+125 bps 5.490 % 5/18/2026
Senior Unsecured Term Loan A   1,020,000 SOFR+147.5 bps(b) 5.725 % 12/5/2026
Senior Unsecured Notes   500,000 5.700% Fixed 5.700 % 5/20/2027
Senior Unsecured Notes   400,000 4.625% Fixed 4.625 % 11/15/2027
Senior Unsecured Notes   500,000 4.900% Fixed 4.900 % 4/3/2028
Senior Unsecured Notes   750,000 6.750% Fixed 6.750 % 11/17/2028
Senior Unsecured Notes   900,000 4.000% Fixed 4.000 % 3/15/2029
Senior Unsecured Notes   750,000 5.200% Fixed 5.200 % 3/15/2030
Senior Unsecured Notes   500,000 5.150% Fixed 5.150 % 6/15/2030
Senior Unsecured Notes   400,000 4.375% Fixed 4.375 % 5/15/2031
Senior Unsecured Notes   500,000 6.000% Fixed 6.000 % 5/20/2034
Senior Unsecured Notes   500,000 5.650% Fixed 5.650 % 3/15/2035
Senior Unsecured Notes   500,000 5.750% Fixed 5.750 % 6/15/2035
Total / Weighted Average $ 7,564,000   5.359 %  


(a) Unsecured borrowing capacity of $2.25 billion at LPL Holdings, Inc.
(b) The SOFR rate option is a one-month SOFR rate and subject to an interest rate floor of 0 bps.
   


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Key Business and Financial Metrics
(Dollars in thousands, except where noted)
(Unaudited)
           
  Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Change Q3 2024 Change
Business Metrics          
Advisors   32,128     29,353   9%   23,686   36%
Net new advisors   2,775     (140 ) n/m   224   n/m
Annualized advisory fees and commissions per advisor(31) $ 442   $ 375   18% $ 371   19%
Average total assets per advisor ($ in millions)(32) $ 72.0   $ 65.4   10% $ 67.2   7%
Transition assistance loan amortization ($ in millions)(33) $ 104.8   $ 89.4   17% $ 69.1   52%
Total client accounts (in millions)   11.4     10.5   9%   8.7   31%
Recruited AUM ($ in billions)   32.6     18.4   77%   25.7   27%
           
Employees(34)   10,116     9,389   8%   8,773   15%
           
AUM retention rate (quarterly annualized)(35) 96.4% 97.6% (120bps) 97.0% (60bps)
           
Capital Management          
Capital expenditures ($ in millions)(36) $ 142.2   $ 137.0   4% $ 147.1   (3%)
Acquisitions, net ($ in millions)(37) $ 1,526.3   $ 102.8   n/m $ 34.1   n/m
           
Share repurchases ($ in millions) $   $   —% $   —%
Dividends ($ in millions)   24.0     24.0   —%   22.4   7%
Total Capital Returned ($ in millions) $ 24.0   $ 24.0   —% $ 22.4   7%
                       

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Management believes that presenting certain non-GAAP financial measures by excluding or including certain items can be helpful to investors and analysts who may wish to use this information to analyze the Company’s current performance, prospects and valuation. Management uses this non-GAAP information internally to evaluate operating performance and in formulating the budget for future periods. Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures and metrics discussed below are appropriate for evaluating the performance of the Company.

Adjusted EPS and Adjusted net income

Adjusted EPS is defined as adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measure defined as net (loss) income plus the after-tax impact of amortization of other intangibles, acquisition costs, and certain regulatory charges, divided by the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding for the applicable period. The Company presents adjusted net income and adjusted EPS because management believes that these metrics can provide investors with useful insight into the Company’s core operating performance by excluding non-cash items, acquisition costs, and certain other charges that management does not believe impact the Company’s ongoing operations. Adjusted net income and adjusted EPS are not measures of the Company's financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net (loss) income, (loss) earnings per diluted share or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per diluted share to adjusted net income and adjusted EPS, please see the endnote disclosures in this release.

Gross profit

Gross profit is calculated as total revenue less advisory and commission expense; brokerage, clearing and exchange expense; and market fluctuations on employee deferred compensation. All other expense categories, including depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and amortization of other intangibles, are considered general and administrative in nature. Because the Company’s gross profit amounts do not include any depreciation and amortization expense, the Company considers gross profit to be a non-GAAP financial measure that may not be comparable to similar measures used by others in its industry. Management believes that gross profit can provide investors with useful insight into the Company’s core operating performance before indirect costs that are general and administrative in nature. For a calculation of gross profit, please see the endnote disclosures in this release.

