Management's explanation of the reported results — what drove revenue, margins, and cash flow — from the annual 10-K filing (Item 7, MD&A).
The text below is reproduced verbatim from HOOD’s SEC filing. See also HOOD’s supply chain and financial statements.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This section presents management’s perspective on our financial condition and results of operations, including performance metrics that management uses to assess company performance. The following discussion and analysis is intended to highlight and supplement data and information presented elsewhere in this Annual Report, and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes elsewhere in this Annual Report. It is also intended to provide you with information that will assist you in understanding our consolidated financial statements, the changes in key items in those consolidated financial statements from year to year, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes. To the extent that this discussion describes prior performance, the descriptions relate only to the periods listed, which might not be indicative of our future financial outcomes. In addition to historical information, this discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause results to differ materially from management’s expectations. Factors that could cause such differences are discussed in the sections titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.”We refer to our “users” and our “customers” interchangeably throughout this Annual Report to refer to individuals who hold accounts on our platforms. Overview Robinhood was founded on the belief that everyone should be welcome to participate in our financial system. We are creating modern financial services platforms for everyone, regardless of their wealth, income, or background. Our mission is to democratize finance for all. We use technology to provide access to the financial system in a way that is simple and convenient for our customers. We believe investing should be familiar and welcoming, with a simple design and an intuitive interface, so that customers are empowered to achieve their goals. We started with a revolutionary, bold brand and design in the Robinhood app which makes investing approachable for millions. Over the last decade, we have disrupted and changed the industry, becoming the first U.S. retail broker to offer commission-free stock trading with no account minimums, which was subsequently adopted by the rest of the industry. In recent years, we have continued to build relationships with our customers by introducing new products and diversifying our services that further expand access to the financial system, including focusing on products and tools for more seasoned investors. Through these efforts, we believe we have made investing culturally relevant and understandable, and that our platforms are enabling our customers to become long-term investors and take greater control of their finances.
Financial Results and Performance
With respect to the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2024:•total net revenues increased 52% to $4.47 billion compared to $2.95 billion;•net income increased 33% to $1.88 billion compared to $1.41 billion;•diluted EPS increased 31% to $2.05 compared to $1.56;•total operating expenses increased 25% to $2.38 billion compared to $1.90 billion;•Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) increased 76% to $2.52 billion compared to $1.43 billion;•Funded Customers increased by 1.8 million, 7%, to 27.0 million compared to 25.2 million and Investment Accounts increased by 2.2 million , 8%, to 28.4 million compared to 26.2 million;•Total Platform Assets increased 67% to $322.1 billion(1) compared to $192.9 billion, driven by continued Net Deposits, acquired assets, and higher equity valuations;•Net Deposits were $68.1 billion, which translates to a growth rate of 35% relative to Total Platform Assets at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $50.5 billion, which translates to a growth rate of 49% relative to Total Platform Assets at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023;•ARPU increased 40% to $171 compared to $122; and•Robinhood Gold Subscribers increased 58% to 4.18 million compared to 2.64 million.Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. For more information about Adjusted EBITDA, including the definition and limitations of such measure, and a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA, please see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”(1) Subsequent to the release of our preliminary earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 on February 10, 2026, December 2025 Total Platform Assets were revised to reflect final crypto pricing data.
Recent Developments
Acquisition of MIAXdx
In November 2025, we established a joint venture, Rothera, in partnership with SIG, that acquired 90% of the issued and outstanding equity of MIAXdx in January 2026. Following closing, Rothera renamed MIAXdx to Rothera E&C.
Pending Business Acquisitions
On May 12, 2025, we entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding equity of WonderFi, a Canadian leader in digital asset products and services, for C$0.36 per share, representing a total equity value of approximately $180 million. The pending acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.In December 2025, we entered into agreements to acquire PT Buana Capital Sekuritas, an Indonesian brokerage, and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto, a licensed Indonesian digital financial asset trader. Both pending acquisitions are subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Key Performance MetricsKey performance metrics for the relevant periods were as follows: [Table with ~6 rows, ~17 numbers, and 278 characters.] (1) The following table describes the annual changes within Funded Customers: [Table with ~7 rows, ~14 numbers, and 220 characters.] (2) The following table sets out the components of Total Platform Assets by type of asset: [Table with ~8 rows, ~16 numbers, and 267 characters.] The following table describes the changes within Total Platform Assets: [Table with ~6 rows, ~12 numbers, and 199 characters.] Subsequent to the release of our preliminary earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 on February 10, 2026, December 2025 Total Platform Assets were revised to reflect final crypto pricing data.Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA
We collect and analyze operating and financial data to evaluate the health of our business, allocate our resources and assess our performance. In addition to total net revenues, net income (loss), and other results under GAAP, we utilize non-GAAP calculations of Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), excluding (i) interest expenses related to credit facilities, (ii) provision for (benefit from) income taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) SBC, (v) significant legal and tax settlements and reserves, and (vi) other significant gains, losses, and expenses (such as impairments, restructuring charges, and business acquisition- or disposition-related expenses) that we believe are not indicative of our ongoing results. This non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these items are non-cash in nature, or because the amount and timing of these items are unpredictable, are not driven by core results of operations, and render comparisons with prior periods and competitors less meaningful. We believe Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations, as well as providing a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business performance. Moreover, Adjusted EBITDA is a key measurement used by our management internally to make operating decisions, including those related to operating expenses, evaluate performance, and perform strategic planning and annual budgeting. The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net income: [Table with ~12 rows, ~21 numbers, and 414 characters.] (1) For the year ended December 31, 2024, significant legal and tax settlements and reserves included a $55 million benefit due to a reversal of an accrual as part of a regulatory settlement.(2) For the year ended December 31, 2025, unrealized gains in non-marketable equity securities primarily related to investments held by Robinhood Ventures Fund I.Key Components of Our Results of Operations
Revenues
Transaction-Based Revenues
Transaction-based revenues consist of amounts earned from routing customer orders for options, cryptocurrencies, and equities to market makers. When customers place orders for options, cryptocurrencies, or equities on our platform, we route these orders to market makers and we receive consideration from those market makers. With respect to options and equities trading, such fees are known as PFOF. With respect to cryptocurrencies trading, we receive “Transaction Rebates” when routing to market makers. In the case of options, our fee is on a per contract basis based on the underlying security. For equities, the fees we receive are typically based on the size of the publicly quoted bid-ask spread for the security being traded; that is, we receive a fixed percentage of the difference between the publicly quoted bid and ask at the time the trade is executed. In the case of cryptocurrencies, our rebate is a fixed percentage of the notional order value.Within each asset class, whether options, cryptocurrencies, or equities, the transaction-based revenue we earn is calculated in an identical manner among all participating market makers. We route option and equity orders in priority to participating market makers that we believe are most likely to give our customers the best execution, based on historical performance (according to order price, trading symbol, availability of the market maker and, if statistically significant, order size), and, in the case of options, the likelihood of the order being filled is a factor as well. For cryptocurrency orders, we route to market makers based on price and availability of the cryptocurrency from the market maker. We also earn transaction-based revenues from commissions. Acting as an agent, we facilitate purchases and sales of event contracts and futures on behalf of users. Commissions are recognized on a trade-date basis as this is when the performance obligation is satisfied.
Net Interest Revenues
Net interest revenues consist of interest revenues less interest expenses. We earn interest revenues on margin loans to users, segregated cash, cash equivalents, and securities, deposits with clearing organizations, corporate cash and investments, Cash Sweep, and carried customer credit card balances. We also earn and incur interest revenues and expenses on securities lending transactions. We incur interest expenses in connection with our revolving credit facilities and borrowings by the Credit Card Funding Trust.
Other Revenues
Other revenues primarily consists of Robinhood Gold subscription fees, proxy revenues, digital asset listing fees, selling concession revenues, advertising revenues, and ACATS fees charged to users for facilitating the transfer of part or all of assets in their accounts to another broker-dealer.
Robinhood Match Incentives
We offer a match incentive on customers’ eligible contributions to their retirement accounts and, from time to time, an incentive on other transfers of assets to our platform. All match incentives are recognized as a reduction to revenue when earned. The matches are allocated to certain revenue categories on a proportional basis.
Operating Expenses
Brokerage and Transaction
Brokerage and transaction costs primarily consist of compensation and employee benefits, as well as allocated overhead for employees engaged in clearing and brokerage functions, market data expenses, expenses related to our instant withdrawals feature, and other brokerage and transaction costs such as costs related to our Cash Sweep and securities lending programs, customer statement-related costs, regulatory fees and fees paid to centralized clearinghouses. A large portion of our brokerage and transaction costs are variable and tied to trading and transaction volumes on our platforms.
Technology and Development
Technology and development costs primarily consist of costs related to compensation and benefits, for engineering, data science, and design personnel, as well as allocated overhead, costs incurred to support and improve our platforms and develop new products, and costs associated with computer hardware and software, including amortization of internally developed software.
Operations
Operations costs consist of customer service related expenses, including compensation and employee benefits, as well as allocated overhead for employees engaged in customer support, and costs incurred to support and improve customer experience (such as third-party customer service vendors).
Provision for Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses consists of expected credit losses related to credit card and brokerage products. For credit card related, we have two types of provision for credit losses: i) one related to off-balance sheet credit card principal receivables, and ii) one related to on-balance sheet purchased credit card and interest receivables. Brokerage-related provision for credit losses primarily relates to unsecured balances of receivables from users due to Fraudulent Deposit Transactions and losses on margin lending.
Marketing
Marketing costs primarily consist of paid marketing channels such as digital marketing and brand marketing, as well as compensation and employee benefits, and allocated overhead for employees engaged in the marketing function and other marketing costs such as costs related to our keynote events.
General and Administrative
General and administrative costs primarily consist of compensation and employee benefits, as well as allocated overhead for certain executives and employees engaged in legal, finance, human resources, risk, and compliance. General and administrative costs also include legal expenses, other professional fees, as well as other general and administrative costs such as costs related to business insurance, and real estate charges including impairments on our operating leases and leasehold improvements, lease terminations, and settlements and penalties.Results of Operations The following table summarizes our consolidated statements of operations data: [Table with ~20 rows, ~36 numbers, and 653 characters.] (1)Includes SBC expense as follows: [Table with ~7 rows, ~15 numbers, and 195 characters.] Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024A discussion of our results for fiscal year 2024 compared to fiscal year 2023 can be found in “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2025.
Revenues
Transaction-Based Revenues
[Table with ~7 rows, ~32 numbers, and 325 characters.] Transaction-based revenues increased by $981 million primarily driven by increases of $363 million in options, $275 million in cryptocurrencies, and $125 million in equities. In addition, other transaction-based revenues increased by $218 million primarily driven by increased user activities in Prediction Markets and instant withdrawals.Options revenues increased primarily due to higher option rebate rates due to the mix of ticker symbols traded as different ticker symbols pay different rebate rates. In addition, options revenues increased due to a 12% increase in Options Contracts Traded per trader and a 16% increase in the number of users placing option trades. The increase was offset by a $55 million increase of match incentives paid to our customers.Cryptocurrencies revenues increased primarily due to higher cryptocurrency rebate rates from crypto market makers and a 6% increase in the number of users placing cryptocurrency trades, partially offset by 9% decrease in the average Notional Trading Volume traded per trader. In addition, cryptocurrencies revenues benefited from our acquisition of Bitstamp. The increase was offset by an $18 million increase of certain incentives paid to our customers.Equities revenues increased as a result of a 65% increase in the average Notional Trading Volume traded per trader and a 12% increase in the number of users placing equity trades. The increase was partially offset by lower equity rebate rates due to the mix of ticker symbols traded as different ticker symbols pay different rebate rates. The increase was offset by a $14 million increase of certain match incentives paid to our customers.
Net Interest Revenues
[Table with ~11 rows, ~48 numbers, and 560 characters.] Net interest revenues increased by $405 million, primarily driven by growth in our interest-earning asset balances and securities lending activities. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in interest revenue on corporate cash and investments primarily driven by a lower short-term interest rate environment. We anticipate any potential future rate cuts by the Federal Reserve will negatively impact our net interest revenues and adversely affect our customers’ returns on cash deposits.The following table summarizes interest-earning assets, the revenue generated by these assets, and their respective annual yields: [Table with ~13 rows, ~72 numbers, and 781 characters.] (1) Includes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, segregated cash, cash equivalents, securities under federal and other regulations, deposits with clearing organizations, and investments.(2) Credit card, net consists of i) an off-balance sheet amount representing customer principal amounts funded by Coastal Bank under the Program Agreement. Under the Program Agreement, Robinhood Credit collects interest from customers that carry a balance and pays interest on the amount funded by Coastal Bank, with the difference between those amounts resulting in net interest revenue; ii) an on-balance sheet amount representing purchased credit card receivables by the Credit Card Funding Trust. Robinhood Credit collects interest from customers that carry balances and pays interest on the amount funded through the Credit Card Funding Trust, with the difference in those amounts resulting in net interest revenues. As of December 31, 2025, the off-balance sheet amount funded under the Program Agreement was $200 million and the on-balance sheet amount was $840 million. Refer to Note 11 - Financing Activities and Off-Balance Sheet Risk to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for more information. (3) Average balance rows represent the simple average of month-end balances in a given period. (4) Annual yield is calculated by dividing revenue for the given period by the applicable average asset balance.(5) Includes interest expenses related to our revolving credit facilities; interest expense related to the Credit Card Funding Trust is included in the credit card, net interest yield calculation. Refer to Note 11 - Financing Activities and Off-Balance Sheet Risk to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for more information.
Other Revenues
[Table with ~6 rows, ~27 numbers, and 284 characters.] Other revenues increased by $136 million primarily driven by increased Gold subscription revenues of $70 million due to an increase in Gold Subscribers. Additionally, other revenues increased $63 million primarily driven by higher revenues from an increased number of digital assets listed, revenues derived from acquired business during the year, and increased IPO offerings.
Operating Expenses
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Brokerage and Transaction
[Table with ~7 rows, ~20 numbers, and 218 characters.] Brokerage and transaction costs increased by $47 million primarily driven by an increase of $15 million in employee compensation, benefits, and overhead due to increased average headcount to continue to support the growth and expansion of our brokerage business. Other brokerage and transaction costs increased $13 million primarily due to credit card network and processing fees driven by higher credit card transaction volume. Instant withdrawals expenses increased $11 million due to higher customer activities. Additionally, market data expenses increased $8 million primarily due to higher trading volumes.
Technology and Development
[Table with ~7 rows, ~20 numbers, and 232 characters.] Technology and development costs increased by $79 million primarily due to increases of $33 million in software and tools and $22 million in cloud infrastructure expenses primarily driven by acquisitions and the continued growth and expansion of our business. Additionally, other technology and development expenses increased $18 million primarily driven by investments to support acquisitions and product growth.
Operations
[Table with ~6 rows, ~17 numbers, and 198 characters.] Operations costs increased by $18 million primarily due to an increase of $9 million in other operations expense primarily related to costs associated with customer onboarding and account verification due to the growth of our customer base. Additionally, employee compensation, benefits, and overhead increased $4 million due to increased average headcount to support the expansion of our business.
Provision for credit losses
[Table with ~5 rows, ~14 numbers, and 214 characters.] Provision for credit losses cost increased by $38 million primarily due to a $31 million increase in credit card related provision for credit losses mainly due to higher balances in purchased credit card receivables.
Marketing
[Table with ~7 rows, ~20 numbers, and 234 characters.] Marketing costs increased by $127 million primarily due to higher expenses in digital marketing of $58 million and brand marketing of $33 million as we increased our investments in paid marketing channels and other marketing initiatives to promote our brand, products, and services. Other marketing costs increased $27 million primarily related to our keynote events. Additionally, employee compensation, benefits, and overhead increased $9 million due to increased average headcount to support the expansion of our business.
General and Administrative
[Table with ~7 rows, ~20 numbers, and 227 characters.] General and administrative costs increased by $173 million primarily due to an increase of $78 million in employee compensation, benefits, and overhead driven by increased average headcount, payroll taxes related to the vesting of Market-Based RSUs, and expenses recognized for shares granted in connection with acquisitions. In addition, other general and administrative expenses increased $73 million primarily due to a $55 million reversal of an accrual as part of a regulatory settlement in the prior year and an increase in expenses to support business expansion. Other professional fees increased $17 million primarily due to costs incurred in relation to business expansion.
Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes
[Table with ~2 rows, ~5 numbers, and 95 characters.] Provision for income taxes increased by $572 million primarily due to the benefits from the valuation release of the U.S. federal and certain state deferred tax assets in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the growth of the business.Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Funds
Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flows generated from operations, and our cash, cash equivalents, investments, and stablecoin. Other sources of future funds may include potential borrowing under our revolving lines of credit and potential issuance of new debt or equity. Our liquidity needs are primarily to support and invest in our core business, including investing in new ways to serve our customers, potentially seeking strategic acquisitions to leverage existing capabilities and further build our business, and for general capital needs (including capital requirements imposed by regulators and SROs and cash deposit and collateral requirements under the rules of the DTC, NSCC, OCC, and CFTC). Based on our current level of operations, we believe our primary sources of liquidity will be adequate to meet our current liquidity needs for the next 12 months.
Liquid Assets
As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $4.3 billion and stablecoin of $152 million.
Revolving Credit Facilities and Credit Card Funding Trust
As of December 31, 2025, we had committed revolving credit facilities with a total borrowing capacity of $3.775 billion and a borrowing capacity for our Credit Card Funding Trust of up to $950 million. Refer to Note 11 - Financing Activities and Off-Balance Sheet Risk to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for further information.
Commitments
The following table summarizes our short- and long-term material cash requirements for contractual obligations as of December 31, 2025: [Table with ~6 rows, ~24 numbers, and 320 characters.] (1) Operating lease commitments include tenant improvement allowance incentives amortized over the lease terms from 2025 to 2026. (2)Purchase commitments are determined based on the non-cancelable quantities or termination amounts to which we are contractually obligated. These primarily relate to commitments for cloud infrastructure, data services, and business insurance.(3)Robinhood match incentives commitments represent non-cancelable future match payments on eligible cash deposits made by Robinhood Gold Subscribers. The future match payments are forfeited if deposits are not held on the platform during the specific earning period. In addition to lease and purchase commitments, we have two committed financing agreements: one with a contractual term of 30 days and a daily minimum commitment of $25 million and another with a contractual term of 21 days with a daily minimum commitment of $35 million. See “Securities Borrowing and Lending” in Note 1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for further information.
Acquisitions
We seek potential acquisitions to leverage existing capabilities and further build out our business. In May 2025, we entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding equity of WonderFi for C$0.36 per share, representing a total equity value of approximately $180 million. In November 2025, we established a joint venture, Rothera, in partnership with SIG, that acquired 90% of the issued and outstanding equity of MIAXdx in January 2026. Following closing, Rothera renamed MIAXdx to Rothera E&C.In December 2025, we entered into agreements to acquire PT Buana Capital Sekuritas, an Indonesian brokerage, and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto, a licensed Indonesian digital financial asset trader. Refer to Note 3 - Business Combinations to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for more information on our acquisitions.
Repurchase Program
On May 28, 2024, we announced that our board of directors approved the Repurchase Program authorizing us to repurchase up to $1 billion of our outstanding Class A common stock to return value to shareholders. On April 30, 2025, we announced that our board of directors has authorized an additional $500 million, bringing the Repurchase Program authorization to a total of $1.5 billion. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we had made share repurchases of $653 million under the Repurchase Program. Refer to Part II, Item 5 and Note 12 - Common Stock and Stockholders’ Equity to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for more information about the Repurchase Program.
Regulatory Capital Requirements
Our broker-dealer subsidiaries (RHS, RHF, and TradePMR) are subject to the Net Capital Rule, administered by the SEC and FINRA, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital, as defined. Net capital and the related net capital requirements may fluctuate on a daily basis. RHS and RHF compute net capital under the alternative method as permitted by the Net Capital Rule. Our FCM subsidiary, RHD, is subject to CFTC Regulation 1.17, administered by the CFTC and the NFA, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital, as defined by CFTC Regulation 1.17. Net capital and the related net capital requirements may fluctuate on a daily basis. The table below summarizes the net capital, capital requirements and excess net capital of RHS, RHF, RHD, and TradePMR as of periods presented: [Table with ~5 rows, ~13 numbers, and 176 characters.] As of December 31, 2025, these subsidiaries were in compliance with their respective regulatory capital requirements.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flow activities: [Table with ~5 rows, ~13 numbers, and 198 characters.]
Operating activities
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Investing activities
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Financing activities
[Table with ~6 rows, ~6 numbers, and 369 characters.] Critical Accounting EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The SEC has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of the company’s financial condition and results of operations, and which require the company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting estimates addressed below. We also have other key accounting policies, which involve the use of estimates, judgments, and assumptions that are significant to understanding our results. For additional information, refer to Note 1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report. Although we believe that our estimates, assumptions, and judgments are reasonable, they are based upon information presently available. Actual results might differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions, judgments, or conditions.
Allowance for Credit Losses
The amount of the allowance for credit losses represents management’s estimate of expected credit losses over the remaining expected life of our financial assets measured at amortized cost considering available information from internal and external sources. The allowance for credit losses provides for unsecured balances of receivables from users due to Fraudulent Deposit Transactions, losses on margin lending, purchased credit card receivables, and reserves on proxy revenue receivables. The allowance for credit losses takes into account relevant available information including the nature of the collateral, potential future changes in collateral values, and historical credit loss information. The amount of the allowance for credit losses represents management’s estimate of expected credit losses from off-balance sheet credit exposure over the remaining expected life of credit card receivables originated under an arrangement with Coastal Bank. Coastal Bank is the legal lender and originator, the party to which the customer has a credit-borrower relationship, and the legal owner of the credit card receivables. We are responsible to pay Coastal Bank customer balances that are ultimately charged off or deemed uncollectible, generally when balances become outstanding for over 180 days. Allowance for credit losses takes into account information from internal and external sources and market data, which is estimated based on outstanding customer credit card principal balances owned by Coastal Bank and anticipated future customer payment rates based on past portfolio performance, both of which are unobservable inputs. The measurement of this liability using this method approximates fair value. For additional information, refer to Note 11 - Financing Activities and Off-Balance Sheet Risk to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report.
Business Combinations
We allocate the fair value of the purchase price to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of the purchase price over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Such valuations require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from acquired customer contracts, acquired technology, and trade names, based on expected future growth rates and margins, attrition rates, future changes in technology and royalty for similar brand licenses, useful lives, and discount rates. Management's estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results might differ from estimates.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination and is allocated to reporting units expected to benefit from the business combination. We test goodwill for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. We evaluate our reporting units when changes in our operating structure occur, and if necessary, reassign goodwill using a relative fair value allocation approach. In testing for goodwill impairment, we first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, we determine it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then additional impairment testing is not required. However, if we conclude otherwise, we proceed to a quantitative assessment.The quantitative assessment compares the estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its book value, including goodwill. If the fair value exceeds book value, goodwill is considered not to be impaired and no additional steps are necessary. However, if the book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss will be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
Income Taxes
We make significant judgments and estimates to determine any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets are evaluated for future realization and reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent we believe that they will not be realized. We consider many factors when assessing the likelihood of future realization of our deferred tax assets including, but not limited to, historical cumulative loss experience and expectations of future earnings, tax planning strategies, and the carry-forward periods available for tax reporting purposes. Our judgment regarding future profitability may change due to many factors, including future market conditions and the ability to successfully execute business plans and/or tax planning strategies. Should there be a change in the ability to recover deferred tax assets, our tax provision would increase or decrease in the period in which the assessment is changed.We recognize a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation, based on the technical merits. Income tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized. We account for uncertain tax positions, including net interest and penalties, as a component of income tax expense or benefit. We make adjustments to these uncertain tax positions in accordance with applicable income tax guidance and based on changes in facts and circumstances. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the amounts recorded, such differences will affect the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made and could have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements and operating results.
Share-based Compensation
Market-Based RSUs
We have granted RSUs that vest upon the satisfaction of all the following conditions: time-based service conditions, performance-based conditions, and market-based conditions. The time-based service condition for these awards is generally satisfied over six years. The performance-based conditions were satisfied upon the occurrence of an IPO. The market-based conditions are satisfied upon our achievement of specified share prices. As of December 31, 2024, SBC expense related to the Market-Based RSUs was fully recognized and as of December 31, 2025, all Market-Based RSUs were fully vested. For market-based awards, we determined the grant-date fair value utilizing a Monte Carlo valuation model, which incorporates various assumptions including expected stock price volatility, expected term, and risk-free interest rates.We record SBC expense for market-based equity awards on an accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period, and only if performance-based conditions are considered probable to be satisfied. We determined the requisite service period by comparing the derived service period to achieve the market-based condition and the explicit time-based service period, using the longer of the two service periods as the requisite service period.Recent Accounting PronouncementsRefer to Note 2 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk generally represents the risk of loss that may result from the potential change in the value of a financial instrument as a result of fluctuations in interest rates and market prices. Information relating to quantitative and qualitative disclosures about these market risks is described below.
Interest Rate Risk
Our exposure to changes in interest rates primarily relates to interest revenue earned on our interest-earning assets that are subject to floating interest rates. Interest revenue is affected by various factors such as the distribution and composition of interest-earning assets and the federal funds rate. We use a net interest sensitivity analysis, which applies hypothetical 50, 100 or 150 basis point increases or decreases in interest rates to the period end balances of our interest-earning assets and liabilities, including interest rate sensitive off-balance sheet amounts related to our Coastal Bank Program Agreement, to evaluate the effect that changes in interest rates might have on total net revenues, net income (loss), and cash flows, prior to any income tax effects, over the next 12 months. The sensitivity analysis assumes the asset and liability structure of the consolidated balance sheets would not change as a result of simulated changes in interest rates. Additionally, the analysis does not factor in any assumptions on the effect simulated changes in interest rates would have on trading activities across our platforms. For our Cash Sweep program, we earn a net interest spread on Cash Sweep balances based on the interest rate offered by the partner banks less the interest rate given to users, as stated in our program terms. For the vast majority of the Cash Sweep program, we have the ability to manage our net interest spread by adjusting the rate given to users as a result of changes in rates received from partner banks. As such, we do not consider the Cash Sweep balance to be subject to short-term interest rate risk and the sensitivity analysis excludes Cash Sweep balances.The impact to total net revenues, net income (loss), and cash flows, prior to any income tax effects, as a result of a hypothetical interest rate change at the end of each reporting period would be: [Table with ~4 rows, ~12 numbers, and 100 characters.] The change to total net revenues, net income (loss), and cash flows, prior to any income tax effects, would be the same as total net revenues includes net interest revenue, which captures both the impact of any incremental interest revenue and interest expense, and changes in interest rates do not have a direct impact on operating expenses. The impact related to the change in interest rates is positively correlated, linear, and proportional. The change in the sensitivity analysis from prior year is in line with the change in interest-earning asset balances.Our investment policy and strategy are focused on the preservation of capital and supporting our liquidity requirements. We invest in highly-rated debt securities that were considered held-to-maturity investments with average duration in the portfolio less than a year and the maximum maturity of two years. To provide a meaningful assessment of the interest rate risk associated with our investment portfolio, we performed a sensitivity analysis to determine the impact a change in interest rates would have on the value of the investment portfolio assuming a 100 basis point parallel shift in the yield curve. Based on investment positions as of December 31, 2025, a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates across all maturities would not be significant. Any losses would only be realized if we sold the investments prior to maturity.We also have exposure to changes in interest rates related to our variable-rate credit facilities. Refer to Note 11 - Financing Activities and Off-Balance Sheet Risk to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for further information. However, as there were no outstanding borrowings under our uncommitted revolving credit facilities as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, we had limited financial exposure associated with changes in interest rates as of such dates.We have established a comprehensive interest rate risk management policy, which formalizes our approach to managing interest rate risk arising in connection with the operation of our businesses. The policy sets forth policies and procedures pursuant to which we will identify interest rate risk exposure, identify and implement appropriate hedging strategies and hedging instruments, and analyze the effectiveness of our hedging strategies. Interest rate instruments will be used for hedging purposes only and not for speculation.Our measurement of interest rate risk involves assumptions that are inherently uncertain and, as a result, our analysis might not precisely estimate the actual impact of changes in interest rates on net interest revenues. Actual results may differ from simulated results due to balance growth or decline and the timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes, as well as changes in market conditions and management strategies, including changes in asset and liability mix.
Market-Related Credit Risk
We are indirectly exposed to equity securities risk in connection with securities collateralizing margin receivables, as well as risk related to our securities lending activities. We manage risk on margin and securities-based lending by requiring customers to maintain collateral in compliance with internal and, as applicable, regulatory guidelines. We monitor required margin levels daily and require our customers to deposit additional collateral, or to reduce positions, when necessary. We continuously monitor customer accounts to detect excessive concentration, large orders or positions, and other activities that indicate increased risk to us. We manage risks associated with our securities lending activities by requiring credit approvals for counterparties, by monitoring the market value of securities loaned and collateral values for securities borrowed on a daily basis, by requiring additional cash as collateral for securities loaned or return of collateral for securities borrowed when necessary, and by participating in a risk-sharing program offered through the OCC.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Robinhood Markets, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated February 18, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates. [Table with ~2 rows, ~1 numbers, and 1850 characters.] /s/ Ernst & Young LLPWe have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.San Francisco, CaliforniaFebruary 18, 2026
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Robinhood Markets, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated February 18, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates. [Table with ~2 rows, ~1 numbers, and 1850 characters.] /s/ Ernst & Young LLPWe have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.San Francisco, CaliforniaFebruary 18, 2026
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Robinhood Markets, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Robinhood Markets, Inc. (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on the COSO criteria.As indicated in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of TradePMR and Bitstamp, which are included in the 2025 consolidated financial statements of the Company. TradePMR constituted less than one percent of total assets as of December 31, 2025 and less than one percent of consolidated total net revenues for the year then ended. Bitstamp constituted four percent of total assets as of December 31, 2025 and one percent of consolidated total net revenues for the year then ended. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of the Company also did not include an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of TradePMR and Bitstamp.We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes and our report dated February 18, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate./s/ Ernst & Young LLPSan Francisco, CaliforniaFebruary 18, 2026Table of ContentsROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS [Table with ~42 rows, ~70 numbers, and 2449 characters.]
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Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Robinhood Markets, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Robinhood Markets, Inc. (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on the COSO criteria.As indicated in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of TradePMR and Bitstamp, which are included in the 2025 consolidated financial statements of the Company. TradePMR constituted less than one percent of total assets as of December 31, 2025 and less than one percent of consolidated total net revenues for the year then ended. Bitstamp constituted four percent of total assets as of December 31, 2025 and one percent of consolidated total net revenues for the year then ended. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of the Company also did not include an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of TradePMR and Bitstamp.We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes and our report dated February 18, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate./s/ Ernst & Young LLPSan Francisco, CaliforniaFebruary 18, 2026Table of ContentsROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS [Table with ~42 rows, ~70 numbers, and 2449 characters.]
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NOTE 1: DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Robinhood was founded in 2013 and our mission is to democratize finance for all. Our platforms enable customers to buy, sell, and trade equities, options, event contracts, and futures, as well as buy, sell, and transfer cryptocurrencies. We are also responsible for the custody of user-held cryptocurrencies. In addition, we offer credit cards with certain rewards offerings, as well as a cash card and spending account that help our customers in investing, saving, and earning rewards. We are continuously introducing new products and diversifying our services that further expand access to the financial system. In February 2025, we acquired TradePMR, a custodial and portfolio management platform for RIAs. In March 2025, we launched Robinhood Strategies, a digital investment advisory service that offers tailored, expert-managed, and goal-based portfolios directly within our mobile platform, featuring low and capped fees. In June 2025, we acquired Bitstamp, a globally-scaled cryptocurrency exchange with institutional and retail customers. In September 2025, we launched Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a closed-end fund that aims to offer retail investors exposure to private companies at the frontiers of their respective industries.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of RHM and its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation. The impact of these reclassifications is immaterial to the presentation of the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole and had no impact on previously reported total assets, total liabilities and net income (loss).
Principles of Consolidation
We consolidate entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. We first evaluate whether the entity is a voting interest entity or a VIE. We evaluate our ownership, contractual and other interests in entities to determine if we have a variable interest in an entity. These evaluations are complex, involve judgment, and the use of estimates and assumptions based on available historical and prospective information, among other factors. If we determine that an entity for which we hold a contractual or ownership interest in is a VIE and that we are the primary beneficiary, we consolidate such entity in the consolidated financial statements. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the party that meets both of the following criteria: (1) has the power to make decisions that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE; and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that in either case could potentially be significant to the VIE. We continuously monitor if any changes in the interest or relationship with the entity may impact the determination of whether we are still the primary beneficiary and require us to revise our previous conclusion. We consolidate a voting interest entity if we can exert control over the financial and operating policies of an investee. Other parties’ equity investment are reported as non-controlling interest. In November 2025, we established a joint venture, Rothera, in partnership with SIG. We will consolidate the financial results into our consolidated financial statements due to our ability to exert control over the financial and operating policies of the joint venture.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We base our estimates on historical experience, and other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Assumptions and estimates used in preparing our consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, those related to revenue recognition, SBC, the determination of allowances for credit losses, investment valuation, capitalization of internally developed software, useful lives of property, software, and equipment, valuation and useful lives of intangible assets, valuation of reporting units in assessing goodwill for impairment, incremental borrowing rate used to calculate operating lease right-of-use assets and related liabilities, impairment of long-lived assets, uncertain tax positions, realizability of deferred tax assets, accrued and contingent liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates and could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.
Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the CODM in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Our CODM is our CEO and President, Vladimir Tenev. We operate and report financial information in one operating segment. This is because our CODM utilizes consolidated net income (loss) and company-wide key performance metrics (as defined in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual Report, “Key Performance Metrics”) to allocate resources and determine performance. The measure of segment assets is not regularly presented to the CODM. Consolidated net income (loss) is also used by the CODM to monitor budgeted versus actual results. The monitoring of budgeted versus actual results is used by the CODM to assess performance of the business and in establishing company-wide’s objectives and key results. Substantially all of our revenues and assets are attributed to or located in the United States. Significant segment expenses required to be disclosed as part of the segment disclosure of a single segment entity under ASC 280 are presented throughout the consolidated financial statements including the consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of cash flows, and Note 5 - Revenues. We are organized in a GM structure under which GMs have broad responsibility for our individual businesses. We have processes that enable us to produce sufficiently precise and timely business level financial information. GM level financial information is not currently shared with and used by the CODM to allocate resources and determine performance, and there are no plans to do so in the near future.
Revenue Recognition
Transaction-Based Revenues
We primarily earn transaction-based revenues from routing user orders for options, cryptocurrencies, and equities to market makers when the performance obligation is satisfied, which is at the point in time when a routed order is executed by the market maker. Acting as the agent of the user, we facilitate the purchase and sale of options, cryptocurrencies, and equities through our platforms. Options, cryptocurrencies, and equities transactions are primarily routed through market makers, who are responsible for trade execution. Upon execution of a trade, users are legally required to purchase options, cryptocurrencies, or equities for cash from the transaction counterparty or to sell options, cryptocurrencies, or equities for cash to the transaction counterparty, depending on the transaction. We facilitate and confirm trades only when there are binding, matched legal obligations from the user and the market maker on both sides of the trade.The transaction price for options is on a per contract basis, while for equities it is primarily based on the bid-ask spread of the underlying trading activity. For cryptocurrencies, the transaction price is a fixed percentage of the notional order value. For each trade type, all market makers pay the same transaction price. Payments are collected monthly in arrears from each market maker.We also earn transaction-based revenues from commissions. Acting as an agent, we facilitate purchases and sales of event contracts and futures on behalf of users. Commissions are recognized on a trade-date basis as this is when the performance obligation is satisfied.
Net Interest Revenues
Net interest revenues consist of interest revenues less interest expenses. We earn interest revenues on margin loans to users, segregated cash, cash equivalents, and securities, deposits with clearing organizations, corporate cash and investments, Cash Sweep, and carried customer credit card balances. We also earn and incur interest revenues and expenses on securities lending transactions. We incur interest expenses in connection with our revolving credit facilities and borrowings by the Credit Card Funding Trust.
Other Revenues
Other revenues primarily consist of Robinhood Gold subscription fees, which is a flat recurring rate. Subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the subscription period as the performance obligation is satisfied. Other revenues also consist of proxy revenues, selling concession revenues, advertising revenues and ACATS fees charged to users. We earn proxy revenue directly from issuers through Say Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary. Proxy services are made up of two performance obligations, (i) distribution of proxy materials to shareholders and (ii) collection, tallying, and reporting of shareholder response during a voting event. Revenue is recognized at a point in time upon satisfaction of these performance obligations. Selling concession revenue, generated from IPO activities, is recognized at a point in time when our performance obligation related to the distribution activity is satisfied. Advertising revenue, generated from sales of advertising services on Sherwood Media is recognized as advertisements are delivered. ACATS fees are charged to users for facilitating the transfer of part or all of their accounts to another broker-dealer. We recognize revenue when our performance obligation of administering the transfer is satisfied.
Robinhood Match Incentives
We offer a match incentive on customers’ eligible contributions to their retirement accounts and, from time to time, an incentive on other transfers of assets to our platform. The match on retirement contributions and asset transfers are paid upfront and are subject to forfeiture if the recipient does not hold the contributed funds or transferred assets in their account for a specified period of time. These incentives are deferred and recognized over the specified holding period. For a limited time during 2024, we provided a match on eligible cash deposits made by Robinhood Gold subscribers. Matches on these cash deposits are paid out on a monthly basis ratably over the specified earning period. Future match payments are forfeited if deposits are not held on the platform over the specified earning period. All match incentives are recognized as a reduction to revenue when earned. The matches are allocated to certain revenue categories on a proportional basis. For the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2025, no impairments of the deferred customer match incentive were recognized.
Concentrations of Revenue and Credit Risk
Concentrations of Revenue
We derived transaction-based revenues from individual market makers and exchanges in excess of 10% of total net revenues, as follows: [Table with ~5 rows, ~17 numbers, and 218 characters.]
Concentrations of Credit Risk
We are engaged in various trading and brokerage activities in which the counterparties primarily include broker-dealers, banks, cryptocurrency market makers, and other financial institutions. In the event our counterparties do not fulfill their obligations, we may be exposed to risk. The risk of default depends on the creditworthiness of the counterparty. Default of a counterparty in equities and options trades, which are facilitated through clearinghouses, would generally be spread among the clearinghouse's members rather than falling entirely on us. It is our policy to review, as necessary, the credit standing of each counterparty.
Operating Expenses
Brokerage and Transaction
Brokerage and transaction costs primarily consist of compensation and employee benefits, as well as allocated overhead for employees engaged in clearing and brokerage functions, market data expenses, expenses related to our instant withdrawals feature, and other brokerage and transaction costs such as costs related to our Cash Sweep and securities lending programs, customer statement-related costs, regulatory fees and fees paid to centralized clearinghouses. A large portion of our brokerage and transaction costs are variable and tied to trading and transaction volumes on our platforms.
Technology and Development
Technology and development costs primarily consist of costs related to compensation and benefits, for engineering, data science, and design personnel, as well as allocated overhead, costs incurred to support and improve our platforms and develop new products, and costs associated with computer hardware and software, including amortization of internally developed software.
Operations
Operations costs consist of customer service related expenses, including compensation and employee benefits, as well as allocated overhead for employees engaged in customer support, and costs incurred to support and improve customer experience (such as third-party customer service vendors).
Provision for Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses consists of expected credit losses related to credit card and brokerage products. For credit card related, we have two types of provision for credit losses: i) one related to off-balance sheet credit card principal receivables, and ii) one related to on-balance sheet purchased credit card and interest receivables. Brokerage-related provision for credit losses primarily relates to unsecured balances of receivables from users due to Fraudulent Deposit Transactions and losses on margin lending.
Marketing
Marketing costs primarily consist of paid marketing channels such as digital marketing and brand marketing, as well as compensation and employee benefits, and allocated overhead for employees engaged in the marketing function and other marketing costs such as costs related to our keynote events. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and were $74 million, $179 million, and $274 million in the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
General and Administrative
General and administrative costs primarily consist of compensation and employee benefits, as well as allocated overhead for certain executives and employees engaged in legal, finance, human resources, risk, and compliance. General and administrative costs also include legal expenses, other professional fees, as well as other general and administrative costs such as costs related to business insurance, and real estate charges including impairments on our operating leases and leasehold improvements, lease terminations, and settlements and penalties. For the year ended December 31, 2023, general and administrative costs included a $485 million SBC charge related to the 2021 Founders Award Cancellation.
Employee Retirement Benefits
We offer a defined contribution 401(k) plan to full-time employees. Employees may elect to contribute to a traditional 401(k) plan, which qualifies as a deferred compensation arrangement under Section 401 of the Code. In this case, participating employees defer a portion of their pre-tax earnings. Employees may also contribute to a Roth 401(k) plan using post-tax dollars. We match employee contributions up to 3%, and have incurred $12 million, $12 million, and $17 million of expense related to matching for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs described in ASC 730, Research and Development, are expensed as incurred. Our research and development costs consist primarily of employee compensation and benefits for our engineering and research teams, including SBC. Research and development costs recorded in operating expenses under ASC 730 were $349 million, $323 million, and $355 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Share-based Compensation
Common Stock Fair Value
The fair value of our common stock is determined on the grant date using the closing price of our common stock, which is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Stock Options
We have granted stock options and we estimate the fair value of stock options granted to employees using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of stock options is recognized as compensation on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Forfeitures are accounted for when they occur. No options were granted during 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Time-Based RSUs
We have granted Time-Based RSUs and record SBC expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally satisfied over one, two or four years. We have elected to account for forfeitures as they occur, with previously recognized SBC reversed in the period that the awards are forfeited.
Market-Based RSUs
We have granted RSUs that vest upon the satisfaction of all the following conditions: time-based service conditions, performance-based conditions, and market-based conditions. The time-based service condition for these awards is generally satisfied over six years. The performance-based conditions were satisfied upon the occurrence of an IPO. The market-based conditions are satisfied upon our achievement of specified share prices. As of December 31, 2024, SBC expense related to the Market-Based RSUs was fully recognized and as of December 31, 2025, all Market-Based RSUs were fully vested.For market-based awards, we determined the grant-date fair value utilizing a Monte Carlo valuation model, which incorporates various assumptions including expected stock price volatility, expected term, and risk-free interest rates.We recorded SBC expense for market-based equity awards on an accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period, and only if performance-based conditions are considered probable to be satisfied. We determined the requisite service period by comparing the derived service period to achieve the market-based condition and the explicit time-based service period, using the longer of the two service periods as the requisite service period.
SBC Expense
SBC expense is part of employee compensation, benefits, and overhead in each of the expense financial statement line items in the consolidated statements of operations except for provision for credit losses.
Net Income (Loss) per Share
We present net income (loss) per share using the two-class method required for multiple classes of common stock. The rights, including the liquidation and dividend rights, of the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting. As the liquidation and dividend rights are identical for Class A common stock and Class B common stock, the undistributed earnings are allocated on a proportionate basis and the resulting income (loss) per share will, therefore, be the same for both Class A common stock and Class B common stock on an individual or combined basis. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to our common stockholders, adjusted to exclude earnings allocated to participating securities, by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of the diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock assumes the conversion of our Class B common stock to Class A common stock, while the diluted EPS of Class B common stock does not assume the conversion of those shares to Class A common stock.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include deposits with banks and money market funds or highly liquid financial instruments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. We maintain cash in bank accounts at financial institutions that exceed federally insured limits. We also maintain cash in money market funds which are not FDIC insured. We are subject to credit risk to the extent any financial institution with which we conduct business is unable to fulfill contractual obligations on our behalf. As we have not experienced any material losses in such accounts and we believe that we have placed our cash on deposit with financial institutions which are financially stable, we do not have an expectation of credit losses for these arrangements.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Securities Segregated Under Federal and Other Regulations
We are required to segregate cash, cash equivalents, and securities for the exclusive benefit of customers and proprietary accounts of brokers in accordance with the provision of Rule 15c3-3 under the Exchange Act. We continually review the credit quality of our counterparties and have not experienced a default. As a result, we do not have an expectation of credit losses for these arrangements. Segregated cash also includes certain customer funds for which we are an agent and custodian on behalf of our customers that are reflected on our consolidated balance sheets, and for which we follow statutory requirements to keep these funds segregated.
Restricted Cash
We are required to maintain restricted cash deposits to back letters of credit for certain property leases. We have no ability to draw on such funds as long as they remain restricted under the applicable agreements. Restricted cash also includes customers’ credit card payments that we collect on behalf of other financial institutions that are pending remittance. Cash subject to restrictions that expire within one year is included in other current assets in our consolidated balance sheets. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, current restricted cash balances included in other current assets in our consolidated balance sheets were $18 million and $66 million. Cash subject to restrictions that exceed one year is included in other non-current assets in our consolidated balance sheets. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, non-current restricted cash balances were $18 million and $17 million.