Core G&A

Core G&A consists of total expense less the following expenses: advisory and commission; depreciation and amortization; interest expense on borrowings; brokerage, clearing and exchange; amortization of other intangibles; market fluctuations on employee deferred compensation; promotional (ongoing); employee share-based compensation; regulatory charges; and acquisition costs. Management presents core G&A because it believes core G&A reflects the corporate expense categories over which management can generally exercise a measure of control, compared with expense items over which management either cannot exercise control, such as advisory and commission, or which management views as promotional expense necessary to support advisor growth and retention, including conferences and transition assistance. Core G&A is not a measure of the Company’s total expense as calculated in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of the Company's total expense to core G&A, please see the endnote disclosures in this release. The Company does not provide an outlook for its total expense because it contains expense components, such as advisory and commission, that are market-driven and over which the Company cannot exercise control. Accordingly, a reconciliation of the Company’s outlook for total expense to an outlook for core G&A cannot be made available without unreasonable effort.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA is defined as net (loss) income plus interest expense on borrowings, (benefit from) provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and amortization of other intangibles. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, plus acquisition costs and certain regulatory charges. The Company presents EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA because management believes that they can be useful financial metrics in understanding the Company’s earnings from operations. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not measures of the Company's financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net (loss) income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of net (loss) income to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, please see the endnote disclosures in this release.

Adjusted pre-tax income

Adjusted pre-tax income is defined as (loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes plus amortization of other intangibles, acquisition costs, and certain regulatory charges. The Company presents adjusted pre-tax income because management believes that it can provide investors with useful insight into the Company's core operating performance by excluding non-cash items, acquisition costs, and certain other charges that management does not believe impact the Company's ongoing operations. Adjusted pre-tax income is not a measure of the Company's financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to (loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of (loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes to adjusted pre-tax income, please see the endnote disclosures in this release.

Credit Agreement EBITDA

Credit Agreement EBITDA is defined in, and calculated by management in accordance with, the Company's amended and restated credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) as “Consolidated EBITDA,” which is Consolidated Net Income (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus interest expense on borrowings, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and amortization of other intangibles, and is further adjusted to exclude certain non-cash charges and other adjustments, and to include future expected cost savings, operating expense reductions or other synergies from certain transactions. The Company presents Credit Agreement EBITDA because management believes that it can be a useful financial metric in understanding the Company’s debt capacity and covenant compliance under its Credit Agreement. Credit Agreement EBITDA is not a measure of the Company's financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of net income to Credit Agreement EBITDA, please see the endnote disclosures in this release.

Endnote Disclosures

(1) For August 2025 and third quarter of 2025 figures, includes Commonwealth assets as of June 30, 2025, assuming 90% retention. Based on unaudited preliminary financial information of Commonwealth.
(2) Represents the estimated total advisory and brokerage assets expected to transition to the Company's primary broker-dealer subsidiary, LPL Financial, in connection with advisors who transferred their licenses to LPL Financial during the period. The estimate is based on prior business reported by the advisors, which has not been independently and fully verified by LPL Financial. The actual transition of assets to LPL Financial generally occurs over several quarters and the actual amount transitioned may vary from the estimate.
(3) Corporate cash, a component of cash and equivalents, is the sum of cash and equivalents from the following: (1) cash and equivalents held at LPL Holdings, Inc., (2) cash and equivalents held at regulated subsidiaries as defined by the Company's Credit Agreement, which include LPL Financial, LPL Enterprise, LLC, The Private Trust Company, N.A., Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC ("CES"), and certain of Atria's introducing broker-dealer subsidiaries, in excess of the capital requirements of the Company's Credit Agreement and (3) cash and equivalents held at non-regulated subsidiaries.
(4) Compliance with the Leverage Ratio is only required under the Company's revolving credit facility.
(5) Assets as of September 30, 2025, assuming 100% retention. Retention as of September 30, 2025 was approximately 82%.
(6) The Company was named a Top RIA custodian (Cerulli Associates, 2024 U.S. RIA Marketplace Report); No. 1 Independent Broker-Dealer in the U.S. (based on total revenues, Financial Planning magazine 1996-2022); and, among third-party providers of brokerage services to banks and credit unions, No. 1 in AUM Growth from Financial Institutions; No. 1 in Market Share of AUM from Financial Institutions; No. 1 in Market Share of Revenue from Financial Institutions; No. 1 on Financial Institution Market Share; No. 1 on Share of Advisors (2021-2022 Kehrer Bielan Research and Consulting Annual TPM Report). Fortune 500 as of June 2021.
(7) Gross profit is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see a description of gross profit under the"Non-GAAP Financial Measures"section of this release for additional information. Below is a calculation of gross profit for the periods presented (in thousands):