Securities Borrowing and Lending
We operate a securities lending program under which shares that users have pledged to us to collateralize their margin borrowing are lent by us to third parties and a Fully-Paid Securities Lending program under which we borrow fully-paid shares from participating users and lend them to third parties. We also borrow securities from third parties for operational purposes or to facilitate user short sales, and we lend securities to third parties and users that we hold for our own account (such as our holdings to support fractional share and user short sales operations). When we lend securities to third parties and users, the borrower provides cash as collateral. We earn interest revenue on cash collateral deposited by borrowers, and we can also earn additional revenue for lending certain securities based on demand for those securities. For our Fully-Paid Securities Lending, portions of such revenues are paid to participating users, and those payments are recorded as interest expense. When we borrow securities from users participating in the Fully-Paid Securities Lending program or from third parties, we provide cash as collateral and we record a receivable representing our right to the return of that collateral. The amount of that receivable is presented in “securities borrowed” on our consolidated balance sheets. In the case of our Fully-Paid Securities Lending program, the cash collateral is held by a third-party bank in a deposit account pledged to the user, which we administer as the user’s agent. Users are not entitled to interest on such account, and any interest earned is for our benefit. Our authorization from users to lend shares that collateralize their margin borrowing is found in our margin account agreement, our borrowing of fully-paid shares from users is conducted under the terms of our Fully-Paid Securities Lending program to which users consent when they enroll in that program, and substantially all of our securities lending and borrowing transactions with third parties are conducted under terms based on an industry-standard MSLA, which has an open contractual term and may be terminated upon notice by either party. We have also entered into fixed-term securities lending agreements with two financial institution counterparties (the “Fixed-Term Securities Lending Agreements”). One of these agreements has a contractual term of 30 days per lending transaction with a daily minimum commitment of $25 million and the other has a contractual term of 21 days per lending transaction with a daily minimum commitment of $35 million. Under these two agreements we lend to the counterparties (for a fixed term) securities that collateralize users’ margin borrowing, and we obtain cash collateral from the counterparties that we use to provide liquidity support for our margin lending to users.Each of the MSLAs and Fixed-Term Securities Lending Agreements establishes a master netting arrangement between the lender and the borrower. A master netting arrangement is an agreement between two counterparties that creates a right of set-off for amounts due to and from that same counterparty that is enforceable in the event of a default or bankruptcy. In connection with our securities borrowing and lending activities, however, our policy is to recognize all amounts that are subject to master netting arrangements on a gross basis in our consolidated balance sheets even though some of those amounts may be eligible for offset (i.e., to be presented on a net basis) under GAAP.
Cash Sweep
Our users may elect to participate in Cash Sweep, which allows them to earn interest on their uninvested brokerage cash. These balances are automatically swept to our partner banks, and are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheet.
Cryptocurrencies
We act as an agent in the cryptocurrency transactions that users initiate on our platforms. We have determined we are an agent, for accounting purposes, because we do not control the cryptocurrency before delivery to the user, we are not primarily responsible for the delivery of cryptocurrency to our users, we are not exposed to risks arising from fluctuations of the market price of cryptocurrency before delivery to the user, and we do not set the prices charged to users. After purchasing cryptocurrency on the platform, users are the legal owners of cryptocurrency held under custody by us and users have all the rights and benefits of ownership, including the rights to appreciation and depreciation of the cryptocurrency. We do not allow users to purchase cryptocurrency on margin and cryptocurrency does not serve as collateral for margin loans. As a result, user-held cryptocurrencies are not presented on our consolidated balance sheets. We hold cryptocurrency in custody for users in one or more omnibus cryptocurrency wallets. With the exception of Bitstamp, we do not utilize third-party custodians for settled cryptocurrencies. We hold cryptographic key information and maintain internal record keeping for the cryptocurrencies we hold in custody for users, and we are obligated to secure such assets from loss or theft. Based on the terms of our user agreement, the structure of our crypto offerings, and applicable law, and, although we have not obtained a formal legal opinion on this matter, after consultation with internal and external legal counsel, we believe the cryptocurrency we hold in custody for users of our platforms should be respected as users’ property (and should not be available to satisfy the claims of our general creditors) in the event we were to enter bankruptcy. For additional information relating to platform bankruptcy generally, see Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report, “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Cryptocurrency Products and Services—Cryptocurrency laws, regulations, and accounting standards are often difficult to interpret and are rapidly evolving in ways that are difficult to predict. Changes in these laws and regulations, or our failure to comply with them, could negatively impact cryptocurrency trading on our platform.”
Investments
We invest in marketable debt securities and determine the classification at the time of purchase. Available-for-sale investments are recorded at fair value. We have elected the fair value option for our available-for-sale investments as we believe carrying these investments at fair value and taking changes in fair value through earnings best reflects their underlying economics. Fair value adjustments are presented in other (income) expense, net and interest earned on the debt securities as net interest revenues in our consolidated statements of operations. Held-to-maturity investments are securities that we have both the ability and positive intent to hold until maturity and are recorded at amortized cost. Interest income is calculated using the effective interest method, adjusted for deferred fees or costs, premium, or discount existing at the date of purchase. Interest earned is included in net interest revenues in our consolidated statements of operations. We evaluate held-to-maturity investment for credit losses on a quarterly basis. We do not expect credit losses for our held-to-maturity investments that are obligations of states and political subdivisions and securities issued by U.S. government sponsored agencies. We monitor remaining securities by type and standard credit rating.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
We apply fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair value, we may use various valuation approaches, including market, income and/or cost approaches. The fair value hierarchy requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant. Accordingly, even when market assumptions are not readily available, our own assumptions reflect those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The fair value measurement accounting guidance describes the following three levels used to classify fair value measurements:Level 1 Inputs: unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible by usLevel 2 Inputs: quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in an active market, quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectlyLevel 3 Inputs: unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilitiesA financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The carrying amounts of certain financial instruments approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature, which include cash and cash equivalents, cash segregated under federal and other regulations, receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations, receivables from users, net, deposits with clearing organizations, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, payable to users, securities loaned, and other current liabilities.
Credit Card Program
The Robinhood Credit Card program is funded under the Program Agreement between Robinhood Credit and Coastal Bank, where Coastal Bank is the legal lender and originator, the party to which the customer has a creditor-borrower relationship, and the legal owner of the receivables. Robinhood Credit is responsible for administering the credit card program on a mobile app, including, (i) setting customer credit limits within Coastal Bank’s underwriting standards, (ii) loan servicing, (iii) remitting collected principal from customers to Coastal Bank, and (iv) offering and maintaining the customer rewards program. Coastal Bank is responsible for (i) funding the customer credit, (ii) reporting customer credit activities, and (iii) holding customer receivables. Under the Program Agreement, Robinhood Credit collects interest from customers that carry a balance and pays interest on the amount funded by Coastal Bank, with the difference between those amounts resulting in net interest revenue. The interest collections and payments are indexed to the Federal Funds Rate and are settled monthly based on a notional of the outstanding principal balances at period end which are revolving with no fixed term. In addition, Robinhood Credit earns revenue from interchange fees from each credit card transaction. Robinhood Credit recognizes interchange revenue net of rewards paid to customers. Under the terms of the Program Agreement, Robinhood Credit has the ability to purchase credit card receivables originated and held for a period of time by Coastal Bank. Prior to the purchase of the credit card receivables, the customer balances are off-balance sheet. Once purchased, the customer balances are shown on-balance sheet. Robinhood Credit continues to earn interest from customers and uses these purchased credit card receivables as collateral under a trust structure to access debt financing in the ordinary course of business. To help facilitate these transactions, we created a variable interest entity known as the Credit Card Funding Trust.We have credit exposure related to outstanding principal balances of customer credit cards whether they are owned by Coastal Bank or the Credit Card Funding Trust. We guarantee payment to Coastal Bank in the event Coastal experiences a loss due to a failure by the customer to pay. Robinhood Credit is responsible to pay Coastal Bank customer balances that are ultimately charged off or deemed uncollectible, generally when balances become outstanding for over 180 days.Robinhood Credit estimates the related allowance for credit card loss based on outstanding customer credit card principal balances and anticipated future customer payment rates based on past portfolio performance, both of which are unobservable inputs. The measurement of this allowance using this method approximates fair value.
Receivables From Brokers, Dealers, and Clearing Organizations
Receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations include receivables from market makers for routing user orders for execution and other receivables from third-party brokers. These receivables are short term and settle within 30 days. We continually review the credit quality of our counterparties and have not experienced a default. As a result, we do not have an expectation of credit losses for these arrangements.
Receivables From Users, Net
Receivables from users, net are primarily made up of margin receivables. Margin receivables are adequately collateralized by users’ securities balances and are reported at their outstanding principal balance, net of an allowance for credit losses. We monitor margin levels and require users to deposit additional collateral, or reduce margin positions, to meet minimum collateral requirements and to avoid automatic liquidation of their positions.We apply the practical expedient based on collateral maintenance provisions in estimating an allowance for credit losses for receivables from users. We have no expectation of credit losses for receivables from users that are fully secured, where the fair value of the collateral securing the balance is equal to or in excess of the receivable amount. This is based on our assessment of the nature of the collateral, potential future changes in collateral values, and historical credit loss information relating to fully secured receivables. In cases where the fair value of the collateral is less than the outstanding receivable balance from a user, we recognize an allowance for credit losses in the amount of the difference, or unsecured balance, immediately.We write-off unsecured balances when the balance becomes outstanding for over 180 days or when we otherwise deem the balance to be uncollectible.Receivables from users, net also consists of credit card receivables purchased from Coastal Bank. From time to time, purchased credit card receivables may be considered pledged under secured borrowings with Coastal Bank. As of December 31, 2024 and 2025, none of the balance of the purchased credit card receivables was considered pledged. We record an allowance for credit losses related to purchased credit card principal balances receivable and credit card interest receivable from customers, shown as a reduction of receivables from users, net on the consolidated balance sheet. This represents management’s estimate of expected credit losses from credit exposure over the remaining expected life of credit card receivables, and takes into account information from internal and external sources, including historical collection data, charge off trends by FICO cohort, and market data. We write-off balances outstanding over 180 days or when we otherwise deem the balance to be uncollectible. The accrual of interest revenue is suspended for aged credit card receivables past 90 days. Interest payments on such non-accrual receivables are recorded as interest revenue on a cash basis. Once the balance is satisfied and brought current, the receivable returns to accrual status.
Deposits With Clearing Organizations
We are required to maintain collateral deposits with clearing organizations such as Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation and Options Clearing Corporation which allow us to use their security transactions services for trade comparison, clearance, and settlement. The clearing organizations establish financial requirements, including deposit requirements, to reduce their risk. The required level of deposits may fluctuate significantly from time to time based upon the nature, size of users’ trading activity, and market volatility. As we have not experienced historic defaults, we do not have an expectation of credit losses for these arrangements.
Fractional Share Program
We operate our fractional share program for the benefit of our users and maintain an inventory of securities held exclusively for the fractional share program. This proprietary inventory is recorded within other current assets on our consolidated balance sheets. When a user purchases a fractional share, we record the cash received for the user-held fractional share as pledged collateral and an offsetting liability to repurchase the shares as we concluded that we did not meet the criteria for derecognition under the accounting guidance. We measure our inventory of securities, user-held fractional shares and our repurchase obligation at fair value at each reporting period via the election of the fair value option, with realized and unrealized gains and losses recorded in brokerage and transaction expenses in our consolidated statement of operations. We do not earn revenue from our users when they purchase or sell fractional shares from us. We earn transaction-based revenue when shares are purchased from or routed to market makers to fulfill fractional share transactions.
Other Current Assets
Other current assets include stablecoin assets owned by us that are considered financial assets, restricted cash subject to restrictions that expire within one year, other receivables, deferred costs of Robinhood Match Incentive Program (defined below), interest and dividends receivable, and securities owned by us used for the fractional share program.
Property, Software, and Equipment
Property, software, and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization is recorded on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the asset, which is as follows: [Table with ~5 rows, ~3 numbers, and 201 characters.] Repairs and maintenance that do not enhance or extend the asset’s function and/or useful life are charged to expenses as incurred. When items are sold or retired, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gains or losses arising from such transactions are recognized. Internally developed software is capitalized when preliminary development efforts are successfully completed and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used as intended. Capitalized costs consist of SBC, salaries, and payroll related costs for employees, and fees paid to third-party consultants who are directly involved in development efforts. Capitalized costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of the software on a straight-line basis and included in technology and development in the consolidated statements of operations. We expense software development costs as they are incurred during the preliminary project stage.
Non-Marketable Equity Securities
We hold two categories of non-marketable equity securities: (i) corporate-held non-marketable equity securities and (ii) Robinhood Ventures Fund I held non-marketable equity investments. Corporate-held non-marketable equity securities do not have readily determinable fair values and are initially recorded at cost and are subsequently adjusted for impairments and for observable price changes in orderly transactions for the same or a similar security of the same issuer. These securities are included in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The related balances were not material for the periods presented.Robinhood Ventures Fund I held non-marketable equity investments are measured at estimated fair value upon initial recognition and are subsequently remeasured at fair value as of each reporting date. These investments are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These securities are included in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Leases
We elected to apply the short-term lease measurement and recognition practical expedient to our leases where applicable, thus leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at the present value of the future lease payments at the lease commencement date for each lease. The interest rate used to determine the present value of the future lease payments is our incremental borrowing rate because the interest rate implicit in most of our leases is not readily determinable. Our incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate that we would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments as the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets also include any prepaid lease payments and lease incentives. Our lease agreements generally contain lease and non-lease components. Non-lease components, which primarily include payments for maintenance and utilities, are combined with lease payments and accounted for as a single lease component. We include the fixed non-lease components in the determination of the right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities. We record the amortization of the right-of-use asset and the accretion of lease liability as rent expense and allocate it as overhead in the consolidated statements of operations.
Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions
We account for acquisitions of entities or asset groups that qualify as businesses using the acquisition method of accounting. The purchase price of the acquisition is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, we may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. Acquisitions that do not meet the definition of a business are accounted for as asset acquisitions. We allocate the cost of the acquisition, including direct and incremental transaction costs, to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis. Goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination and is allocated to reporting units expected to benefit from the business combination. We test goodwill for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. We evaluate our reporting units when changes in our operating structure occur, and if necessary, reassign goodwill using a relative fair value allocation approach. In testing for goodwill impairment, we first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, we determine it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then additional impairment testing is not required. However, if we conclude otherwise, we proceed to a quantitative assessment. The quantitative assessment compares the estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its book value, including goodwill. If the fair value exceeds book value, goodwill is considered not to be impaired and no additional steps are necessary. However, if the book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss will be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible assets are carried at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. We evaluate the remaining estimated useful life of its intangible assets being amortized on an ongoing basis to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
We evaluate the recoverability of long-lived assets, including property, software, and equipment, leases, and finite-lived intangible assets whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such assets may not be recoverable compared to the undiscounted future net cash flows the assets are expected to generate. The impairment test is performed at the asset group level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. When the test results indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets is not recoverable, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values, and third–party independent appraisals, as considered necessary.
Payables to Users
Payables to users represent users’ funds on deposit, and/or funds accruing to users as a result of settled trades and other security related transactions.
Loss Contingencies
We are subject to claims and lawsuits in the ordinary course of business, including arbitration, class actions and other litigation, some of which include claims for substantial or unspecified damages. We are also the subject of inquiries, investigations, and proceedings by regulatory and other governmental agencies. We review our lawsuits, regulatory inquiries and other legal proceedings on an ongoing basis and provide disclosures and record loss contingencies in accordance with the loss contingencies accounting guidance. We establish an accrual for losses at management’s best estimate when we assess that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. If the reasonable estimate is a range and no amount within that range is considered a better estimate than any other amount, an accrual is recorded based on the bottom amount of the range. Accrual for loss contingencies are recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets and expensed in general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations. We monitor these matters for developments that would affect the likelihood of a loss and the accrued amount, if any, and adjust the amount as appropriate.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense is an estimate of current income taxes payable in the current fiscal year based on reported income before income taxes. Deferred income taxes reflect the effect of temporary differences and carryforwards that we recognize for financial reporting and income tax purposes at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when taxes are actually paid or recovered. We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires recognition of deferred income tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our consolidated financial statements, but have not been reflected in our taxable income. Deferred tax assets are evaluated for future realization and reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent we believe that they will not be realized. We consider many factors when assessing the likelihood of future realization of our deferred tax assets including, but not limited to, historical cumulative loss experience and expectations of future earnings, tax planning strategies, and the carry-forward periods available for tax reporting purposes. Our judgment regarding future profitability may change due to many factors, including future market conditions and the ability to successfully execute business plans and/or tax planning strategies. Should there be a change in the ability to recover deferred tax assets, our tax provision would increase or decrease in the period in which the assessment is changed. We recognize a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation, based on the technical merits. Income tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized. We account for uncertain tax positions, including net interest and penalties, as a component of income tax expense or benefit. We make adjustments to these uncertain tax positions in accordance with applicable income tax guidance and based on changes in facts and circumstances. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the amounts recorded, such differences will affect the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made and could have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements and operating results.
Related Parties
We have defined related parties as members of our board of directors, executive officers, principal owners of our outstanding stock, and any immediate family members of each such related party, as well as any other person or entity with significant influence over our management or operations and any other affiliates. Related party transactions may include any transaction between entities under common control or with a related party.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of RHM and its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation. The impact of these reclassifications is immaterial to the presentation of the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole and had no impact on previously reported total assets, total liabilities and net income (loss).
Principles of Consolidation
We consolidate entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. We first evaluate whether the entity is a voting interest entity or a VIE. We evaluate our ownership, contractual and other interests in entities to determine if we have a variable interest in an entity. These evaluations are complex, involve judgment, and the use of estimates and assumptions based on available historical and prospective information, among other factors. If we determine that an entity for which we hold a contractual or ownership interest in is a VIE and that we are the primary beneficiary, we consolidate such entity in the consolidated financial statements. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the party that meets both of the following criteria: (1) has the power to make decisions that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE; and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that in either case could potentially be significant to the VIE. We continuously monitor if any changes in the interest or relationship with the entity may impact the determination of whether we are still the primary beneficiary and require us to revise our previous conclusion. We consolidate a voting interest entity if we can exert control over the financial and operating policies of an investee. Other parties’ equity investment are reported as non-controlling interest. In November 2025, we established a joint venture, Rothera, in partnership with SIG. We will consolidate the financial results into our consolidated financial statements due to our ability to exert control over the financial and operating policies of the joint venture.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We base our estimates on historical experience, and other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Assumptions and estimates used in preparing our consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, those related to revenue recognition, SBC, the determination of allowances for credit losses, investment valuation, capitalization of internally developed software, useful lives of property, software, and equipment, valuation and useful lives of intangible assets, valuation of reporting units in assessing goodwill for impairment, incremental borrowing rate used to calculate operating lease right-of-use assets and related liabilities, impairment of long-lived assets, uncertain tax positions, realizability of deferred tax assets, accrued and contingent liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates and could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.
Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the CODM in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Our CODM is our CEO and President, Vladimir Tenev. We operate and report financial information in one operating segment. This is because our CODM utilizes consolidated net income (loss) and company-wide key performance metrics (as defined in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual Report, “Key Performance Metrics”) to allocate resources and determine performance. The measure of segment assets is not regularly presented to the CODM. Consolidated net income (loss) is also used by the CODM to monitor budgeted versus actual results. The monitoring of budgeted versus actual results is used by the CODM to assess performance of the business and in establishing company-wide’s objectives and key results. Substantially all of our revenues and assets are attributed to or located in the United States. Significant segment expenses required to be disclosed as part of the segment disclosure of a single segment entity under ASC 280 are presented throughout the consolidated financial statements including the consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of cash flows, and Note 5 - Revenues. We are organized in a GM structure under which GMs have broad responsibility for our individual businesses. We have processes that enable us to produce sufficiently precise and timely business level financial information. GM level financial information is not currently shared with and used by the CODM to allocate resources and determine performance, and there are no plans to do so in the near future.
Revenue Recognition
Transaction-Based Revenues
We primarily earn transaction-based revenues from routing user orders for options, cryptocurrencies, and equities to market makers when the performance obligation is satisfied, which is at the point in time when a routed order is executed by the market maker. Acting as the agent of the user, we facilitate the purchase and sale of options, cryptocurrencies, and equities through our platforms. Options, cryptocurrencies, and equities transactions are primarily routed through market makers, who are responsible for trade execution. Upon execution of a trade, users are legally required to purchase options, cryptocurrencies, or equities for cash from the transaction counterparty or to sell options, cryptocurrencies, or equities for cash to the transaction counterparty, depending on the transaction. We facilitate and confirm trades only when there are binding, matched legal obligations from the user and the market maker on both sides of the trade.The transaction price for options is on a per contract basis, while for equities it is primarily based on the bid-ask spread of the underlying trading activity. For cryptocurrencies, the transaction price is a fixed percentage of the notional order value. For each trade type, all market makers pay the same transaction price. Payments are collected monthly in arrears from each market maker.We also earn transaction-based revenues from commissions. Acting as an agent, we facilitate purchases and sales of event contracts and futures on behalf of users. Commissions are recognized on a trade-date basis as this is when the performance obligation is satisfied.
Net Interest Revenues
Net interest revenues consist of interest revenues less interest expenses. We earn interest revenues on margin loans to users, segregated cash, cash equivalents, and securities, deposits with clearing organizations, corporate cash and investments, Cash Sweep, and carried customer credit card balances. We also earn and incur interest revenues and expenses on securities lending transactions. We incur interest expenses in connection with our revolving credit facilities and borrowings by the Credit Card Funding Trust.
Other Revenues
Other revenues primarily consist of Robinhood Gold subscription fees, which is a flat recurring rate. Subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the subscription period as the performance obligation is satisfied. Other revenues also consist of proxy revenues, selling concession revenues, advertising revenues and ACATS fees charged to users. We earn proxy revenue directly from issuers through Say Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary. Proxy services are made up of two performance obligations, (i) distribution of proxy materials to shareholders and (ii) collection, tallying, and reporting of shareholder response during a voting event. Revenue is recognized at a point in time upon satisfaction of these performance obligations. Selling concession revenue, generated from IPO activities, is recognized at a point in time when our performance obligation related to the distribution activity is satisfied. Advertising revenue, generated from sales of advertising services on Sherwood Media is recognized as advertisements are delivered. ACATS fees are charged to users for facilitating the transfer of part or all of their accounts to another broker-dealer. We recognize revenue when our performance obligation of administering the transfer is satisfied.
Robinhood Match Incentives
We offer a match incentive on customers’ eligible contributions to their retirement accounts and, from time to time, an incentive on other transfers of assets to our platform. The match on retirement contributions and asset transfers are paid upfront and are subject to forfeiture if the recipient does not hold the contributed funds or transferred assets in their account for a specified period of time. These incentives are deferred and recognized over the specified holding period. For a limited time during 2024, we provided a match on eligible cash deposits made by Robinhood Gold subscribers. Matches on these cash deposits are paid out on a monthly basis ratably over the specified earning period. Future match payments are forfeited if deposits are not held on the platform over the specified earning period. All match incentives are recognized as a reduction to revenue when earned. The matches are allocated to certain revenue categories on a proportional basis. For the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2025, no impairments of the deferred customer match incentive were recognized.
Concentrations of Revenue and Credit Risk
Concentrations of Revenue
We derived transaction-based revenues from individual market makers and exchanges in excess of 10% of total net revenues, as follows: [Table with ~5 rows, ~17 numbers, and 218 characters.]
Concentrations of Credit Risk
We are engaged in various trading and brokerage activities in which the counterparties primarily include broker-dealers, banks, cryptocurrency market makers, and other financial institutions. In the event our counterparties do not fulfill their obligations, we may be exposed to risk. The risk of default depends on the creditworthiness of the counterparty. Default of a counterparty in equities and options trades, which are facilitated through clearinghouses, would generally be spread among the clearinghouse's members rather than falling entirely on us. It is our policy to review, as necessary, the credit standing of each counterparty.
Operating Expenses
Brokerage and Transaction
Brokerage and transaction costs primarily consist of compensation and employee benefits, as well as allocated overhead for employees engaged in clearing and brokerage functions, market data expenses, expenses related to our instant withdrawals feature, and other brokerage and transaction costs such as costs related to our Cash Sweep and securities lending programs, customer statement-related costs, regulatory fees and fees paid to centralized clearinghouses. A large portion of our brokerage and transaction costs are variable and tied to trading and transaction volumes on our platforms.
Technology and Development
Technology and development costs primarily consist of costs related to compensation and benefits, for engineering, data science, and design personnel, as well as allocated overhead, costs incurred to support and improve our platforms and develop new products, and costs associated with computer hardware and software, including amortization of internally developed software.
Operations
Operations costs consist of customer service related expenses, including compensation and employee benefits, as well as allocated overhead for employees engaged in customer support, and costs incurred to support and improve customer experience (such as third-party customer service vendors).
Provision for Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses consists of expected credit losses related to credit card and brokerage products. For credit card related, we have two types of provision for credit losses: i) one related to off-balance sheet credit card principal receivables, and ii) one related to on-balance sheet purchased credit card and interest receivables. Brokerage-related provision for credit losses primarily relates to unsecured balances of receivables from users due to Fraudulent Deposit Transactions and losses on margin lending.
Marketing
Marketing costs primarily consist of paid marketing channels such as digital marketing and brand marketing, as well as compensation and employee benefits, and allocated overhead for employees engaged in the marketing function and other marketing costs such as costs related to our keynote events. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and were $74 million, $179 million, and $274 million in the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
General and Administrative
General and administrative costs primarily consist of compensation and employee benefits, as well as allocated overhead for certain executives and employees engaged in legal, finance, human resources, risk, and compliance. General and administrative costs also include legal expenses, other professional fees, as well as other general and administrative costs such as costs related to business insurance, and real estate charges including impairments on our operating leases and leasehold improvements, lease terminations, and settlements and penalties. For the year ended December 31, 2023, general and administrative costs included a $485 million SBC charge related to the 2021 Founders Award Cancellation.
Employee Retirement Benefits
We offer a defined contribution 401(k) plan to full-time employees. Employees may elect to contribute to a traditional 401(k) plan, which qualifies as a deferred compensation arrangement under Section 401 of the Code. In this case, participating employees defer a portion of their pre-tax earnings. Employees may also contribute to a Roth 401(k) plan using post-tax dollars. We match employee contributions up to 3%, and have incurred $12 million, $12 million, and $17 million of expense related to matching for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs described in ASC 730, Research and Development, are expensed as incurred. Our research and development costs consist primarily of employee compensation and benefits for our engineering and research teams, including SBC. Research and development costs recorded in operating expenses under ASC 730 were $349 million, $323 million, and $355 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Share-based Compensation
Common Stock Fair Value
The fair value of our common stock is determined on the grant date using the closing price of our common stock, which is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Stock Options
We have granted stock options and we estimate the fair value of stock options granted to employees using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of stock options is recognized as compensation on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Forfeitures are accounted for when they occur. No options were granted during 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Time-Based RSUs
We have granted Time-Based RSUs and record SBC expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally satisfied over one, two or four years. We have elected to account for forfeitures as they occur, with previously recognized SBC reversed in the period that the awards are forfeited.
Market-Based RSUs
We have granted RSUs that vest upon the satisfaction of all the following conditions: time-based service conditions, performance-based conditions, and market-based conditions. The time-based service condition for these awards is generally satisfied over six years. The performance-based conditions were satisfied upon the occurrence of an IPO. The market-based conditions are satisfied upon our achievement of specified share prices. As of December 31, 2024, SBC expense related to the Market-Based RSUs was fully recognized and as of December 31, 2025, all Market-Based RSUs were fully vested.For market-based awards, we determined the grant-date fair value utilizing a Monte Carlo valuation model, which incorporates various assumptions including expected stock price volatility, expected term, and risk-free interest rates.We recorded SBC expense for market-based equity awards on an accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period, and only if performance-based conditions are considered probable to be satisfied. We determined the requisite service period by comparing the derived service period to achieve the market-based condition and the explicit time-based service period, using the longer of the two service periods as the requisite service period.
SBC Expense
SBC expense is part of employee compensation, benefits, and overhead in each of the expense financial statement line items in the consolidated statements of operations except for provision for credit losses.
Net Income (Loss) per Share
We present net income (loss) per share using the two-class method required for multiple classes of common stock. The rights, including the liquidation and dividend rights, of the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting. As the liquidation and dividend rights are identical for Class A common stock and Class B common stock, the undistributed earnings are allocated on a proportionate basis and the resulting income (loss) per share will, therefore, be the same for both Class A common stock and Class B common stock on an individual or combined basis. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to our common stockholders, adjusted to exclude earnings allocated to participating securities, by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of the diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock assumes the conversion of our Class B common stock to Class A common stock, while the diluted EPS of Class B common stock does not assume the conversion of those shares to Class A common stock.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include deposits with banks and money market funds or highly liquid financial instruments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. We maintain cash in bank accounts at financial institutions that exceed federally insured limits. We also maintain cash in money market funds which are not FDIC insured. We are subject to credit risk to the extent any financial institution with which we conduct business is unable to fulfill contractual obligations on our behalf. As we have not experienced any material losses in such accounts and we believe that we have placed our cash on deposit with financial institutions which are financially stable, we do not have an expectation of credit losses for these arrangements.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Securities Segregated Under Federal and Other Regulations
We are required to segregate cash, cash equivalents, and securities for the exclusive benefit of customers and proprietary accounts of brokers in accordance with the provision of Rule 15c3-3 under the Exchange Act. We continually review the credit quality of our counterparties and have not experienced a default. As a result, we do not have an expectation of credit losses for these arrangements. Segregated cash also includes certain customer funds for which we are an agent and custodian on behalf of our customers that are reflected on our consolidated balance sheets, and for which we follow statutory requirements to keep these funds segregated.
Restricted Cash
We are required to maintain restricted cash deposits to back letters of credit for certain property leases. We have no ability to draw on such funds as long as they remain restricted under the applicable agreements. Restricted cash also includes customers’ credit card payments that we collect on behalf of other financial institutions that are pending remittance. Cash subject to restrictions that expire within one year is included in other current assets in our consolidated balance sheets. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, current restricted cash balances included in other current assets in our consolidated balance sheets were $18 million and $66 million. Cash subject to restrictions that exceed one year is included in other non-current assets in our consolidated balance sheets. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, non-current restricted cash balances were $18 million and $17 million.
Securities Borrowing and Lending
We operate a securities lending program under which shares that users have pledged to us to collateralize their margin borrowing are lent by us to third parties and a Fully-Paid Securities Lending program under which we borrow fully-paid shares from participating users and lend them to third parties. We also borrow securities from third parties for operational purposes or to facilitate user short sales, and we lend securities to third parties and users that we hold for our own account (such as our holdings to support fractional share and user short sales operations). When we lend securities to third parties and users, the borrower provides cash as collateral. We earn interest revenue on cash collateral deposited by borrowers, and we can also earn additional revenue for lending certain securities based on demand for those securities. For our Fully-Paid Securities Lending, portions of such revenues are paid to participating users, and those payments are recorded as interest expense. When we borrow securities from users participating in the Fully-Paid Securities Lending program or from third parties, we provide cash as collateral and we record a receivable representing our right to the return of that collateral. The amount of that receivable is presented in “securities borrowed” on our consolidated balance sheets. In the case of our Fully-Paid Securities Lending program, the cash collateral is held by a third-party bank in a deposit account pledged to the user, which we administer as the user’s agent. Users are not entitled to interest on such account, and any interest earned is for our benefit. Our authorization from users to lend shares that collateralize their margin borrowing is found in our margin account agreement, our borrowing of fully-paid shares from users is conducted under the terms of our Fully-Paid Securities Lending program to which users consent when they enroll in that program, and substantially all of our securities lending and borrowing transactions with third parties are conducted under terms based on an industry-standard MSLA, which has an open contractual term and may be terminated upon notice by either party. We have also entered into fixed-term securities lending agreements with two financial institution counterparties (the “Fixed-Term Securities Lending Agreements”). One of these agreements has a contractual term of 30 days per lending transaction with a daily minimum commitment of $25 million and the other has a contractual term of 21 days per lending transaction with a daily minimum commitment of $35 million. Under these two agreements we lend to the counterparties (for a fixed term) securities that collateralize users’ margin borrowing, and we obtain cash collateral from the counterparties that we use to provide liquidity support for our margin lending to users.Each of the MSLAs and Fixed-Term Securities Lending Agreements establishes a master netting arrangement between the lender and the borrower. A master netting arrangement is an agreement between two counterparties that creates a right of set-off for amounts due to and from that same counterparty that is enforceable in the event of a default or bankruptcy. In connection with our securities borrowing and lending activities, however, our policy is to recognize all amounts that are subject to master netting arrangements on a gross basis in our consolidated balance sheets even though some of those amounts may be eligible for offset (i.e., to be presented on a net basis) under GAAP.
Cash Sweep
Our users may elect to participate in Cash Sweep, which allows them to earn interest on their uninvested brokerage cash. These balances are automatically swept to our partner banks, and are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheet.
Cryptocurrencies
We act as an agent in the cryptocurrency transactions that users initiate on our platforms. We have determined we are an agent, for accounting purposes, because we do not control the cryptocurrency before delivery to the user, we are not primarily responsible for the delivery of cryptocurrency to our users, we are not exposed to risks arising from fluctuations of the market price of cryptocurrency before delivery to the user, and we do not set the prices charged to users. After purchasing cryptocurrency on the platform, users are the legal owners of cryptocurrency held under custody by us and users have all the rights and benefits of ownership, including the rights to appreciation and depreciation of the cryptocurrency. We do not allow users to purchase cryptocurrency on margin and cryptocurrency does not serve as collateral for margin loans. As a result, user-held cryptocurrencies are not presented on our consolidated balance sheets. We hold cryptocurrency in custody for users in one or more omnibus cryptocurrency wallets. With the exception of Bitstamp, we do not utilize third-party custodians for settled cryptocurrencies. We hold cryptographic key information and maintain internal record keeping for the cryptocurrencies we hold in custody for users, and we are obligated to secure such assets from loss or theft. Based on the terms of our user agreement, the structure of our crypto offerings, and applicable law, and, although we have not obtained a formal legal opinion on this matter, after consultation with internal and external legal counsel, we believe the cryptocurrency we hold in custody for users of our platforms should be respected as users’ property (and should not be available to satisfy the claims of our general creditors) in the event we were to enter bankruptcy. For additional information relating to platform bankruptcy generally, see Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report, “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Cryptocurrency Products and Services—Cryptocurrency laws, regulations, and accounting standards are often difficult to interpret and are rapidly evolving in ways that are difficult to predict. Changes in these laws and regulations, or our failure to comply with them, could negatively impact cryptocurrency trading on our platform.”
Investments
We invest in marketable debt securities and determine the classification at the time of purchase. Available-for-sale investments are recorded at fair value. We have elected the fair value option for our available-for-sale investments as we believe carrying these investments at fair value and taking changes in fair value through earnings best reflects their underlying economics. Fair value adjustments are presented in other (income) expense, net and interest earned on the debt securities as net interest revenues in our consolidated statements of operations. Held-to-maturity investments are securities that we have both the ability and positive intent to hold until maturity and are recorded at amortized cost. Interest income is calculated using the effective interest method, adjusted for deferred fees or costs, premium, or discount existing at the date of purchase. Interest earned is included in net interest revenues in our consolidated statements of operations. We evaluate held-to-maturity investment for credit losses on a quarterly basis. We do not expect credit losses for our held-to-maturity investments that are obligations of states and political subdivisions and securities issued by U.S. government sponsored agencies. We monitor remaining securities by type and standard credit rating.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
We apply fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair value, we may use various valuation approaches, including market, income and/or cost approaches. The fair value hierarchy requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant. Accordingly, even when market assumptions are not readily available, our own assumptions reflect those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The fair value measurement accounting guidance describes the following three levels used to classify fair value measurements:Level 1 Inputs: unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible by usLevel 2 Inputs: quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in an active market, quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectlyLevel 3 Inputs: unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilitiesA financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The carrying amounts of certain financial instruments approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature, which include cash and cash equivalents, cash segregated under federal and other regulations, receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations, receivables from users, net, deposits with clearing organizations, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, payable to users, securities loaned, and other current liabilities.
Credit Card Program
The Robinhood Credit Card program is funded under the Program Agreement between Robinhood Credit and Coastal Bank, where Coastal Bank is the legal lender and originator, the party to which the customer has a creditor-borrower relationship, and the legal owner of the receivables. Robinhood Credit is responsible for administering the credit card program on a mobile app, including, (i) setting customer credit limits within Coastal Bank’s underwriting standards, (ii) loan servicing, (iii) remitting collected principal from customers to Coastal Bank, and (iv) offering and maintaining the customer rewards program. Coastal Bank is responsible for (i) funding the customer credit, (ii) reporting customer credit activities, and (iii) holding customer receivables. Under the Program Agreement, Robinhood Credit collects interest from customers that carry a balance and pays interest on the amount funded by Coastal Bank, with the difference between those amounts resulting in net interest revenue. The interest collections and payments are indexed to the Federal Funds Rate and are settled monthly based on a notional of the outstanding principal balances at period end which are revolving with no fixed term. In addition, Robinhood Credit earns revenue from interchange fees from each credit card transaction. Robinhood Credit recognizes interchange revenue net of rewards paid to customers. Under the terms of the Program Agreement, Robinhood Credit has the ability to purchase credit card receivables originated and held for a period of time by Coastal Bank. Prior to the purchase of the credit card receivables, the customer balances are off-balance sheet. Once purchased, the customer balances are shown on-balance sheet. Robinhood Credit continues to earn interest from customers and uses these purchased credit card receivables as collateral under a trust structure to access debt financing in the ordinary course of business. To help facilitate these transactions, we created a variable interest entity known as the Credit Card Funding Trust.We have credit exposure related to outstanding principal balances of customer credit cards whether they are owned by Coastal Bank or the Credit Card Funding Trust. We guarantee payment to Coastal Bank in the event Coastal experiences a loss due to a failure by the customer to pay. Robinhood Credit is responsible to pay Coastal Bank customer balances that are ultimately charged off or deemed uncollectible, generally when balances become outstanding for over 180 days.Robinhood Credit estimates the related allowance for credit card loss based on outstanding customer credit card principal balances and anticipated future customer payment rates based on past portfolio performance, both of which are unobservable inputs. The measurement of this allowance using this method approximates fair value.
Receivables From Brokers, Dealers, and Clearing Organizations
Receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations include receivables from market makers for routing user orders for execution and other receivables from third-party brokers. These receivables are short term and settle within 30 days. We continually review the credit quality of our counterparties and have not experienced a default. As a result, we do not have an expectation of credit losses for these arrangements.
Receivables From Users, Net
Receivables from users, net are primarily made up of margin receivables. Margin receivables are adequately collateralized by users’ securities balances and are reported at their outstanding principal balance, net of an allowance for credit losses. We monitor margin levels and require users to deposit additional collateral, or reduce margin positions, to meet minimum collateral requirements and to avoid automatic liquidation of their positions.We apply the practical expedient based on collateral maintenance provisions in estimating an allowance for credit losses for receivables from users. We have no expectation of credit losses for receivables from users that are fully secured, where the fair value of the collateral securing the balance is equal to or in excess of the receivable amount. This is based on our assessment of the nature of the collateral, potential future changes in collateral values, and historical credit loss information relating to fully secured receivables. In cases where the fair value of the collateral is less than the outstanding receivable balance from a user, we recognize an allowance for credit losses in the amount of the difference, or unsecured balance, immediately.We write-off unsecured balances when the balance becomes outstanding for over 180 days or when we otherwise deem the balance to be uncollectible.Receivables from users, net also consists of credit card receivables purchased from Coastal Bank. From time to time, purchased credit card receivables may be considered pledged under secured borrowings with Coastal Bank. As of December 31, 2024 and 2025, none of the balance of the purchased credit card receivables was considered pledged. We record an allowance for credit losses related to purchased credit card principal balances receivable and credit card interest receivable from customers, shown as a reduction of receivables from users, net on the consolidated balance sheet. This represents management’s estimate of expected credit losses from credit exposure over the remaining expected life of credit card receivables, and takes into account information from internal and external sources, including historical collection data, charge off trends by FICO cohort, and market data. We write-off balances outstanding over 180 days or when we otherwise deem the balance to be uncollectible. The accrual of interest revenue is suspended for aged credit card receivables past 90 days. Interest payments on such non-accrual receivables are recorded as interest revenue on a cash basis. Once the balance is satisfied and brought current, the receivable returns to accrual status.
Deposits With Clearing Organizations
We are required to maintain collateral deposits with clearing organizations such as Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation and Options Clearing Corporation which allow us to use their security transactions services for trade comparison, clearance, and settlement. The clearing organizations establish financial requirements, including deposit requirements, to reduce their risk. The required level of deposits may fluctuate significantly from time to time based upon the nature, size of users’ trading activity, and market volatility. As we have not experienced historic defaults, we do not have an expectation of credit losses for these arrangements.
Fractional Share Program
We operate our fractional share program for the benefit of our users and maintain an inventory of securities held exclusively for the fractional share program. This proprietary inventory is recorded within other current assets on our consolidated balance sheets. When a user purchases a fractional share, we record the cash received for the user-held fractional share as pledged collateral and an offsetting liability to repurchase the shares as we concluded that we did not meet the criteria for derecognition under the accounting guidance. We measure our inventory of securities, user-held fractional shares and our repurchase obligation at fair value at each reporting period via the election of the fair value option, with realized and unrealized gains and losses recorded in brokerage and transaction expenses in our consolidated statement of operations. We do not earn revenue from our users when they purchase or sell fractional shares from us. We earn transaction-based revenue when shares are purchased from or routed to market makers to fulfill fractional share transactions.
Other Current Assets
Other current assets include stablecoin assets owned by us that are considered financial assets, restricted cash subject to restrictions that expire within one year, other receivables, deferred costs of Robinhood Match Incentive Program (defined below), interest and dividends receivable, and securities owned by us used for the fractional share program.
Property, Software, and Equipment
Property, software, and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization is recorded on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the asset, which is as follows: [Table with ~5 rows, ~3 numbers, and 201 characters.] Repairs and maintenance that do not enhance or extend the asset’s function and/or useful life are charged to expenses as incurred. When items are sold or retired, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gains or losses arising from such transactions are recognized. Internally developed software is capitalized when preliminary development efforts are successfully completed and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used as intended. Capitalized costs consist of SBC, salaries, and payroll related costs for employees, and fees paid to third-party consultants who are directly involved in development efforts. Capitalized costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of the software on a straight-line basis and included in technology and development in the consolidated statements of operations. We expense software development costs as they are incurred during the preliminary project stage.
Non-Marketable Equity Securities
We hold two categories of non-marketable equity securities: (i) corporate-held non-marketable equity securities and (ii) Robinhood Ventures Fund I held non-marketable equity investments. Corporate-held non-marketable equity securities do not have readily determinable fair values and are initially recorded at cost and are subsequently adjusted for impairments and for observable price changes in orderly transactions for the same or a similar security of the same issuer. These securities are included in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The related balances were not material for the periods presented.Robinhood Ventures Fund I held non-marketable equity investments are measured at estimated fair value upon initial recognition and are subsequently remeasured at fair value as of each reporting date. These investments are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These securities are included in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Leases
We elected to apply the short-term lease measurement and recognition practical expedient to our leases where applicable, thus leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at the present value of the future lease payments at the lease commencement date for each lease. The interest rate used to determine the present value of the future lease payments is our incremental borrowing rate because the interest rate implicit in most of our leases is not readily determinable. Our incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate that we would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments as the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets also include any prepaid lease payments and lease incentives. Our lease agreements generally contain lease and non-lease components. Non-lease components, which primarily include payments for maintenance and utilities, are combined with lease payments and accounted for as a single lease component. We include the fixed non-lease components in the determination of the right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities. We record the amortization of the right-of-use asset and the accretion of lease liability as rent expense and allocate it as overhead in the consolidated statements of operations.
Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions
We account for acquisitions of entities or asset groups that qualify as businesses using the acquisition method of accounting. The purchase price of the acquisition is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, we may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. Acquisitions that do not meet the definition of a business are accounted for as asset acquisitions. We allocate the cost of the acquisition, including direct and incremental transaction costs, to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis. Goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination and is allocated to reporting units expected to benefit from the business combination. We test goodwill for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. We evaluate our reporting units when changes in our operating structure occur, and if necessary, reassign goodwill using a relative fair value allocation approach. In testing for goodwill impairment, we first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, we determine it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then additional impairment testing is not required. However, if we conclude otherwise, we proceed to a quantitative assessment. The quantitative assessment compares the estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its book value, including goodwill. If the fair value exceeds book value, goodwill is considered not to be impaired and no additional steps are necessary. However, if the book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss will be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible assets are carried at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. We evaluate the remaining estimated useful life of its intangible assets being amortized on an ongoing basis to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
We evaluate the recoverability of long-lived assets, including property, software, and equipment, leases, and finite-lived intangible assets whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such assets may not be recoverable compared to the undiscounted future net cash flows the assets are expected to generate. The impairment test is performed at the asset group level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. When the test results indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets is not recoverable, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values, and third–party independent appraisals, as considered necessary.
Payables to Users
Payables to users represent users’ funds on deposit, and/or funds accruing to users as a result of settled trades and other security related transactions.
Loss Contingencies
We are subject to claims and lawsuits in the ordinary course of business, including arbitration, class actions and other litigation, some of which include claims for substantial or unspecified damages. We are also the subject of inquiries, investigations, and proceedings by regulatory and other governmental agencies. We review our lawsuits, regulatory inquiries and other legal proceedings on an ongoing basis and provide disclosures and record loss contingencies in accordance with the loss contingencies accounting guidance. We establish an accrual for losses at management’s best estimate when we assess that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. If the reasonable estimate is a range and no amount within that range is considered a better estimate than any other amount, an accrual is recorded based on the bottom amount of the range. Accrual for loss contingencies are recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets and expensed in general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations. We monitor these matters for developments that would affect the likelihood of a loss and the accrued amount, if any, and adjust the amount as appropriate.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense is an estimate of current income taxes payable in the current fiscal year based on reported income before income taxes. Deferred income taxes reflect the effect of temporary differences and carryforwards that we recognize for financial reporting and income tax purposes at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when taxes are actually paid or recovered. We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires recognition of deferred income tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our consolidated financial statements, but have not been reflected in our taxable income. Deferred tax assets are evaluated for future realization and reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent we believe that they will not be realized. We consider many factors when assessing the likelihood of future realization of our deferred tax assets including, but not limited to, historical cumulative loss experience and expectations of future earnings, tax planning strategies, and the carry-forward periods available for tax reporting purposes. Our judgment regarding future profitability may change due to many factors, including future market conditions and the ability to successfully execute business plans and/or tax planning strategies. Should there be a change in the ability to recover deferred tax assets, our tax provision would increase or decrease in the period in which the assessment is changed. We recognize a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation, based on the technical merits. Income tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized. We account for uncertain tax positions, including net interest and penalties, as a component of income tax expense or benefit. We make adjustments to these uncertain tax positions in accordance with applicable income tax guidance and based on changes in facts and circumstances. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the amounts recorded, such differences will affect the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made and could have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements and operating results.