    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
  Total revenue $ 4,551,977 $ 3,835,025 $ 3,108,394
  Advisory and commission expense   3,025,274   2,483,165   1,948,065
  Brokerage, clearing and exchange expense   43,282   43,290   29,636
  Employee deferred compensation   4,075   4,293   2,617
  Gross profit $ 1,479,346 $ 1,304,277 $ 1,128,076

 

(8) Production-based payout is a financial measure calculated as advisory and commission expense plus (less) advisor deferred compensation. The payout rate is calculated by dividing the production-based payout by total advisory and commission revenue. Below is a reconciliation of the Company’s advisory and commission expense to the production-based payout and a calculation of the payout rate for the periods presented (in thousands, except payout rate):


    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
  Advisory and commission expense $ 3,025,274   $ 2,483,165   $ 1,948,065  
  Plus (Less): Advisor deferred compensation   (53,018 )   (76,473 )   (37,431 )
  Production-based payout $ 2,972,256   $ 2,406,692   $ 1,910,634  
         
  Advisory and commission revenue $ 3,397,954   $ 2,755,825   $ 2,184,582  
         
  Payout rate   87.47 %   87.33 %   87.46 %

 

(9) Below is a reconciliation of client cash revenue per Management's Statements of Operations to client cash revenue, a component of asset-based revenue, on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income for the periods presented (in thousands):


    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
  Client cash on Management's Statement of Operations $ 441,576   $ 413,516   $ 372,333  
  Interest income on CCA balances segregated under federal or other regulations(11)   (13,386 )   (16,184 )   (18,478 )
  Client cash on Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ 428,190   $ 397,332   $ 353,855  

     

(10) Consists of revenue from the Company's sponsorship programs with financial product manufacturers, omnibus processing and networking services but does not include fees from client cash programs.
(11) Below is a reconciliation of interest income, net per Management's Statements of Operations to interest income, net on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income for the periods presented (in thousands):

      

    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
  Interest income, net on Management's Statement of Operations $ 47,468 $ 60,738   31,428
  Interest income on CCA balances segregated under federal or other regulations(9)   13,386   16,184   18,478
  Interest income on deferred compensation(12)   5   19   17
  Interest income, net on Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ 60,859 $ 76,941 $ 49,923

 

(12) Below is a reconciliation of other revenue per Management's Statements of Operations to other revenue on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income for the periods presented (in thousands):


    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
  Other revenue on Management's Statement of Operations $ 11,821   $ 6,785   $ 3,392  
  Interest income on deferred compensation(11)   (5 )   (19 )   (17 )
  Deferred compensation   57,093     80,766     40,048  
  Other revenue on Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ 68,909   $ 87,532   $ 43,423  


(13) Core G&A is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see a description of core G&A under the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”section of this release for additional information. Below is a reconciliation of the Company's total expense to core G&A for the periods presented (in thousands):


    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
  Core G&A Reconciliation      
  Total expense $ 4,586,088   $ 3,466,221   $ 2,761,046  
  Advisory and commission   (3,025,274 )   (2,483,165 )   (1,948,065 )
  Depreciation and amortization   (99,722 )   (96,231 )   (78,338 )
  Interest expense on borrowings(18)   (106,295 )   (105,636 )   (67,779 )
  Brokerage, clearing and exchange   (43,282 )   (43,290 )   (29,636 )
  Amortization of other intangibles   (64,706 )   (46,103 )   (32,461 )
  Employee deferred compensation   (4,075 )   (4,293 )   (2,617 )
  Total G&A   1,242,734     687,503     602,150  
  Promotional (ongoing)(15)(16)   (201,863 )   (163,575 )   (175,605 )
  Acquisition costs excluding interest(16)   (538,177 )   (71,562 )   (22,243 )
  Employee share-based compensation   (18,627 )   (19,504 )   (20,289 )
  Regulatory charges(14)   (6,744 )   (7,267 )   (24,879 )
  Core G&A $ 477,323   $ 425,595   $ 359,134  