Related Parties
We have defined related parties as members of our board of directors, executive officers, principal owners of our outstanding stock, and any immediate family members of each such related party, as well as any other person or entity with significant influence over our management or operations and any other affiliates. Related party transactions may include any transaction between entities under common control or with a related party.
NOTE 2: RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, “Income taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Taxes Disclosures.” This guidance requires annual disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provides additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2025 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In October 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-06, “Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative.” The amendments will impact various disclosure areas, including the statement of cash flows, accounting changes and error corrections, earnings per share, debt, equity, derivatives, and transfers of financial assets. The amendments in this guidance will be effective on the date the related disclosures are removed from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K by the SEC, and will no longer be effective if the SEC has not removed the applicable disclosure requirement by June 30, 2027. Early adoption is prohibited. We are currently evaluating the impacts of the amendments on our consolidated financial statements.In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules under SEC Release No. 34-99678 and No. 33-11275, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” (the “Final Rules”), which requires registrants to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. The Final Rules require, among other things, disclosure in the notes to the audited financial statements of the effects of severe weather events and other natural conditions, subject to certain thresholds, as well as amounts related to carbon offsets and renewable energy credits or certificates in certain circumstances. The disclosure requirements of the Final Rules were to begin phasing in for annual periods beginning in fiscal year 2025. In April 2024, the SEC stayed the effectiveness of the Final Rules and in March 2025 the SEC voted to end its defense of the climate disclosure rules. We continue to monitor the status of the Final Rules and evaluate the potential impact of the Final Rules. In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40).” This guidance requires additional disclosures about certain amounts included in the expense captions presented on the statement of operations as well as disclosures about selling expenses. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance can either be applied prospectively or retrospectively. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In September 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2025-06, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software.” This guidance simplifies the capitalization guidance for internal-use software costs by removing all references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages under Subtopic 350-40. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance can be applied prospectively, retrospectively or under a modified transition approach. We are currently evaluating the impacts of the amendments on our consolidated financial statements.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, “Income taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Taxes Disclosures.” This guidance requires annual disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provides additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2025 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In October 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-06, “Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative.” The amendments will impact various disclosure areas, including the statement of cash flows, accounting changes and error corrections, earnings per share, debt, equity, derivatives, and transfers of financial assets. The amendments in this guidance will be effective on the date the related disclosures are removed from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K by the SEC, and will no longer be effective if the SEC has not removed the applicable disclosure requirement by June 30, 2027. Early adoption is prohibited. We are currently evaluating the impacts of the amendments on our consolidated financial statements.In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules under SEC Release No. 34-99678 and No. 33-11275, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” (the “Final Rules”), which requires registrants to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. The Final Rules require, among other things, disclosure in the notes to the audited financial statements of the effects of severe weather events and other natural conditions, subject to certain thresholds, as well as amounts related to carbon offsets and renewable energy credits or certificates in certain circumstances. The disclosure requirements of the Final Rules were to begin phasing in for annual periods beginning in fiscal year 2025. In April 2024, the SEC stayed the effectiveness of the Final Rules and in March 2025 the SEC voted to end its defense of the climate disclosure rules. We continue to monitor the status of the Final Rules and evaluate the potential impact of the Final Rules. In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40).” This guidance requires additional disclosures about certain amounts included in the expense captions presented on the statement of operations as well as disclosures about selling expenses. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance can either be applied prospectively or retrospectively. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In September 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2025-06, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software.” This guidance simplifies the capitalization guidance for internal-use software costs by removing all references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages under Subtopic 350-40. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance can be applied prospectively, retrospectively or under a modified transition approach. We are currently evaluating the impacts of the amendments on our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3: BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Acquisition of TradePMR
On February 26, 2025, we acquired all of the outstanding equity of TradePMR, a custodial and portfolio management platform for RIAs. The acquisition of TradePMR allows us to deliver investment advisory capabilities to customers by bringing in a scaled RIA custodial and portfolio management platform that connects financial advisors to a new generation of investors. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for TradePMR was approximately $175 million following customary purchase price adjustments and was entirely paid in cash. The post-close compensation consisted of 2,049,711 unvested shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, valued at approximately $100 million as of the closing date of the acquisition, which will vest over a four-year period post-acquisition, subject to the terms of a vesting agreement. Shares of unvested restricted stock have the same voting rights as all other Class A common stock and are considered to be issued and outstanding. These shares are not part of the equity incentive plans described in Note 12 - Common Stock and Stockholders’ Equity. The purchase price allocation is based on a preliminary valuation and subject to revision as more detailed analyses are completed and additional information about the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed becomes available, including certain tax matters, during the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date). The following table summarizes the preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition: [Table with ~12 rows, ~11 numbers, and 303 characters.] The excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce of TradePMR and anticipated operational synergies. The fair values assigned to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions at the time of acquisition. Tangible net assets were valued at their respective carrying amounts as of the acquisition date, as these amounts approximated fair value. The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition: [Table with ~5 rows, ~7 numbers, and 122 characters.] The overall weighted average useful life of the identified amortizable intangible assets acquired is 9.76 years. The estimated fair value of the intangible assets acquired approximate the amounts a market participant would pay for these intangible assets as of the acquisition date. We used a multi-period excess earnings method to estimate the fair value of customer relationships and the relief from royalty method to estimate the fair value of developed technology and trade name.Pro forma results of operations for TradePMR have not been presented as the effect of this acquisition was not material to our consolidated financial statements.
Acquisition of Bitstamp
On June 2, 2025, we acquired all outstanding equity of Bitstamp, a globally-scaled cryptocurrency exchange with retail and institutional customers. This acquisition of Bitstamp accelerates our expansion worldwide, including across the EU, the U.K., and Asia. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for Bitstamp was approximately $224 million following customary purchase price adjustments and was entirely paid in cash. The purchase price allocation is based on a preliminary valuation and subject to revision as more detailed analyses are completed and additional information about the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed becomes available, including certain tax matters, during the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date). The following table summarizes the preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition: [Table with ~14 rows, ~13 numbers, and 398 characters.] The excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce of Bitstamp and anticipated operational synergies. The fair values assigned to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions at the time of acquisition. Tangible net assets were valued at their respective carrying amounts as of the acquisition date, as these amounts approximated fair value. The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition: [Table with ~7 rows, ~9 numbers, and 145 characters.] The overall weighted average useful life of the identified amortizable intangible assets acquired is 7.08 years. The estimated fair value of the intangible assets acquired approximate the amounts a market participant would pay for these intangible assets as of the acquisition date. We used a multi-period excess earnings method to estimate the fair value of developed technology, the distributor method to estimate the fair value of customer relationships, the cost approach to estimate the fair value of licenses, and the relief from royalty method to estimate the fair value of trade names. Pro forma results of operations for Bitstamp have not been presented as the effect of this acquisition was not material to our consolidated financial statements.
Acquisition of MIAXdx
In November 2025, we established a joint venture, Rothera, in partnership with SIG, that acquired 90% of the issued and outstanding equity of MIAXdx in January 2026. Following closing, Rothera renamed MIAXdx to Rothera E&C.
Pending Acquisitions
On May 12, 2025, we entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding equity of WonderFi, a Canadian leader in digital asset products and services, for C$0.36 per share, representing a total equity value of approximately $180 million. The pending acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
Acquisition of TradePMR
On February 26, 2025, we acquired all of the outstanding equity of TradePMR, a custodial and portfolio management platform for RIAs. The acquisition of TradePMR allows us to deliver investment advisory capabilities to customers by bringing in a scaled RIA custodial and portfolio management platform that connects financial advisors to a new generation of investors. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for TradePMR was approximately $175 million following customary purchase price adjustments and was entirely paid in cash. The post-close compensation consisted of 2,049,711 unvested shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, valued at approximately $100 million as of the closing date of the acquisition, which will vest over a four-year period post-acquisition, subject to the terms of a vesting agreement. Shares of unvested restricted stock have the same voting rights as all other Class A common stock and are considered to be issued and outstanding. These shares are not part of the equity incentive plans described in Note 12 - Common Stock and Stockholders’ Equity. The purchase price allocation is based on a preliminary valuation and subject to revision as more detailed analyses are completed and additional information about the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed becomes available, including certain tax matters, during the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date). The following table summarizes the preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition: [Table with ~12 rows, ~11 numbers, and 303 characters.] The excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce of TradePMR and anticipated operational synergies. The fair values assigned to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions at the time of acquisition. Tangible net assets were valued at their respective carrying amounts as of the acquisition date, as these amounts approximated fair value. The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition: [Table with ~5 rows, ~7 numbers, and 122 characters.] The overall weighted average useful life of the identified amortizable intangible assets acquired is 9.76 years. The estimated fair value of the intangible assets acquired approximate the amounts a market participant would pay for these intangible assets as of the acquisition date. We used a multi-period excess earnings method to estimate the fair value of customer relationships and the relief from royalty method to estimate the fair value of developed technology and trade name.Pro forma results of operations for TradePMR have not been presented as the effect of this acquisition was not material to our consolidated financial statements.
Acquisition of Bitstamp
On June 2, 2025, we acquired all outstanding equity of Bitstamp, a globally-scaled cryptocurrency exchange with retail and institutional customers. This acquisition of Bitstamp accelerates our expansion worldwide, including across the EU, the U.K., and Asia. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for Bitstamp was approximately $224 million following customary purchase price adjustments and was entirely paid in cash. The purchase price allocation is based on a preliminary valuation and subject to revision as more detailed analyses are completed and additional information about the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed becomes available, including certain tax matters, during the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date). The following table summarizes the preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition: [Table with ~14 rows, ~13 numbers, and 398 characters.] The excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce of Bitstamp and anticipated operational synergies. The fair values assigned to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions at the time of acquisition. Tangible net assets were valued at their respective carrying amounts as of the acquisition date, as these amounts approximated fair value. The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition: [Table with ~7 rows, ~9 numbers, and 145 characters.] The overall weighted average useful life of the identified amortizable intangible assets acquired is 7.08 years. The estimated fair value of the intangible assets acquired approximate the amounts a market participant would pay for these intangible assets as of the acquisition date. We used a multi-period excess earnings method to estimate the fair value of developed technology, the distributor method to estimate the fair value of customer relationships, the cost approach to estimate the fair value of licenses, and the relief from royalty method to estimate the fair value of trade names. Pro forma results of operations for Bitstamp have not been presented as the effect of this acquisition was not material to our consolidated financial statements.
Acquisition of MIAXdx
In November 2025, we established a joint venture, Rothera, in partnership with SIG, that acquired 90% of the issued and outstanding equity of MIAXdx in January 2026. Following closing, Rothera renamed MIAXdx to Rothera E&C.
Pending Acquisitions
On May 12, 2025, we entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding equity of WonderFi, a Canadian leader in digital asset products and services, for C$0.36 per share, representing a total equity value of approximately $180 million. The pending acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
NOTE 4: GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
The following table summarizes the carrying amount of goodwill: [Table with ~7 rows, ~13 numbers, and 235 characters.] (1) For the year ended December 31, 2025, additions are related to the acquisition of TradePMR and Bitstamp as disclosed in Note 3 - Business Combinations There was no impairment of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025.
Intangible Assets
The following tables summarize the components of intangible assets: [Table with ~6 rows, ~14 numbers, and 318 characters.] [Table with ~8 rows, ~20 numbers, and 390 characters.] Amortization expense of intangible assets was $14 million, $20 million, and $23 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025. There was no impairment of intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2024 and an immaterial impairment of intangible assets for the year ended 2025. As of December 31, 2025, the estimated future amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets was as follows: [Table with ~8 rows, ~12 numbers, and 101 characters.]
Goodwill
The following table summarizes the carrying amount of goodwill: [Table with ~7 rows, ~13 numbers, and 235 characters.] (1) For the year ended December 31, 2025, additions are related to the acquisition of TradePMR and Bitstamp as disclosed in Note 3 - Business Combinations There was no impairment of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025.
Intangible Assets
The following tables summarize the components of intangible assets: [Table with ~6 rows, ~14 numbers, and 318 characters.] [Table with ~8 rows, ~20 numbers, and 390 characters.] Amortization expense of intangible assets was $14 million, $20 million, and $23 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025. There was no impairment of intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2024 and an immaterial impairment of intangible assets for the year ended 2025. As of December 31, 2025, the estimated future amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets was as follows: [Table with ~8 rows, ~12 numbers, and 101 characters.]
NOTE 5: REVENUES
Disaggregation of Revenues
The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by revenue source: [Table with ~23 rows, ~59 numbers, and 703 characters.] The following table presents interest revenue earned and interest expense paid from securities lending: [Table with ~4 rows, ~13 numbers, and 145 characters.]
Contract Balances
Contract receivables are recognized when we have an unconditional right to invoice and receive payment under a contract and are derecognized when cash is received. Transaction-based revenue receivables due from market makers are reported in receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations while other revenue receivables related to proxy revenues due from issuers are reported in other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.As of December 31, 2025, contract liabilities include $39 million of unearned subscription revenue for Robinhood Gold and Robinhood Gold Card, recognized when users remit cash payments in advance of the time we satisfy our performance obligations. The unearned subscription revenue was recorded as other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Contract liabilities also include $17 million of TradePMR performance obligations acquired as part of the TradePMR acquisition, with $8 million recorded in other current liabilities and $9 million in other non-current liabilities which was recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. This liability represents consideration received in advance of satisfying the related performance obligations and is subject to repayment if certain contractual conditions are not met. The table below sets forth contract receivables and liabilities balances for the periods indicated: [Table with ~4 rows, ~9 numbers, and 192 characters.] [Table with ~4 rows, ~9 numbers, and 196 characters.] The difference between the opening and ending balances of our contract receivables was primarily driven by lower cryptocurrency transaction-based revenues due to decreased trading volumes as well as number of traders and timing differences between our performance and counterparty payments, partially offset by higher options and equities transaction-based revenues. The difference between the opening and ending balances of our contract liabilities was primarily driven by an increase in Robinhood Gold Subscribers, Robinhood Gold Card users, and TradePMR performance obligations, and timing differences between our performance and customer billing. We recognized all revenue from amounts included in the opening contract liabilities balance for the year end December 31, 2025.
Disaggregation of Revenues
The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by revenue source: [Table with ~23 rows, ~59 numbers, and 703 characters.] The following table presents interest revenue earned and interest expense paid from securities lending: [Table with ~4 rows, ~13 numbers, and 145 characters.]
Contract Balances
Contract receivables are recognized when we have an unconditional right to invoice and receive payment under a contract and are derecognized when cash is received. Transaction-based revenue receivables due from market makers are reported in receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations while other revenue receivables related to proxy revenues due from issuers are reported in other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.As of December 31, 2025, contract liabilities include $39 million of unearned subscription revenue for Robinhood Gold and Robinhood Gold Card, recognized when users remit cash payments in advance of the time we satisfy our performance obligations. The unearned subscription revenue was recorded as other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Contract liabilities also include $17 million of TradePMR performance obligations acquired as part of the TradePMR acquisition, with $8 million recorded in other current liabilities and $9 million in other non-current liabilities which was recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. This liability represents consideration received in advance of satisfying the related performance obligations and is subject to repayment if certain contractual conditions are not met. The table below sets forth contract receivables and liabilities balances for the periods indicated: [Table with ~4 rows, ~9 numbers, and 192 characters.] [Table with ~4 rows, ~9 numbers, and 196 characters.] The difference between the opening and ending balances of our contract receivables was primarily driven by lower cryptocurrency transaction-based revenues due to decreased trading volumes as well as number of traders and timing differences between our performance and counterparty payments, partially offset by higher options and equities transaction-based revenues. The difference between the opening and ending balances of our contract liabilities was primarily driven by an increase in Robinhood Gold Subscribers, Robinhood Gold Card users, and TradePMR performance obligations, and timing differences between our performance and customer billing. We recognized all revenue from amounts included in the opening contract liabilities balance for the year end December 31, 2025.
NOTE 6: ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Credit Losses - Brokerage Related
The following table summarizes the brokerage related allowance for credit losses which is primarily related to fraudulent activities, included in receivables from users, net on the consolidated balance sheet: [Table with ~6 rows, ~18 numbers, and 176 characters.]
Allowance for Credit Losses - Credit Card Related
We have two types of allowance for credit losses related to credit cards: i) an allowance related to off-balance sheet credit card receivables, shown as part of accounts payable and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet, and ii) an allowance related to purchased credit card receivables and interest receivable from customers, included in receivables from users, net on the consolidated balance sheet. The following table summarizes the allowance related to off-balance sheet credit card receivables: [Table with ~7 rows, ~19 numbers, and 248 characters.] The following table summarizes the allowance related to purchased credit card receivables and interest receivables from customers: [Table with ~6 rows, ~16 numbers, and 170 characters.] The following tables present the aging analysis of our credit card receivables for the periods presented and the delinquency aging includes all past due principal on loans. Accrued interest receivable of $3 million and $9 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2025 were not included in the tables below. [Table with ~5 rows, ~23 numbers, and 276 characters.] [Table with ~5 rows, ~23 numbers, and 279 characters.] The risk in our credit card receivables portfolio correlates to broad economic trends as well as customers' financial condition. The key indicator we monitor when assessing the credit quality and risk is customers' credit scores as they measure the creditworthiness of customers. We use a national third-party provider to update FICO credit scores on a monthly basis. The updated scores are incorporated into a series of credit management reports, which are utilized to monitor risk. The table below presents our credit card receivables by our credit quality indicator, FICO score, including both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet amounts, as of December 31, 2024 and 2025. We present our receivables by FICO scores. [Table with ~5 rows, ~23 numbers, and 222 characters.]
Allowance for Credit Losses - Brokerage Related
The following table summarizes the brokerage related allowance for credit losses which is primarily related to fraudulent activities, included in receivables from users, net on the consolidated balance sheet: [Table with ~6 rows, ~18 numbers, and 176 characters.]
Allowance for Credit Losses - Credit Card Related
We have two types of allowance for credit losses related to credit cards: i) an allowance related to off-balance sheet credit card receivables, shown as part of accounts payable and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet, and ii) an allowance related to purchased credit card receivables and interest receivable from customers, included in receivables from users, net on the consolidated balance sheet. The following table summarizes the allowance related to off-balance sheet credit card receivables: [Table with ~7 rows, ~19 numbers, and 248 characters.] The following table summarizes the allowance related to purchased credit card receivables and interest receivables from customers: [Table with ~6 rows, ~16 numbers, and 170 characters.] The following tables present the aging analysis of our credit card receivables for the periods presented and the delinquency aging includes all past due principal on loans. Accrued interest receivable of $3 million and $9 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2025 were not included in the tables below. [Table with ~5 rows, ~23 numbers, and 276 characters.] [Table with ~5 rows, ~23 numbers, and 279 characters.] The risk in our credit card receivables portfolio correlates to broad economic trends as well as customers' financial condition. The key indicator we monitor when assessing the credit quality and risk is customers' credit scores as they measure the creditworthiness of customers. We use a national third-party provider to update FICO credit scores on a monthly basis. The updated scores are incorporated into a series of credit management reports, which are utilized to monitor risk. The table below presents our credit card receivables by our credit quality indicator, FICO score, including both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet amounts, as of December 31, 2024 and 2025. We present our receivables by FICO scores. [Table with ~5 rows, ~23 numbers, and 222 characters.]
NOTE 7: INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
Investments
Available-for-sale
As of December 31, 2024 we had $750 million of available-for-sale time deposits classified as cash equivalents on the consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2025, we had no available-for-sale time deposits. These investments had a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase, and an aggregate market value equal to amortized cost. Refer to Fair Value of Financial Instruments below for further details.
Held-to-maturity
The following tables summarize our held-to-maturity investments: [Table with ~6 rows, ~11 numbers, and 307 characters.] There were no held to maturity investments as of December 31, 2025 and no sales of held-to-maturity investments during the year ended December 31, 2025. The table below presents the amortized cost and fair value of held-to-maturity investments by contractual maturity: [Table with ~13 rows, ~19 numbers, and 431 characters.]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were presented on our consolidated balance sheets as follows: [Table with ~17 rows, ~25 numbers, and 623 characters.] [Table with ~21 rows, ~34 numbers, and 785 characters.] (1) As of December 31, 2025, $1 million of our U.S. Treasury securities are deposited with an exchange to enable the execution, clearing, and settlement of event contracts.(2) Classified as trading securities in which the amortized cost approximates fair value as of December 31, 2025.(3) Represents non-marketable equity securities held by Robinhood Ventures Fund I.
Robinhood Ventures Fund I investments in non-marketable equity securities
The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the estimated fair value of Robinhood Ventures Fund I investments in non-marketable equity securities classified as a Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy: [Table with ~5 rows, ~7 numbers, and 166 characters.] During the year ended December 31, 2025, we did not have any transfers in or out of Level 3 assets or liabilities. Robinhood Ventures Fund I investments measured using Level 3 inputs primarily consist of investments in privately-held investments. Recent financing transactions in the investee are generally considered the best indication of the enterprise value and therefore used as a basis to estimate fair value. When a recent financing transaction occurs and represents fair value, the Company also uses the calibration process, as appropriate, when estimating fair value on subsequent measurement dates. Calibration is the process of using observed transactions in the investee company’s own instruments to ensure that the valuation techniques that will be employed to value the investee company investment on subsequent measurement dates begin with assumptions that are consistent with the original observed transaction and any more recent observed transactions in the instruments issued by the investee company as well as any updates regarding the investee company’s performance. As of December 31, 2025, the Company determined the fair value of investments held by Robinhood Ventures Fund I based on recent financing transactions of each of the investees. The fair value for certain financial instruments that are not required to be measured or reported at fair value was presented on our consolidated balance sheets as follows: [Table with ~7 rows, ~13 numbers, and 259 characters.] The fair values used for held-to-maturity investments are obtained from an independent pricing service and represent fair values determined by pricing models using a market approach that considers observable market data, such as interest rate volatility, relevant yield curves, credit spreads and prices from market makers and live trading systems. Management reviews the valuation methodology and quality controls utilized by the pricing services in management's overall assessment of the reasonableness of the fair values provided.
Investments
Available-for-sale
As of December 31, 2024 we had $750 million of available-for-sale time deposits classified as cash equivalents on the consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2025, we had no available-for-sale time deposits. These investments had a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase, and an aggregate market value equal to amortized cost. Refer to Fair Value of Financial Instruments below for further details.
Held-to-maturity
The following tables summarize our held-to-maturity investments: [Table with ~6 rows, ~11 numbers, and 307 characters.] There were no held to maturity investments as of December 31, 2025 and no sales of held-to-maturity investments during the year ended December 31, 2025. The table below presents the amortized cost and fair value of held-to-maturity investments by contractual maturity: [Table with ~13 rows, ~19 numbers, and 431 characters.]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were presented on our consolidated balance sheets as follows: [Table with ~17 rows, ~25 numbers, and 623 characters.] [Table with ~21 rows, ~34 numbers, and 785 characters.] (1) As of December 31, 2025, $1 million of our U.S. Treasury securities are deposited with an exchange to enable the execution, clearing, and settlement of event contracts.(2) Classified as trading securities in which the amortized cost approximates fair value as of December 31, 2025.(3) Represents non-marketable equity securities held by Robinhood Ventures Fund I.
Robinhood Ventures Fund I investments in non-marketable equity securities
The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the estimated fair value of Robinhood Ventures Fund I investments in non-marketable equity securities classified as a Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy: [Table with ~5 rows, ~7 numbers, and 166 characters.] During the year ended December 31, 2025, we did not have any transfers in or out of Level 3 assets or liabilities. Robinhood Ventures Fund I investments measured using Level 3 inputs primarily consist of investments in privately-held investments. Recent financing transactions in the investee are generally considered the best indication of the enterprise value and therefore used as a basis to estimate fair value. When a recent financing transaction occurs and represents fair value, the Company also uses the calibration process, as appropriate, when estimating fair value on subsequent measurement dates. Calibration is the process of using observed transactions in the investee company’s own instruments to ensure that the valuation techniques that will be employed to value the investee company investment on subsequent measurement dates begin with assumptions that are consistent with the original observed transaction and any more recent observed transactions in the instruments issued by the investee company as well as any updates regarding the investee company’s performance. As of December 31, 2025, the Company determined the fair value of investments held by Robinhood Ventures Fund I based on recent financing transactions of each of the investees. The fair value for certain financial instruments that are not required to be measured or reported at fair value was presented on our consolidated balance sheets as follows: [Table with ~7 rows, ~13 numbers, and 259 characters.] The fair values used for held-to-maturity investments are obtained from an independent pricing service and represent fair values determined by pricing models using a market approach that considers observable market data, such as interest rate volatility, relevant yield curves, credit spreads and prices from market makers and live trading systems. Management reviews the valuation methodology and quality controls utilized by the pricing services in management's overall assessment of the reasonableness of the fair values provided.
NOTE 8: INCOME TAXES
The components of income (loss) before income taxes were as follows: [Table with ~4 rows, ~13 numbers, and 142 characters.] The components of the provision for (benefit from) income taxes were as follows: [Table with ~12 rows, ~24 numbers, and 305 characters.] The table below provides the updated requirements of ASU 2023-09 for 2025. See Note 2 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements for additional details on the adoption of ASU 2023-09. The reconciliation of statutory federal income tax rate and our effective income tax rate was as follows (in millions, except for percentages): [Table with ~13 rows, ~22 numbers, and 488 characters.] (1) State and local taxes in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illinois made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category.For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, the reconciliation of statutory federal income tax rate and our effective income tax rate was as follows (in percentages): [Table with ~8 rows, ~19 numbers, and 330 characters.] For the year ended December 31, 2025, total income taxes paid (net of refunds) consisted of the following: [Table with ~5 rows, ~6 numbers, and 94 characters.] Individual jurisdictions equaling 5% or more of the total income taxes paid (net of refunds) for the year ended December 31, 2025 include U.S. federal at $49 million, California at $15 million, and New York at $6 million. Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following: [Table with ~19 rows, ~34 numbers, and 604 characters.] The reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance was as follows: [Table with ~6 rows, ~15 numbers, and 249 characters.] The realization of tax benefits of net deferred assets is dependent upon future levels of taxable income, of an appropriate character, in the periods the items are expected to be deductible or taxable. Based on our analysis of all positive and negative evidence available for the year ended December 31, 2025, we continue to maintain a valuation allowance for our California, and certain other U.S. states and certain foreign net deferred tax assets, as we believe it is more likely than not that the tax benefits of these jurisdictions’ net deferred tax assets may not be realized. The valuation allowance for California, and certain other U.S. states and certain foreign net deferred tax assets increased by approximately $17 million for the year ended December 31, 2025.As of December 31, 2025, we have $44 million of U.S. federal, $297 million of state, and $11 million of non-U.S. net operating loss carryforwards available to reduce future taxable income. Our U.S. federal net operating loss will carryforward indefinitely. Our state net operating losses begin to expire in 2026, while our non-U.S. net operating losses begin to expire in 2029. We have U.S. federal tax credit carryforwards of $191 million that will begin to expire in 2043, if not utilized, and state tax credit carryforwards of $158 million that will begin to expire in 2026. Utilization of the net operating loss and credit carryforwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Code, and similar state provisions. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of net operating losses and tax credits before utilization.We had unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $134 million of which $88 million would affect our effective tax rate if recognized as of December 31, 2025. The remaining $46 million of unrecognized tax benefits would not impact the effective tax rate due to realizability of those deferred tax assets. We record interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expenses. There were no interest or penalties accrued during the year ended December 31, 2024. Interest accrued during the year ended December 31, 2025 was immaterial. The reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits were as follows: [Table with ~6 rows, ~11 numbers, and 280 characters.] We file in U.S. federal, various state, and foreign jurisdictions. The tax years from 2013 remain open to examination by the U.S. federal and state authorities, due to carry over of unused net operating losses and tax credits. The tax years from 2022 remain open for the most significant foreign jurisdiction.
NOTE 9: PROPERTY, SOFTWARE, AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, software, and equipment are presented net of accumulated depreciation and amortization and summarized as follows: [Table with ~9 rows, ~19 numbers, and 311 characters.] Depreciation expense of property and equipment was $16 million, $14 million, and $14 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Amortization expense of internally developed software was $41 million, $43 million, and $49 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
NOTE 10: SECURITIES BORROWING AND LENDING
Our securities lending transactions are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements with other broker-dealers; however, we do not net securities borrowing and lending transactions. Therefore, activity related to securities borrowing and lending activities are presented gross on our consolidated balance sheets.When we borrow securities from users participating in the Fully-Paid Securities Lending program or from third parties, we provide cash collateral to our users or third parties, which is recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as “securities borrowed”, an asset, representing our rights to the return of that collateral. When we lend securities to third parties and users, we receive cash as collateral, which is recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as “securities loaned”, a liability, representing our obligation to return the collateral. The following tables set forth certain balances related to our securities borrowing and lending activities: [Table with ~17 rows, ~23 numbers, and 1059 characters.] As described in Note 1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, we obtain securities on terms that permit us to pledge and/or transfer securities to others. As of December 31, 2024 and 2025, we were permitted to re-pledge securities with a fair value of $11.04 billion and $23.62 billion under margin account agreements with users, and securities with insignificant fair value that we borrowed under MSLAs with third parties for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Under the Fully-Paid Securities Lending program, as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, we were permitted to borrow securities with a fair value of $38.70 billion and $75.88 billion including securities with a fair value of $$3.12 billion and $2.35 billion that we had borrowed from users. As of December 31, 2024 and 2025, we had re-pledged securities with a fair value of $6.89 billion and $10.90 billion, in each case under MSLAs and Fixed-Term Securities Lending Agreements with third parties. In addition, as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, we had re-pledged $1.60 billion and $2.83 billion of the permitted amounts under the margin account agreements with clearing organizations to meet deposit requirements.
NOTE 11: FINANCING ACTIVITIES AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK
Revolving Credit Facilities
RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement
On March 21, 2025, RHM entered into the RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement, amending and restating the unsecured revolving line of credit entered into in March 2024 (refer to Note 12 - Financing Activities and Off-Balance Sheet Risk, of the 2024 Form 10-K for more information). The RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement has an initial commitment of $1 billion with a maturity date of March 21, 2028. Under circumstances described in the RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement, the aggregate commitments may be increased from time to time by up to $250 million in the aggregate (the “Accordion”), for a total commitment of up to $1.25 billion. On June 12, 2025, we increased the commitment from $1 billion to $1.125 billion pursuant to the Accordion and as a result reduced the available incremental commitment available pursuant to the Accordion by a corresponding amount. Borrowings under the RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR plus an applicable margin rate of 1.50%. For purposes of the RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement, the Alternate Base Rate is the greatest of (i) the prime rate then in effect, (ii) the Federal Reserve Bank of New York rate then in effect plus 0.5% and (iii) the Adjusted Term SOFR for a one month interest period plus 1.0%. The Adjusted Term SOFR Rate is equal to the Term SOFR, published by the Term SOFR Administrator, plus the Term SOFR Adjustment. The Term SOFR Adjustment is 0.10%. If the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate is less than the floor of 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the floor. RHM is obligated to pay a commitment fee calculated at a per annum rate equal to 0.25% on any unused amount of the RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement.
RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement
On March 21, 2025, RHS, our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement among RHS, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, amending and restating the $2.25 billion 364-day senior secured revolving credit facility entered into in March 2024 (refer to Note 12 - Financing Activities and Off-Balance Sheet Risk, of the 2024 Form 10-K for more information).The RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement provides for a 364-day senior secured revolving credit facility with a total commitment of $2.65 billion. Under circumstances described in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement, the aggregate commitments may be increased by up to $1.325 billion via an accordion feature, for a total commitment of $3.975 billion. Borrowings under the credit facility must be specified to be Tranche A, Tranche B, Tranche C or a combination thereof, with each tranche being secured by different assets of RHS as set forth in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) Daily Simple SOFR (as defined in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement) plus 0.10% , (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as defined in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement) and (iii) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate (as defined in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement), in each case, as of the day the loan is initiated, plus an applicable margin rate. The applicable margin rate is 1.25% for Tranche A loans and 2.50% for Tranche B and Tranche C loans. Undrawn commitments will accrue commitment fees at a rate per annum equal to 0.50%. The RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement requires RHS to maintain a minimum consolidated tangible net worth and a minimum excess net capital, and subjects RHS to a specified limit on minimum net capital to aggregate debit items. In addition, the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations with respect to debt, liens, fundamental changes, asset sales, restricted payments, investments and transactions with affiliates, subject to certain exceptions. Amounts due under the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement may be accelerated upon an “event of default,” as defined in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement, such as failure to pay amounts owed thereunder when due, breach of a covenant, material inaccuracy of a representation, or occurrence of bankruptcy or insolvency, subject in some cases to cure periods.As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025, there were no borrowings outstanding and we were in compliance with all covenants, as applicable, under our revolving credit facilities.
Credit Card Funding Trust
Under terms of the Coastal Bank Program Agreement (discussed below), Robinhood Credit has the ability to purchase credit card receivables originated and held for a period of time by Coastal Bank. Robinhood Credit continues to earn interest from customers and uses these purchased credit card receivables as collateral under a trust structure to access debt financing in the ordinary course of business. To help facilitate these transactions, we created a VIE known as the Credit Card Funding Trust (the “Trust”). We are the primary beneficiary of the Trust as, through our role as the servicer and administrator, we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the Trust’s economic performance and, due to owning all the equity interest in the Trust, have the right to receive benefits or the obligation to absorb losses. As such, we consolidate the Trust in the consolidated financial statements. Substantially all of the Trust’s assets and liabilities are the purchased credit card receivables, included in receivables from users, net, and the outstanding borrowing, included in other current liabilities, on the consolidated balance sheets. Our exposure to losses in the Trust is limited to the carrying value of net assets held by the Trust, including expected credit losses related to the purchased credit card receivables (Refer to Note 6 - Allowance for Credit Losses). For the Trust, the creditors have no recourse to our general credit and the liabilities of the Trust can only be settled by the Trust’s assets. Additionally, the assets of the Trust can only be used to settle obligations of the Trust. As of December 31, 2025, the Trust had four arrangements in place: (1) to borrow up to $200 million from Barclays, (2) to borrow up to $150 million from SVB, which was amended on September 26, 2025 to decrease the borrowing capacity and the pricing, (3) to borrow up to $300 million from WF, which was a new borrowing agreement entered into on August 1, 2025, and (4) to borrow up to $300 million from Truist Bank, which was a new borrowing agreement entered into on November 7, 2025. Under the Barclays arrangement, the Trust may borrow, repay, and re-borrow up to a committed amount of $200 million during the revolving period, which ends in November 2026. During this period, borrowings bear interest at Barclays’ commercial paper rate plus 1.75% and undrawn amounts accrue an undrawn fee at rates between 0.25% and 0.35%, depending on utilization. After the revolving period ends, the facility enters an amortization period during which no new borrowings are permitted, and the Trust repays the outstanding balance. The interest margin increases during this amortization phase. In November 2025, the interest rate was renegotiated to Barclays’ commercial paper rate plus 1.3%, and undrawn amounts accrue an undrawn fee at rates between 0.275% and 0.325%, Under the SVB arrangement, the Trust may borrow, repay, and re-borrow up to a committed amount of $150 million during the revolving period, which ends in April 2027. During this period, borrowings bear interest at a rate equal to the one-month Term SOFR plus 1.50%, and undrawn amounts accrue at a rate of 0.25%.Under the WF arrangement, the Trust may borrow, repay and re-borrow up to a committed amount of $300 million during the revolving period, which ends in August 2028. During this period, borrowings bear interest at a rate equal to the Daily Simple SOFR (as defined in the WF arrangement) plus 1.40%. After the revolving period ends, the facility enters a controlled amortization period where interest increases to a rate equal to the Daily Simple SOFR plus 2.0%, and undrawn amounts accrue an undrawn fee at rates between 0.275% and 0.325%, depending on utilization. Under the Truist Bank arrangement, the Trust may borrow, repay and re-borrow up to a committed amount of $300 million during the revolving period, which ends in November 2028. During this period, borrowings bear interest at a rate equal to the Daily Simple SOFR (as defined in the Truist Bank arrangement) plus 1.40%. After the revolving period ends, the facility enters a controlled amortization period where interest increases to a rate equal to the Daily Simple SOFR plus 2.0%. Undrawn amounts accrue an undrawn fee at rates between 0.275% and 0.325%, depending on utilization. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the weighted average interest rate of the SVB and Barclays arrangements was 7.81%. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the weighted average interest rate of the SVB, Barclays, WF, and Truist Bank arrangements was 6.16%. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, the Trust purchased $748 million and $5.2 billion of credit card receivables. As of December 31, 2024 and 2025, the carrying value of purchased credit card receivables that had not been collected, net of provision for credit losses, was $179 million and $786 million, and the outstanding balance of borrowing principal and interest was $131 million and $602 million. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, the net interest revenue of the Trust was $5 million and $45 million.
Off-Balance Sheet Risk
Coastal Bank Program Agreement
Under a program agreement between us and Coastal Bank (the “Program Agreement”) most recently amended in November 2023, Coastal Bank may fund up to $300 million of credit card receivables. Robinhood Credit pays Coastal Bank interest based on the average balance of advances during the month at the federal funds rate plus a margin of 3.75% on the first $150 million and 3.00% on such amounts in excess of $150 million. The credit card receivables and the funding from Coastal Bank are off-balance sheet, considering Coastal Bank is the legal lender and originator, the party to which the customer has a creditor-borrower relationship, and the legal owner of the receivables. As of December 31, 2025, the off-balance sheet credit card receivables funded under the Program Agreement was $200 million.
Transaction Settlement
Our users have ownership of the securities they transact on our platforms, including those that collateralize margin loans, and, as a result, such securities are not presented on our consolidated balance sheets. In the normal course of business, we engage in activities involving settlement and financing of securities transactions. User securities transactions are recorded on a settlement date basis. The settlement date for equities and options is one business day after the trade date. These activities may expose us to off-balance sheet risk in the event that the other party to the transaction is unable to fulfill its contractual obligations. In such events, we may be required to purchase financial instruments at prevailing market prices in order to fulfill our obligations.
Cryptocurrency Held in Custody on Behalf of Users
We hold cryptocurrencies in custody on behalf of our users which includes staked assets on our platform, totaling $35.2 billion and $38.2 billion at fair value at December 31, 2024 and 2025, and these assets were not recorded on our consolidated balance sheets. The fair value was determined based on observed market pricing representing the last price executed for trades of each cryptocurrency at period ends. We also considered whether a liability representing anticipated losses from crypto assets which we hold in custody on behalf of users should be recognized and determined the likelihood of such losses was remote. As such, we did not record a liability at December 31, 2024 and 2025.
Revolving Credit Facilities
RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement
On March 21, 2025, RHM entered into the RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement, amending and restating the unsecured revolving line of credit entered into in March 2024 (refer to Note 12 - Financing Activities and Off-Balance Sheet Risk, of the 2024 Form 10-K for more information). The RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement has an initial commitment of $1 billion with a maturity date of March 21, 2028. Under circumstances described in the RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement, the aggregate commitments may be increased from time to time by up to $250 million in the aggregate (the “Accordion”), for a total commitment of up to $1.25 billion. On June 12, 2025, we increased the commitment from $1 billion to $1.125 billion pursuant to the Accordion and as a result reduced the available incremental commitment available pursuant to the Accordion by a corresponding amount. Borrowings under the RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR plus an applicable margin rate of 1.50%. For purposes of the RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement, the Alternate Base Rate is the greatest of (i) the prime rate then in effect, (ii) the Federal Reserve Bank of New York rate then in effect plus 0.5% and (iii) the Adjusted Term SOFR for a one month interest period plus 1.0%. The Adjusted Term SOFR Rate is equal to the Term SOFR, published by the Term SOFR Administrator, plus the Term SOFR Adjustment. The Term SOFR Adjustment is 0.10%. If the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate is less than the floor of 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the floor. RHM is obligated to pay a commitment fee calculated at a per annum rate equal to 0.25% on any unused amount of the RHM March 2025 Credit Agreement.
RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement
On March 21, 2025, RHS, our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement among RHS, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, amending and restating the $2.25 billion 364-day senior secured revolving credit facility entered into in March 2024 (refer to Note 12 - Financing Activities and Off-Balance Sheet Risk, of the 2024 Form 10-K for more information).The RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement provides for a 364-day senior secured revolving credit facility with a total commitment of $2.65 billion. Under circumstances described in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement, the aggregate commitments may be increased by up to $1.325 billion via an accordion feature, for a total commitment of $3.975 billion. Borrowings under the credit facility must be specified to be Tranche A, Tranche B, Tranche C or a combination thereof, with each tranche being secured by different assets of RHS as set forth in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) Daily Simple SOFR (as defined in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement) plus 0.10% , (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as defined in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement) and (iii) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate (as defined in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement), in each case, as of the day the loan is initiated, plus an applicable margin rate. The applicable margin rate is 1.25% for Tranche A loans and 2.50% for Tranche B and Tranche C loans. Undrawn commitments will accrue commitment fees at a rate per annum equal to 0.50%. The RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement requires RHS to maintain a minimum consolidated tangible net worth and a minimum excess net capital, and subjects RHS to a specified limit on minimum net capital to aggregate debit items. In addition, the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations with respect to debt, liens, fundamental changes, asset sales, restricted payments, investments and transactions with affiliates, subject to certain exceptions. Amounts due under the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement may be accelerated upon an “event of default,” as defined in the RHS March 2025 Credit Agreement, such as failure to pay amounts owed thereunder when due, breach of a covenant, material inaccuracy of a representation, or occurrence of bankruptcy or insolvency, subject in some cases to cure periods.As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025, there were no borrowings outstanding and we were in compliance with all covenants, as applicable, under our revolving credit facilities.
Credit Card Funding Trust
Under terms of the Coastal Bank Program Agreement (discussed below), Robinhood Credit has the ability to purchase credit card receivables originated and held for a period of time by Coastal Bank. Robinhood Credit continues to earn interest from customers and uses these purchased credit card receivables as collateral under a trust structure to access debt financing in the ordinary course of business. To help facilitate these transactions, we created a VIE known as the Credit Card Funding Trust (the “Trust”). We are the primary beneficiary of the Trust as, through our role as the servicer and administrator, we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the Trust’s economic performance and, due to owning all the equity interest in the Trust, have the right to receive benefits or the obligation to absorb losses. As such, we consolidate the Trust in the consolidated financial statements. Substantially all of the Trust’s assets and liabilities are the purchased credit card receivables, included in receivables from users, net, and the outstanding borrowing, included in other current liabilities, on the consolidated balance sheets. Our exposure to losses in the Trust is limited to the carrying value of net assets held by the Trust, including expected credit losses related to the purchased credit card receivables (Refer to Note 6 - Allowance for Credit Losses). For the Trust, the creditors have no recourse to our general credit and the liabilities of the Trust can only be settled by the Trust’s assets. Additionally, the assets of the Trust can only be used to settle obligations of the Trust. As of December 31, 2025, the Trust had four arrangements in place: (1) to borrow up to $200 million from Barclays, (2) to borrow up to $150 million from SVB, which was amended on September 26, 2025 to decrease the borrowing capacity and the pricing, (3) to borrow up to $300 million from WF, which was a new borrowing agreement entered into on August 1, 2025, and (4) to borrow up to $300 million from Truist Bank, which was a new borrowing agreement entered into on November 7, 2025. Under the Barclays arrangement, the Trust may borrow, repay, and re-borrow up to a committed amount of $200 million during the revolving period, which ends in November 2026. During this period, borrowings bear interest at Barclays’ commercial paper rate plus 1.75% and undrawn amounts accrue an undrawn fee at rates between 0.25% and 0.35%, depending on utilization. After the revolving period ends, the facility enters an amortization period during which no new borrowings are permitted, and the Trust repays the outstanding balance. The interest margin increases during this amortization phase. In November 2025, the interest rate was renegotiated to Barclays’ commercial paper rate plus 1.3%, and undrawn amounts accrue an undrawn fee at rates between 0.275% and 0.325%, Under the SVB arrangement, the Trust may borrow, repay, and re-borrow up to a committed amount of $150 million during the revolving period, which ends in April 2027. During this period, borrowings bear interest at a rate equal to the one-month Term SOFR plus 1.50%, and undrawn amounts accrue at a rate of 0.25%.Under the WF arrangement, the Trust may borrow, repay and re-borrow up to a committed amount of $300 million during the revolving period, which ends in August 2028. During this period, borrowings bear interest at a rate equal to the Daily Simple SOFR (as defined in the WF arrangement) plus 1.40%. After the revolving period ends, the facility enters a controlled amortization period where interest increases to a rate equal to the Daily Simple SOFR plus 2.0%, and undrawn amounts accrue an undrawn fee at rates between 0.275% and 0.325%, depending on utilization. Under the Truist Bank arrangement, the Trust may borrow, repay and re-borrow up to a committed amount of $300 million during the revolving period, which ends in November 2028. During this period, borrowings bear interest at a rate equal to the Daily Simple SOFR (as defined in the Truist Bank arrangement) plus 1.40%. After the revolving period ends, the facility enters a controlled amortization period where interest increases to a rate equal to the Daily Simple SOFR plus 2.0%. Undrawn amounts accrue an undrawn fee at rates between 0.275% and 0.325%, depending on utilization. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the weighted average interest rate of the SVB and Barclays arrangements was 7.81%. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the weighted average interest rate of the SVB, Barclays, WF, and Truist Bank arrangements was 6.16%. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, the Trust purchased $748 million and $5.2 billion of credit card receivables. As of December 31, 2024 and 2025, the carrying value of purchased credit card receivables that had not been collected, net of provision for credit losses, was $179 million and $786 million, and the outstanding balance of borrowing principal and interest was $131 million and $602 million. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, the net interest revenue of the Trust was $5 million and $45 million.