(14) Regulatory charges for the three months ended September 30, 2024 include charges related to a settlement with the SEC to resolve the civil investigation of certain elements of the Company’s Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") compliance program. The Company recorded an $18.0 million charge for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and reached a settlement with the staff of the SEC and paid the civil monetary penalty in January 2025.
(15) Promotional (ongoing) includes $19.0 million, $21.2 million and $13.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively, of support costs related to full-time employees that are classified within Compensation and benefits expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income and excludes costs that have been incurred as part of acquisitions that have been classified within acquisition costs.
(16) Acquisition costs include the costs to setup, onboard and integrate acquired entities and other costs that were incurred as a result of the acquisitions. The below table summarizes the primary components of acquisition costs for the periods presented (in thousands):


    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
  Acquisition costs      
  Compensation and benefits(a) $ 257,607 $ 16,054 $ 8,352  
  Occupancy and equipment(a)   197,567   944   (980 )
  Promotional(15)   25,664   35,198   1,964  
  Professional services   9,674   11,057   6,685  
  Change in fair value of contingent consideration(38)   2,676   309   5,849  
  Interest(18)     3,313    
  Other   44,989   8,000   373  
  Acquisition costs $ 538,177 $ 74,875 $ 22,243  


a. The Company incurred $419.0 million of acquisition costs at the Commonwealth closing. This primarily includes $228.4 million of costs related to transaction bonuses and the acceleration of unvested equity awards which were classified as Compensation and benefits and $190.1 million of costs related to certain contract termination fees which were classified as Occupancy and equipment.
   
(17) EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see a description of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA under the"Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this release for additional information. Below is a reconciliation of net (loss) income to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented (in thousands):


    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
  EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation      
  Net (loss) income $ (29,517 ) $ 273,249 $ 255,303
  Interest expense on borrowings(18)   106,295     105,636   67,779
  (Benefit from) provision for income taxes   (4,594 )   95,555   92,045
  Depreciation and amortization   99,722     96,231   78,338
  Amortization of other intangibles   64,706     46,103   32,461
  EBITDA $ 236,612   $ 616,774 $ 525,926
  Regulatory charges(14)         18,000
  Acquisition costs excluding interest(16)   538,177     71,562   22,243
  Adjusted EBITDA $ 774,789   $ 688,336 $ 566,169

    

(18) Below is a reconciliation of interest expense on borrowings per Management's Statements of Operations to interest expense on borrowings on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income for the periods presented (in thousands):

      

    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
  Interest expense on borrowings on Management's Statement of Operations $ 106,295 $ 102,323 $ 67,779
  Cost of debt issuance related to Commonwealth acquisition(16)     3,313  
  Interest expense on borrowings on Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ 106,295 $ 105,636 $ 67,779

   

(19) Adjusted pre-tax income is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see a description of adjusted pre-tax income under the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this release for additional information. Below is a reconciliation of (loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes to adjusted pre-tax income for the periods presented (in thousands):


    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
  (Loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes $ (34,111 ) $ 368,804 $ 347,348
  Amortization of other intangibles   64,706     46,103   32,461
  Acquisition costs(16)   538,177     74,875   22,243
  Regulatory charge(14)         18,000
  Adjusted pre-tax income $ 568,772   $ 489,782 $ 420,052


(20)  Adjusted net income and adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see a description of adjusted net income and adjusted EPS under the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this release for additional information. Below is a reconciliation of net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per diluted share to adjusted net income and adjusted EPS for the periods presented (in thousands, except per share data):


    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
    Amount Per Share Amount Per Share Amount Per Share
  Net (loss) income / (loss) earnings per diluted share $ (29,517 ) $ (0.37 ) $ 273,249   $ 3.40   $ 255,303   $ 3.39  
  Regulatory charges(14)                   18,000     0.24  
  Amortization of other intangibles   64,706     0.81     46,103     0.57     32,461     0.43  
  Acquisition costs(16)   538,177     6.70     74,875     0.93     22,243     0.29  
  Tax benefit   (155,149 )   (1.93 )   (31,433 )   (0.39 )   (14,650 )   (0.19 )
  Adjusted net income / adjusted EPS $ 418,217   $ 5.20   $ 362,794   $ 4.51   $ 313,357   $ 4.16  
  Diluted share count   80,357       80,373       75,405    
  Note: Totals may not foot due to rounding.            


(21) Consists of total advisory and brokerage assets under custody at the Company's primary broker-dealer subsidiary, LPL Financial, as well as assets under custody of a third-party custodian related to CES' and Atria’s introducing broker-dealer subsidiaries.
(22) Assets on the Company's corporate advisory platform are serviced by investment advisor representatives of LPL Financial. Assets on the Company's independent RIA advisory platform are serviced by investment advisor representatives of separate registered investment advisor firms rather than representatives of LPL Financial.
(23) Consists of advisory assets in LPL Financial’s Model Wealth Portfolios, Optimum Market Portfolios, Personal Wealth Portfolios and Guided Wealth Portfolios platforms.
(24) Consists of total client deposits into advisory or brokerage accounts less total client withdrawals from advisory or brokerage accounts, plus dividends, plus interest, minus advisory fees. The Company considers conversions from and to brokerage or advisory accounts as deposits and withdrawals, respectively.
(25) Consists of existing custodied assets that converted from brokerage to advisory, less existing custodied assets that converted from advisory to brokerage.
(26) Calculated as annualized current period organic net new assets divided by preceding period assets in their respective categories of advisory assets or total advisory and brokerage assets.
(27) Represents the amount of securities purchased less the amount of securities sold in client accounts custodied with LPL Financial.
(28) Client cash balances include CCA and exclude purchased money market funds. CCA balances include cash that clients have deposited with LPL Financial that is included in Client payables in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following table presents purchased money market funds for the periods presented (in billions):


    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2024
  Purchased money market funds $ 48.2 $ 47.0 $ 38.5


(29)  Calculated by dividing revenue for the period by the average balance during the period.
(30)  EBITDA and Credit Agreement EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see a description of EBITDA and Credit Agreement EBITDA under the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this release for additional information. Under the Credit Agreement, management calculates Credit Agreement EBITDA for a trailing twelve month period at the end of each fiscal quarter and in doing so may make further adjustments to prior quarters. Below are reconciliations of trailing twelve month net income to trailing twelve month EBITDA and Credit Agreement EBITDA for the periods presented (in thousands):


    Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Q4 2024
  EBITDA and Credit Agreement EBITDA Reconciliations      
  Net income $ 833,054 $ 1,117,874 $ 1,058,616
  Interest expense on borrowings   379,772   341,256   274,181
  Provision for income taxes   260,173   356,812   334,276
  Depreciation and amortization   380,341   358,957   308,527
  Amortization of other intangibles   196,944   164,699   135,234
  EBITDA $ 2,050,284 $ 2,339,598 $ 2,110,834
  Credit Agreement Adjustments:      
  Acquisition costs and other(16)(39) $ 743,028 $ 269,638 $ 223,614
  Employee share-based compensation   82,564   84,226   88,957
  M&A accretion(40)   552,394   222,150   235,048
  Advisor share-based compensation   2,905   2,838   2,597
  Loss on extinguishment of debt   3,983   3,983   3,983
  Credit Agreement EBITDA $ 3,435,158 $ 2,922,433 $ 2,665,033


(31) Calculated based on the average advisor count from the current period and prior periods.
(32) Calculated based on the end of period total advisory and brokerage assets divided by end of period advisor count.
(33) Represents amortization expense on forgivable loans for transition assistance to advisors and institutions.
(34) During the first quarter of 2025, the Company updated its reporting of employees to include all full-time employees, including those reflected in Core G&A, promotional (ongoing) and advisory and commission expense. Prior period disclosures have been updated to reflect this change as applicable.
(35) Reflects retention of total advisory and brokerage assets, calculated by deducting quarterly annualized attrition from total advisory and brokerage assets, divided by the prior quarter total advisory and brokerage assets.
(36) Capital expenditures represent cash payments for property and equipment during the period.
(37) Acquisitions, net represent cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired during the period.
(38) Represents a fair value adjustment to our contingent consideration liabilities that is reflected in other expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
(39) Acquisition costs and other primarily include costs related to acquisitions, costs incurred related to the integration of the strategic relationship with Prudential Advisors, a $26.4 million reduction related to the departure of the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and related clawback of share-based compensation awards, and an $18.0 million regulatory charge recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2024 reflecting the amount of a penalty proposed by the SEC as part of its civil investigation of the Company’s compliance with certain elements of the Company’s AML compliance program.
(40) M&A accretion is an adjustment to reflect the annualized expected run rate EBITDA of an acquisition as permitted by the Credit Agreement for up to eight fiscal quarters following the close of such acquisition.

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