Off-Balance Sheet Risk
Coastal Bank Program Agreement
Under a program agreement between us and Coastal Bank (the “Program Agreement”) most recently amended in November 2023, Coastal Bank may fund up to $300 million of credit card receivables. Robinhood Credit pays Coastal Bank interest based on the average balance of advances during the month at the federal funds rate plus a margin of 3.75% on the first $150 million and 3.00% on such amounts in excess of $150 million. The credit card receivables and the funding from Coastal Bank are off-balance sheet, considering Coastal Bank is the legal lender and originator, the party to which the customer has a creditor-borrower relationship, and the legal owner of the receivables. As of December 31, 2025, the off-balance sheet credit card receivables funded under the Program Agreement was $200 million.
Transaction Settlement
Our users have ownership of the securities they transact on our platforms, including those that collateralize margin loans, and, as a result, such securities are not presented on our consolidated balance sheets. In the normal course of business, we engage in activities involving settlement and financing of securities transactions. User securities transactions are recorded on a settlement date basis. The settlement date for equities and options is one business day after the trade date. These activities may expose us to off-balance sheet risk in the event that the other party to the transaction is unable to fulfill its contractual obligations. In such events, we may be required to purchase financial instruments at prevailing market prices in order to fulfill our obligations.
Cryptocurrency Held in Custody on Behalf of Users
We hold cryptocurrencies in custody on behalf of our users which includes staked assets on our platform, totaling $35.2 billion and $38.2 billion at fair value at December 31, 2024 and 2025, and these assets were not recorded on our consolidated balance sheets. The fair value was determined based on observed market pricing representing the last price executed for trades of each cryptocurrency at period ends. We also considered whether a liability representing anticipated losses from crypto assets which we hold in custody on behalf of users should be recognized and determined the likelihood of such losses was remote. As such, we did not record a liability at December 31, 2024 and 2025.
NOTE 12: COMMON STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred Stock
Pursuant to our Charter, our board of directors may issue shares of our preferred stock in one or more series and, subject to the applicable law of the State of Delaware, our board of directors may set the powers, rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such preferred stock. As of December 31, 2025, no terms of the preferred stock were designated, and no shares of preferred stock were outstanding.
Common Stock
Voting Rights
We have three authorized classes of common stock: Class A, Class B, and Class C. Holders of our Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by our stockholders, holders of our Class B common stock are entitled to 10 votes per share on all matters to be voted upon by our stockholders and, except as otherwise required by applicable law, holders of our Class C common stock are not entitled to vote on any matter to be voted upon by our stockholders. The holders of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class, unless otherwise required by our Charter or applicable law.
Conversion of Class B Common Stock
Each share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of Class A common stock. All Class B common stock will automatically convert (as a class) into Class A common stock upon the earliest of (i) the date and time specified by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock, voting separately as a class, (ii) the date fixed by our board of directors that is no less than 61 days and no more than 180 days following the date on which the number of then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock represents less than 5% of the aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock then outstanding, (iii) the date fixed by our board of directors that is no less than 61 days and no more than 180 days following the date that (A) each founder is no longer providing services to our Company as an officer, employee, or consultant and (B) each founder is not a director of our Company as a result of a voluntary resignation by such founder from our board of directors or as a result of a written request or agreement by such founder not to be renominated as a director of our Company at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, (iv) nine months after the death or total disability of both founders (subject to a delay of up to 18 months as may be approved by a majority of our independent directors), or (v) August 2, 2036, the date that is 15 years from the completion of our IPO.Shares of Class B common stock will also automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock upon sale or transfer except for certain permitted transfers described in our Charter. In addition, each share of Class B common stock held by a stockholder who is a natural person, or held by permitted transferees or permitted entities of such natural person (each as described in our Charter) will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock nine months following the death or total disability of such natural person (subject to a delay of up to 18 months as may be approved by a majority of our independent directors). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event such natural person is a founder, to the extent (i) a person designated by such founder and approved by a majority of the independent directors then in office or (ii) the other founder, in each case, has or shares voting control over the shares of Class B common stock held by the deceased or disabled founder, such shares will be treated as being held of record by such person or other founder and will not convert into shares of Class A common stock as a result of such founder’s death or total disability.
Conversion of Class C Common Stock
Upon the conversion or exchange of all outstanding shares of our Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock, each outstanding share of Class C common stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A common stock on the date or time fixed by our board of directors.
Dividend Rights
Subject to the rights of any holders of our preferred stock, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive ratable dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends.
Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions
If we liquidate, dissolve or wind up, after all liabilities and, if applicable, the holders of each series of our preferred stock have been paid in full, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in all remaining assets.
No Preemptive or Similar Rights
Our common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. No redemption or sinking fund provisions are applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.
Warrants
As of December 31, 2025, we had outstanding warrants with a strike price of $26.60 that can be exercised to purchase 8.74 million shares of Class A common stock. The warrants expire on February 12, 2031 and can be exercised with cash or net shares settled at the holder’s option. For the year ended December 31, 2025, 4.13 million warrants had been exercised via net settlement, resulting in 2.82 million shares of Class A common stock issued, and the maximum purchase amount of all remaining outstanding warrants was $232 million.
Share Repurchases
On May 28, 2024, we announced that our board of directors approved the Repurchase Program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $1 billion of its outstanding Class A common stock. On April 30, 2025, we announced that our board of directors has authorized an additional $500 million, bringing the Repurchase Program authorization to a total of $1.5 billion. While the Repurchase Program does not have an expiration date, we expect to execute over the next roughly two years with flexibility to accelerate if market conditions warrant. The timing and amount of repurchase transactions will be determined by us from time to time at our discretion based on our evaluation of market conditions, share price, and other factors. Repurchase transactions may be made using a variety of methods, such as open market share repurchases, including the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, or other financial arrangements or transactions. The Repurchase Program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of Class A common stock and the Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at our discretion. All shares repurchased will be subsequently retired. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we repurchased approximately 12 million shares of our Class A common stock for $653 million.
Equity Incentive Plans
2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Our 2021 Plan became effective on July 27, 2021, and provides for the grant of share-based awards (such as options, including ISOs, NSOs, SARs, RSAs, RSUs, performance units, and other equity-based awards) and cash-based awards. Under the 2021 Plan, options could be granted with an exercise price per share not less than the fair market value at the date of grant. Options granted generally vest over a four-year term from the date of grant, at a rate of 25% after one year, then quarterly on a straight-line basis thereafter. Generally, options granted are exercisable for up to seven years from the date of grant. RSUs granted mostly vest quarterly on a straight-line basis and expire ten years from the date of grant. As of December 31, 2025, an aggregate of 492 million shares had been authorized for issuance under the 2013 Plan, 2020 Plan, and 2021 Plan, of which 174 million shares had been issued under the plans, 11 million shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise or settlement of outstanding equity awards under the plans, and 307 million shares remained available for new grants under the 2021 Plan. On January 1, 2026, an additional 45 million shares became available for grant under the 2021 Plan pursuant to its annual evergreen feature.
Stock Option Activity
A summary of stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2025 is as follows: [Table with ~8 rows, ~26 numbers, and 513 characters.] No options were granted during 2023, 2024 and 2025. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2023, 2024 and 2025 was $20 million, $74 million, and $304 million. The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying stock option award and the market value of the stock at the time of exercise. The total grant date fair value of options that vested during 2023, 2024 and 2025 was $7 million, $3 million, and $2 million.
Time-Based RSUs
We grant RSUs that vest upon the satisfaction of a time-based service condition. The following table summarizes the activity related to our Time-Based RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2025: [Table with ~5 rows, ~12 numbers, and 218 characters.] The fair value of Time-Based RSUs vested during 2023, 2024, and 2025 was $490 million, $439 million, and $1.1 billion, respectively.
Market-Based RSUs
In 2019 and 2021, we granted RSUs to our founders under which vesting is conditioned upon both the achievement of share price targets and the continued employment by each recipient over defined service periods. There were no Market-Based RSUs granted during 2023 and 2024. As of December 31, 2024, SBC expense related to the Market-Based RSUs was fully recognized and as of December 31, 2025, all Market-Based RSUs were fully vested. In February 2023, we cancelled the 2021 Market-Based RSUs of 35.5 million unvested shares. We recognized $485 million SBC expense related to the cancellation during the year ended December 31, 2023, which was included in the general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations. No further expense associated with these awards was recognized after the cancellation. No other payments, replacement equity awards or benefits were granted in connection with the cancellation.The fair value of Market-Based RSUs that vested during 2023, 2024 and 2025 was $5 million,$4 million and $1.1 billion.
2021 Employee Share Purchase Plan
Our ESPP became effective on July 27, 2021 and enables eligible employees to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount through payroll deductions of up to 15% of their eligible compensation up to the statutory maximum. The purchase price is equal to 85% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the first date of an offering or the date of purchase, whichever is lower. The ESPP has an automatic rollover feature, whereby employees begin a new 12-month offering period if the fair value of the Company’s common stock on a purchase date is less than that on the original offering date.The aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP will automatically increase on the first day of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending with (and including) January 1, 2031. Such annual increase will be equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the outstanding shares of all classes of our common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (ii) such number of shares determined by the board of directors. No more than 200 million shares of common stock may be issued under our ESPP. In the year ended December 31, 2025, 0.8 million shares were purchased under the ESPP at a weighted-average price of $29.85. The fair value of shares to be issued under our ESPP was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. As of December 31, 2025, approximately 44.9 million shares remained available for issuance under the ESPP. On January 1, 2026, an additional 9.0 million shares became authorized for issuance under the ESPP pursuant to its annual evergreen feature.
Acquisition of TradePMR
In connection with the acquisition of TradePMR, we issued 2,049,711 unvested shares of Class A common stock, valued at approximately $100 million as of the closing date of the acquisition, that will vest over a four-year period post-acquisition, subject to the terms of a vesting agreement. These shares are not part of the equity incentive plans described above. Shares of unvested restricted stock have the same voting rights as all other Class A common stock and are considered to be issued and outstanding. The following table summarizes the activity for the year ended December 31, 2025: [Table with ~5 rows, ~6 numbers, and 177 characters.]
Share-Based Compensation
SBC is part of employee compensation, benefits, and overhead in each of the financial statement line items in the consolidated statements of operations except for provision for credit losses. The following table presents SBC in our consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated: [Table with ~7 rows, ~22 numbers, and 210 characters.] (1) For the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2024, SBC expense primarily consisted of $292 million and $300 million related to Time-Based RSUs. For the same periods, SBC expense also consisted of $567 million and negative $8 million related to Market-Based RSUs as a result of a reversal of $11 million of previously recognized expense related to unvested awards that were forfeited upon the resignation of our co-founder and former Chief Creative Officer during the first quarter of 2024. For the year ended 2025, SBC expense primarily consisted of $293 million related to Time-Based RSUs. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for SBC were $73 million, $154 million, and $307 million for year ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025.We have capitalized SBC expense related to internally developed software of $17 million, $26 million, and $23 million for years 2023, 2024 and 2025. As of December 31, 2025, there was $277 million of unrecognized SBC expense that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.13 years.
Preferred Stock
Pursuant to our Charter, our board of directors may issue shares of our preferred stock in one or more series and, subject to the applicable law of the State of Delaware, our board of directors may set the powers, rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such preferred stock. As of December 31, 2025, no terms of the preferred stock were designated, and no shares of preferred stock were outstanding.
Common Stock
Voting Rights
We have three authorized classes of common stock: Class A, Class B, and Class C. Holders of our Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by our stockholders, holders of our Class B common stock are entitled to 10 votes per share on all matters to be voted upon by our stockholders and, except as otherwise required by applicable law, holders of our Class C common stock are not entitled to vote on any matter to be voted upon by our stockholders. The holders of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class, unless otherwise required by our Charter or applicable law.
Conversion of Class B Common Stock
Each share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of Class A common stock. All Class B common stock will automatically convert (as a class) into Class A common stock upon the earliest of (i) the date and time specified by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock, voting separately as a class, (ii) the date fixed by our board of directors that is no less than 61 days and no more than 180 days following the date on which the number of then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock represents less than 5% of the aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock then outstanding, (iii) the date fixed by our board of directors that is no less than 61 days and no more than 180 days following the date that (A) each founder is no longer providing services to our Company as an officer, employee, or consultant and (B) each founder is not a director of our Company as a result of a voluntary resignation by such founder from our board of directors or as a result of a written request or agreement by such founder not to be renominated as a director of our Company at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, (iv) nine months after the death or total disability of both founders (subject to a delay of up to 18 months as may be approved by a majority of our independent directors), or (v) August 2, 2036, the date that is 15 years from the completion of our IPO.Shares of Class B common stock will also automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock upon sale or transfer except for certain permitted transfers described in our Charter. In addition, each share of Class B common stock held by a stockholder who is a natural person, or held by permitted transferees or permitted entities of such natural person (each as described in our Charter) will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock nine months following the death or total disability of such natural person (subject to a delay of up to 18 months as may be approved by a majority of our independent directors). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event such natural person is a founder, to the extent (i) a person designated by such founder and approved by a majority of the independent directors then in office or (ii) the other founder, in each case, has or shares voting control over the shares of Class B common stock held by the deceased or disabled founder, such shares will be treated as being held of record by such person or other founder and will not convert into shares of Class A common stock as a result of such founder’s death or total disability.
Conversion of Class C Common Stock
Upon the conversion or exchange of all outstanding shares of our Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock, each outstanding share of Class C common stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A common stock on the date or time fixed by our board of directors.
Dividend Rights
Subject to the rights of any holders of our preferred stock, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive ratable dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends.
Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions
If we liquidate, dissolve or wind up, after all liabilities and, if applicable, the holders of each series of our preferred stock have been paid in full, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in all remaining assets.
No Preemptive or Similar Rights
Our common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. No redemption or sinking fund provisions are applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.
Warrants
As of December 31, 2025, we had outstanding warrants with a strike price of $26.60 that can be exercised to purchase 8.74 million shares of Class A common stock. The warrants expire on February 12, 2031 and can be exercised with cash or net shares settled at the holder’s option. For the year ended December 31, 2025, 4.13 million warrants had been exercised via net settlement, resulting in 2.82 million shares of Class A common stock issued, and the maximum purchase amount of all remaining outstanding warrants was $232 million.
Share Repurchases
On May 28, 2024, we announced that our board of directors approved the Repurchase Program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $1 billion of its outstanding Class A common stock. On April 30, 2025, we announced that our board of directors has authorized an additional $500 million, bringing the Repurchase Program authorization to a total of $1.5 billion. While the Repurchase Program does not have an expiration date, we expect to execute over the next roughly two years with flexibility to accelerate if market conditions warrant. The timing and amount of repurchase transactions will be determined by us from time to time at our discretion based on our evaluation of market conditions, share price, and other factors. Repurchase transactions may be made using a variety of methods, such as open market share repurchases, including the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, or other financial arrangements or transactions. The Repurchase Program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of Class A common stock and the Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at our discretion. All shares repurchased will be subsequently retired. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we repurchased approximately 12 million shares of our Class A common stock for $653 million.
Equity Incentive Plans
2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Our 2021 Plan became effective on July 27, 2021, and provides for the grant of share-based awards (such as options, including ISOs, NSOs, SARs, RSAs, RSUs, performance units, and other equity-based awards) and cash-based awards. Under the 2021 Plan, options could be granted with an exercise price per share not less than the fair market value at the date of grant. Options granted generally vest over a four-year term from the date of grant, at a rate of 25% after one year, then quarterly on a straight-line basis thereafter. Generally, options granted are exercisable for up to seven years from the date of grant. RSUs granted mostly vest quarterly on a straight-line basis and expire ten years from the date of grant. As of December 31, 2025, an aggregate of 492 million shares had been authorized for issuance under the 2013 Plan, 2020 Plan, and 2021 Plan, of which 174 million shares had been issued under the plans, 11 million shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise or settlement of outstanding equity awards under the plans, and 307 million shares remained available for new grants under the 2021 Plan. On January 1, 2026, an additional 45 million shares became available for grant under the 2021 Plan pursuant to its annual evergreen feature.
Stock Option Activity
A summary of stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2025 is as follows: [Table with ~8 rows, ~26 numbers, and 513 characters.] No options were granted during 2023, 2024 and 2025. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2023, 2024 and 2025 was $20 million, $74 million, and $304 million. The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying stock option award and the market value of the stock at the time of exercise. The total grant date fair value of options that vested during 2023, 2024 and 2025 was $7 million, $3 million, and $2 million.
Time-Based RSUs
We grant RSUs that vest upon the satisfaction of a time-based service condition. The following table summarizes the activity related to our Time-Based RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2025: [Table with ~5 rows, ~12 numbers, and 218 characters.] The fair value of Time-Based RSUs vested during 2023, 2024, and 2025 was $490 million, $439 million, and $1.1 billion, respectively.
Market-Based RSUs
In 2019 and 2021, we granted RSUs to our founders under which vesting is conditioned upon both the achievement of share price targets and the continued employment by each recipient over defined service periods. There were no Market-Based RSUs granted during 2023 and 2024. As of December 31, 2024, SBC expense related to the Market-Based RSUs was fully recognized and as of December 31, 2025, all Market-Based RSUs were fully vested. In February 2023, we cancelled the 2021 Market-Based RSUs of 35.5 million unvested shares. We recognized $485 million SBC expense related to the cancellation during the year ended December 31, 2023, which was included in the general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations. No further expense associated with these awards was recognized after the cancellation. No other payments, replacement equity awards or benefits were granted in connection with the cancellation.The fair value of Market-Based RSUs that vested during 2023, 2024 and 2025 was $5 million,$4 million and $1.1 billion.
2021 Employee Share Purchase Plan
Our ESPP became effective on July 27, 2021 and enables eligible employees to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount through payroll deductions of up to 15% of their eligible compensation up to the statutory maximum. The purchase price is equal to 85% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the first date of an offering or the date of purchase, whichever is lower. The ESPP has an automatic rollover feature, whereby employees begin a new 12-month offering period if the fair value of the Company’s common stock on a purchase date is less than that on the original offering date.The aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP will automatically increase on the first day of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending with (and including) January 1, 2031. Such annual increase will be equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the outstanding shares of all classes of our common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (ii) such number of shares determined by the board of directors. No more than 200 million shares of common stock may be issued under our ESPP. In the year ended December 31, 2025, 0.8 million shares were purchased under the ESPP at a weighted-average price of $29.85. The fair value of shares to be issued under our ESPP was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. As of December 31, 2025, approximately 44.9 million shares remained available for issuance under the ESPP. On January 1, 2026, an additional 9.0 million shares became authorized for issuance under the ESPP pursuant to its annual evergreen feature.
Acquisition of TradePMR
In connection with the acquisition of TradePMR, we issued 2,049,711 unvested shares of Class A common stock, valued at approximately $100 million as of the closing date of the acquisition, that will vest over a four-year period post-acquisition, subject to the terms of a vesting agreement. These shares are not part of the equity incentive plans described above. Shares of unvested restricted stock have the same voting rights as all other Class A common stock and are considered to be issued and outstanding. The following table summarizes the activity for the year ended December 31, 2025: [Table with ~5 rows, ~6 numbers, and 177 characters.]
Share-Based Compensation
SBC is part of employee compensation, benefits, and overhead in each of the financial statement line items in the consolidated statements of operations except for provision for credit losses. The following table presents SBC in our consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated: [Table with ~7 rows, ~22 numbers, and 210 characters.] (1) For the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2024, SBC expense primarily consisted of $292 million and $300 million related to Time-Based RSUs. For the same periods, SBC expense also consisted of $567 million and negative $8 million related to Market-Based RSUs as a result of a reversal of $11 million of previously recognized expense related to unvested awards that were forfeited upon the resignation of our co-founder and former Chief Creative Officer during the first quarter of 2024. For the year ended 2025, SBC expense primarily consisted of $293 million related to Time-Based RSUs. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for SBC were $73 million, $154 million, and $307 million for year ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025.We have capitalized SBC expense related to internally developed software of $17 million, $26 million, and $23 million for years 2023, 2024 and 2025. As of December 31, 2025, there was $277 million of unrecognized SBC expense that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.13 years.
NOTE 13: NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted income (loss) per share: [Table with ~24 rows, ~72 numbers, and 1554 characters.] The following potential common shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive or issuance of such shares is contingent upon the satisfaction of certain conditions that were not satisfied by the end of the period: [Table with ~6 rows, ~16 numbers, and 251 characters.]
NOTE 14: LEASES
Our operating leases are comprised of office facilities, with the most significant leases relating to our corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, CA and our office in New York City, NY. Our leases have remaining terms of one year to ten years, and many leases include one or more options to renew. We do not assume renewals in our determination of the lease term unless the renewals are deemed to be reasonably assured at lease commencement. We do not have any finance leases. Lease assets and liabilities recognized on our consolidated balance sheets were as follows: [Table with ~7 rows, ~11 numbers, and 320 characters.] Fixed operating lease costs primarily consist of monthly base rent amounts due. Variable operating lease costs primarily relate to common area maintenance, property taxes, insurance, and other operating expenses. The components of lease expense were as follows: [Table with ~6 rows, ~19 numbers, and 203 characters.] Other information related to our operating leases was as follows: [Table with ~2 rows, ~7 numbers, and 119 characters.] Cash flows related to leases were as follows: [Table with ~5 rows, ~11 numbers, and 224 characters.] (1) For the year ended December 31, 2023, lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets primarily related to a lease modification, partially offset by remeasurements resulting from reassessments of existing lease terms. For the year ended December 31, 2024, lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets primarily related to initial recognition of new leases and lease extensions. For the year ended December 31, 2025, lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets primarily related to initial recognition of new leases and amendments to existing leases. Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases (with initial lease terms in excess of one year) as of December 31, 2025 are as follows: [Table with ~12 rows, ~16 numbers, and 225 characters.]
NOTE 15: COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
We are subject to contingencies arising in the ordinary course of our business, including contingencies related to legal, regulatory, non-income tax and other matters. We record an accrual for loss contingencies at management’s best estimate when we determine that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. If the reasonable estimate is a range and no amount within that range is considered a better estimate than any other amount, an accrual is recorded based on the bottom amount of the range. If a loss is not probable, or a probable loss cannot be reasonably estimated, no accrual is recorded. Amounts accrued for contingencies in the aggregate were $128 million and $71 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2025. In our opinion, an adequate accrual had been made as of each such date to provide for the probable losses of which we are aware and for which we can reasonably estimate an amount.
Legal and Regulatory Matters
The securities industry, and many other industries in which we operate, are highly regulated and many aspects of our business involve substantial risk of liability. In past years, there has been an increase in litigation and regulatory investigations involving the brokerage, cryptocurrency, derivatives, advisory, and credit card industries. Litigation has included and may in the future include class action suits that generally seek substantial and, in some cases, punitive damages. Federal and state regulators, exchanges, other SROs, or international regulators investigate issues related to regulatory compliance that may result in enforcement action. We are also subject to periodic regulatory audits and inspections that have in the past and could in the future lead to enforcement investigations or actions. We have been named as a defendant in lawsuits and from time to time we have been threatened with, or named as a defendant in arbitrations and administrative proceedings. The outcomes of these matters are inherently uncertain and some may result in adverse judgments or awards, including penalties, injunctions, or other relief, and we may also determine to settle a matter because of the uncertainty and risks of litigation. With respect to matters discussed below, we believe, based on current knowledge, that any losses (in excess of amounts accrued, if applicable) as of December 31, 2025 that are reasonably possible and can be reasonably estimated will not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, operating results, or cash flows. However, for many of the matters disclosed below, particularly those in early stages, we cannot reasonably estimate the reasonable possible loss (or range of loss), if any. In addition, the ultimate outcome of legal proceedings involves judgments and inherent uncertainties and cannot be predicted with certainty. Any judgment entered against us, or any adverse settlement, could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition, operating results, and cash flows. We might also incur substantial legal fees, which are expensed as incurred, in defending against legal and regulatory claims.Described below are certain pending matters in which there is at least a reasonable possibility that a material loss could be incurred. We intend to continue to defend these matters vigorously.
Best Execution, Payment for Order Flow, and Sources of Revenue Civil Litigation
Beginning in December 2020, multiple putative securities fraud class action lawsuits were filed against RHM, RHF, and RHS. Five cases were consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. An amended consolidated complaint was filed in May 2021, alleging violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and various state law causes of action based on claims that we violated the duty of best execution and misled putative class members by publishing misleading statements and omissions in customer communications relating to the execution of trades and revenue sources (including PFOF). Plaintiffs seek unspecified monetary damages, restitution, disgorgement, and other relief. In February 2022, the court granted Robinhood’s motion to dismiss the amended consolidated complaint without prejudice. In March 2022, plaintiffs filed a second consolidated amended complaint, alleging only violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, which Robinhood moved to dismiss. In October 2022, the court granted Robinhood’s motion in part and denied it in part. In November 2022, Robinhood filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, which the court denied in January 2023. In March 2024, Plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, which Robinhood opposed. In October 2024, the court denied class certification without prejudice. Plaintiffs filed a renewed motion for class certification in January 2025, which Robinhood is opposing. In June 2025, Robinhood agreed to a settlement in principle with plaintiffs, which the court has preliminarily approved.
State Regulatory Matters
The New York Attorney General is conducting an investigation into brokerage execution quality and collaring the prices of certain trade orders. The MSD is examining RHF’s customer complaint supervision, the disruptions experienced by BOATS during the Robinhood 24 Hour Market overnight trading session on August 4-5, 2024, and the offerings of presidential election and sports event contracts. We are cooperating with these investigations. In December 2025, the Florida Attorney General advised us that it had closed the previously disclosed investigation concerning, among other things, representations about cryptocurrency trading costs and/or fees.
Brokerage Enforcement Matters
The FINRA Enforcement and Examination staff are conducting investigations related to, among other things, disruptions experienced by BOATS during the Robinhood 24 Hour Market overnight trading session on August 4-5, 2024. In December 2025, FINRA advised us in writing that it had closed the previously disclosed investigation into RHS’s and RHF’s compliance with best execution obligations. The FDIC is investigating issues related to compliance with the EFTA.
Early 2021 Trading Restrictions Matters
Beginning on January 28, 2021, due to increased deposit requirements imposed on RHS by the NSCC in response to unprecedented market volatility, particularly in certain securities, RHS temporarily restricted or limited its customers’ purchase of certain securities, including GameStop Corp. and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., on our U.S. trading platform (the “Early 2021 Trading Restrictions”).A number of individual and putative class actions related to the Early 2021 Trading Restrictions were filed against RHM, RHF, and RHS, among others, in various federal and state courts and in arbitrations. In April 2021, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation entered an order centralizing the federal cases identified in a motion to transfer and coordinate or consolidate the actions filed in connection with the Early 2021 Trading Restrictions in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The court subsequently divided plaintiffs’ claims against Robinhood into three tranches: federal antitrust claims, federal securities law claims, and state law claims. In July 2021, plaintiffs filed consolidated complaints seeking unspecified monetary damages in connection with the federal antitrust and state law tranches. The federal antitrust complaint asserted one violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act; the state law complaint asserted negligence and breach of fiduciary duty claims. In August 2021, we moved to dismiss both of these complaints. In January 2022, the court dismissed the state law claims with prejudice. In August 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s order. In May 2022, the court dismissed the federal antitrust claims with prejudice. In June 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s order.In November 2021, plaintiffs for the federal securities tranche filed a complaint alleging violations of Sections 9(a) and 10(b) of the Exchange Act. The complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages, costs and expenses, and other relief. In January 2022, we moved to dismiss the federal securities law complaint. In August 2022, the court granted in part and denied in part Robinhood’s motion to dismiss. In November 2023, the court denied Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification without prejudice. In April 2024, the court denied Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a renewed motion for class certification. On May 28, 2024, Robinhood notified the court that it had reached a settlement in principle with the Plaintiffs in their individual capacities. Robinhood subsequently notified the court that one of these Plaintiffs was unwilling to sign the settlement agreement and requested additional time to negotiate with that individual. On August 14, 2024, the court dismissed the lead and named Plaintiffs’ claims. Robinhood has reached settlements with a number of remaining individual plaintiffs. Robinhood’s motion to compel arbitration for the remaining Robinhood customer plaintiffs has been granted.RHM, RHF, RHS, and our CEO, Vladimir Tenev, among others, have received requests for information, and in some cases, subpoenas and requests for testimony, related to investigations and examinations of the Early 2021 Trading Restrictions from USAO, DOJ, Antitrust Division, the New York Attorney General’s Office, other state attorneys general offices, and a number of state securities regulators. Also, a related search warrant was executed by the USAO to obtain Mr. Tenev’s cell phone. There have been several inquiries based on specific customer complaints. As previously disclosed, on March 6, 2025, we resolved FINRA’s investigation into these matters as part of the March 2025 FINRA Settlement (as defined above).
IPO Litigation
In December 2021, Philip Golubowski filed a putative class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against RHM, the officers and directors who signed Robinhood’s IPO offering documents, and Robinhood’s IPO underwriters. Plaintiff’s claims are based on alleged false or misleading statements in Robinhood’s IPO offering documents allegedly in violation of Sections 11 and 12(a) of the Securities Act. Plaintiff seeks unspecified compensatory damages, rescission of shareholders’ share purchases, and an award for attorneys’ fees and costs. In February 2022, certain alleged Robinhood stockholders submitted applications seeking appointment by the court to be the lead plaintiff to represent the putative class in this matter, and in March 2022, the court appointed lead plaintiffs. In June 2022, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. In August 2022, Robinhood filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. In February 2023, the court granted Robinhood’s motion without prejudice. In March 2023, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint. In January 2024, the court granted Robinhood’s motion to dismiss the second amended complaint without leave to amend. In February 2024, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit. On August 29, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion affirming in part and reversing in part the district court. Robinhood’s petition for rehearing en banc was denied. In December 2025, Robinhood requested an extension of time to file its petition for a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court.In January 2022, Robert Zito filed a complaint derivatively on behalf of Robinhood against Robinhood’s directors at the time of its IPO in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Plaintiff alleges breach of fiduciary duties, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment, and violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act. Plaintiff’s claims are based on allegations of false or misleading statements in Robinhood’s IPO offering documents, and plaintiff seeks an award of unspecified damages and restitution to the Company, injunctive relief, and an award for attorney’s fees and costs. In March 2022, the district court entered a stay of this litigation pending resolution of Robinhood’s motion to dismiss in the Golubowski securities action discussed above.In August 2022, a shareholder sent a letter to the RHM board of directors demanding, among other things, that the board of directors pursue causes of action on behalf of the Company related to allegations of misconduct in connection with the Early 2021 Trading Restrictions, Robinhood’s IPO offering documents, and the November 2021 Data Security Incident. The board of directors has formed a Demand Review Committee. The board of directors has rejected the demand in part and the Demand Review Committee continues to review the remaining part.
Pay Transparency Litigation
In July 2024, RHM, RHY, and RHC were sued in a putative class action captioned John Milito v. Robinhood Markets, Inc. et. al., alleging that Robinhood violated Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunity Act, because some of the Company’s job postings allegedly failed to include a wage scale or salary range. The complaint seeks unspecified total statutory damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, injunctive relief, and declaratory relief. The case was stayed in the Superior Court in King County in Washington pending a certified question to the Washington Supreme Court. In September 2025, the Washington Supreme Court issued an opinion addressing the certified question and held that a job applicant for a job posting that failed to include a wage scale or salary range does not need to prove they are a “bona fide” or “good faith” applicant to obtain remedies under the applicable statute. The stay has been lifted and the case is proceeding in discovery.
Cash Sweep Litigation
In October 2024, RHM, RHF, and RHS were sued in a putative class action captioned Dey v. Robinhood Markets, Inc. et. al., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiff asserts breach of fiduciary duty, gross negligence, negligent misrepresentation and omissions, breach of implied covenant of good faith and dealing, and violation of California’s unfair competition law based on allegations that defendants failed to pay a reasonable rate of interest to non-Robinhood Gold brokerage account holders on cash balances swept to program bank deposit programs. The complaint seeks, among other things, certification of the class, unspecified monetary, punitive, treble, and statutory damages, restitution, disgorgement, attorneys’ fees and costs, injunctive relief, and declaratory relief. In January 2025, Robinhood filed a motion to dismiss. On April 28, 2025, the court granted in part and denied in part Robinhood’s motion to dismiss. In May 2025, RHM, RHF, and RHS were sued in a putative class action captioned Deeney v. Robinhood Markets, Inc. et al., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which also made allegations related to Robinhood’s cash sweep program. The complaint sought, among other things, certification of the class, unspecified monetary damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and restitution. The parties in Dey and Deeney have agreed to consolidate the matters and Plaintiffs have filed an amended consolidated complaint. The complaint seeks, among other things, certification of the class, unspecified monetary, punitive, treble, and statutory damages, restitution, disgorgement, attorneys’ fees and costs, injunctive relief, and declaratory relief. Robinhood moved to dismiss the complaint, which was granted in part and denied in part. The case is proceeding in discovery.
Event Contracts Litigation
In June 2025, RHM and RHD were sued along with several co-defendants, in state court in six states (Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Ohio and South Carolina) by Georgia Gambling Recovery LLC, Illinois Gambling Recovery LLC, Kentucky Gambling Recovery LLC, Massachusetts Gambling Recovery LLC, Ohio Gambling Recovery LLC, and South Carolina Gambling Recovery LLC respectively. Each plaintiff asserts a claim under the respective state’s Statute of Anne, which are statutes that permit recovery of gambling losses under certain conditions, which vary by state. Each plaintiff seeks damages for losses allegedly sustained in trading certain event contracts, including damage multipliers in certain states, attorney’s fees and costs, and declaratory relief. Robinhood has removed all six cases to federal court. Each plaintiff is seeking to remand the matters. The court in Georgia denied plaintiff’s motion to remand.In July 2025, RHM and RHD, among others, were sued by the Blue Lake Rancheria, Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, and Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians (the “Blue Lake plaintiffs”) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint alleges that certain event contracts offered by RHD are unlawful sports gambling activity. The Blue Lake plaintiffs allege several causes of action including violation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, violation of tribal gaming Ordinances, civil violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), infringement of tribal sovereignty, and false advertising under the Lanham Act. The Blue Lake plaintiffs have asserted only the RICO cause of action against RHM and RHD. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, declaratory relief, damages, treble damages, costs, and attorney’s fees. In September 2025, the Blue Lake plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction. The court denied the motion and plaintiffs have appealed the denial to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In the district court, Robinhood has moved to dismiss the action. In August 2025, a similar suit was filed against RHM and RHD, among others, by the Ho-Chunk Nation in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin alleging substantially the same facts and causes of action and seeking the same relief. The Ho-Chunk Nation is only asserting a claim for a civil violation of the RICO Act against RHM and RHD. In December 2025, the plaintiff moved for a preliminary injunction, which Robinhood has opposed. Robinhood has also moved to dismiss the action. In August 2025, RHD filed suits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada and U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey seeking injunctive relief from enforcement of Nevada and New Jersey state gaming laws respectively. In September 2025, RHD filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts seeking similar injunctive relief from enforcement of Massachusetts state gaming laws. New Jersey has agreed to a preliminary injunction pending the outcome of its appeal in the Third Circuit of the grant of a preliminary injunction in a similar case brought by KalshiEx LLC. In Nevada, the court denied RHD’s motion for a preliminary injunction. Robinhood has agreed to cease offering new sports-related event contracts in Nevada as of December 1, 2025, and to take action to explore unwinding longer-duration open sports-related event contracts in Nevada, in exchange for the State’s agreement to refrain from enforcing its state gaming laws during the pendency of RHD’s appeal. RHD has appealed the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and moved for an injunction pending appeal, which remains pending. In Massachusetts, the court initially dismissed RHD’s suit as unripe. RHD’s motion for reconsideration was granted. RHD has filed an amended complaint and renewed its motion for a preliminary injunction. Massachusetts has agreed to refrain from enforcing its state gaming laws pending: (1) a decision on RHD’s pending preliminary injunction motion; (2) a final decision on the injunction from a Massachusetts appellate court in KalshiEx’s state court enforcement litigation; and (3) any stay (if ordered) is lifted in KalshiEx’s state court enforcement litigation.
Legal and Regulatory Matters
The securities industry, and many other industries in which we operate, are highly regulated and many aspects of our business involve substantial risk of liability. In past years, there has been an increase in litigation and regulatory investigations involving the brokerage, cryptocurrency, derivatives, advisory, and credit card industries. Litigation has included and may in the future include class action suits that generally seek substantial and, in some cases, punitive damages. Federal and state regulators, exchanges, other SROs, or international regulators investigate issues related to regulatory compliance that may result in enforcement action. We are also subject to periodic regulatory audits and inspections that have in the past and could in the future lead to enforcement investigations or actions. We have been named as a defendant in lawsuits and from time to time we have been threatened with, or named as a defendant in arbitrations and administrative proceedings. The outcomes of these matters are inherently uncertain and some may result in adverse judgments or awards, including penalties, injunctions, or other relief, and we may also determine to settle a matter because of the uncertainty and risks of litigation. With respect to matters discussed below, we believe, based on current knowledge, that any losses (in excess of amounts accrued, if applicable) as of December 31, 2025 that are reasonably possible and can be reasonably estimated will not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, operating results, or cash flows. However, for many of the matters disclosed below, particularly those in early stages, we cannot reasonably estimate the reasonable possible loss (or range of loss), if any. In addition, the ultimate outcome of legal proceedings involves judgments and inherent uncertainties and cannot be predicted with certainty. Any judgment entered against us, or any adverse settlement, could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition, operating results, and cash flows. We might also incur substantial legal fees, which are expensed as incurred, in defending against legal and regulatory claims.Described below are certain pending matters in which there is at least a reasonable possibility that a material loss could be incurred. We intend to continue to defend these matters vigorously.
Best Execution, Payment for Order Flow, and Sources of Revenue Civil Litigation
Beginning in December 2020, multiple putative securities fraud class action lawsuits were filed against RHM, RHF, and RHS. Five cases were consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. An amended consolidated complaint was filed in May 2021, alleging violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and various state law causes of action based on claims that we violated the duty of best execution and misled putative class members by publishing misleading statements and omissions in customer communications relating to the execution of trades and revenue sources (including PFOF). Plaintiffs seek unspecified monetary damages, restitution, disgorgement, and other relief. In February 2022, the court granted Robinhood’s motion to dismiss the amended consolidated complaint without prejudice. In March 2022, plaintiffs filed a second consolidated amended complaint, alleging only violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, which Robinhood moved to dismiss. In October 2022, the court granted Robinhood’s motion in part and denied it in part. In November 2022, Robinhood filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, which the court denied in January 2023. In March 2024, Plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, which Robinhood opposed. In October 2024, the court denied class certification without prejudice. Plaintiffs filed a renewed motion for class certification in January 2025, which Robinhood is opposing. In June 2025, Robinhood agreed to a settlement in principle with plaintiffs, which the court has preliminarily approved.
State Regulatory Matters
The New York Attorney General is conducting an investigation into brokerage execution quality and collaring the prices of certain trade orders. The MSD is examining RHF’s customer complaint supervision, the disruptions experienced by BOATS during the Robinhood 24 Hour Market overnight trading session on August 4-5, 2024, and the offerings of presidential election and sports event contracts. We are cooperating with these investigations. In December 2025, the Florida Attorney General advised us that it had closed the previously disclosed investigation concerning, among other things, representations about cryptocurrency trading costs and/or fees.
Brokerage Enforcement Matters
The FINRA Enforcement and Examination staff are conducting investigations related to, among other things, disruptions experienced by BOATS during the Robinhood 24 Hour Market overnight trading session on August 4-5, 2024. In December 2025, FINRA advised us in writing that it had closed the previously disclosed investigation into RHS’s and RHF’s compliance with best execution obligations. The FDIC is investigating issues related to compliance with the EFTA.
Early 2021 Trading Restrictions Matters
Beginning on January 28, 2021, due to increased deposit requirements imposed on RHS by the NSCC in response to unprecedented market volatility, particularly in certain securities, RHS temporarily restricted or limited its customers’ purchase of certain securities, including GameStop Corp. and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., on our U.S. trading platform (the “Early 2021 Trading Restrictions”).A number of individual and putative class actions related to the Early 2021 Trading Restrictions were filed against RHM, RHF, and RHS, among others, in various federal and state courts and in arbitrations. In April 2021, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation entered an order centralizing the federal cases identified in a motion to transfer and coordinate or consolidate the actions filed in connection with the Early 2021 Trading Restrictions in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The court subsequently divided plaintiffs’ claims against Robinhood into three tranches: federal antitrust claims, federal securities law claims, and state law claims. In July 2021, plaintiffs filed consolidated complaints seeking unspecified monetary damages in connection with the federal antitrust and state law tranches. The federal antitrust complaint asserted one violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act; the state law complaint asserted negligence and breach of fiduciary duty claims. In August 2021, we moved to dismiss both of these complaints. In January 2022, the court dismissed the state law claims with prejudice. In August 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s order. In May 2022, the court dismissed the federal antitrust claims with prejudice. In June 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s order.In November 2021, plaintiffs for the federal securities tranche filed a complaint alleging violations of Sections 9(a) and 10(b) of the Exchange Act. The complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages, costs and expenses, and other relief. In January 2022, we moved to dismiss the federal securities law complaint. In August 2022, the court granted in part and denied in part Robinhood’s motion to dismiss. In November 2023, the court denied Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification without prejudice. In April 2024, the court denied Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a renewed motion for class certification. On May 28, 2024, Robinhood notified the court that it had reached a settlement in principle with the Plaintiffs in their individual capacities. Robinhood subsequently notified the court that one of these Plaintiffs was unwilling to sign the settlement agreement and requested additional time to negotiate with that individual. On August 14, 2024, the court dismissed the lead and named Plaintiffs’ claims. Robinhood has reached settlements with a number of remaining individual plaintiffs. Robinhood’s motion to compel arbitration for the remaining Robinhood customer plaintiffs has been granted.RHM, RHF, RHS, and our CEO, Vladimir Tenev, among others, have received requests for information, and in some cases, subpoenas and requests for testimony, related to investigations and examinations of the Early 2021 Trading Restrictions from USAO, DOJ, Antitrust Division, the New York Attorney General’s Office, other state attorneys general offices, and a number of state securities regulators. Also, a related search warrant was executed by the USAO to obtain Mr. Tenev’s cell phone. There have been several inquiries based on specific customer complaints. As previously disclosed, on March 6, 2025, we resolved FINRA’s investigation into these matters as part of the March 2025 FINRA Settlement (as defined above).
IPO Litigation
In December 2021, Philip Golubowski filed a putative class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against RHM, the officers and directors who signed Robinhood’s IPO offering documents, and Robinhood’s IPO underwriters. Plaintiff’s claims are based on alleged false or misleading statements in Robinhood’s IPO offering documents allegedly in violation of Sections 11 and 12(a) of the Securities Act. Plaintiff seeks unspecified compensatory damages, rescission of shareholders’ share purchases, and an award for attorneys’ fees and costs. In February 2022, certain alleged Robinhood stockholders submitted applications seeking appointment by the court to be the lead plaintiff to represent the putative class in this matter, and in March 2022, the court appointed lead plaintiffs. In June 2022, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. In August 2022, Robinhood filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. In February 2023, the court granted Robinhood’s motion without prejudice. In March 2023, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint. In January 2024, the court granted Robinhood’s motion to dismiss the second amended complaint without leave to amend. In February 2024, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit. On August 29, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion affirming in part and reversing in part the district court. Robinhood’s petition for rehearing en banc was denied. In December 2025, Robinhood requested an extension of time to file its petition for a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court.In January 2022, Robert Zito filed a complaint derivatively on behalf of Robinhood against Robinhood’s directors at the time of its IPO in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Plaintiff alleges breach of fiduciary duties, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment, and violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act. Plaintiff’s claims are based on allegations of false or misleading statements in Robinhood’s IPO offering documents, and plaintiff seeks an award of unspecified damages and restitution to the Company, injunctive relief, and an award for attorney’s fees and costs. In March 2022, the district court entered a stay of this litigation pending resolution of Robinhood’s motion to dismiss in the Golubowski securities action discussed above.In August 2022, a shareholder sent a letter to the RHM board of directors demanding, among other things, that the board of directors pursue causes of action on behalf of the Company related to allegations of misconduct in connection with the Early 2021 Trading Restrictions, Robinhood’s IPO offering documents, and the November 2021 Data Security Incident. The board of directors has formed a Demand Review Committee. The board of directors has rejected the demand in part and the Demand Review Committee continues to review the remaining part.
Pay Transparency Litigation
In July 2024, RHM, RHY, and RHC were sued in a putative class action captioned John Milito v. Robinhood Markets, Inc. et. al., alleging that Robinhood violated Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunity Act, because some of the Company’s job postings allegedly failed to include a wage scale or salary range. The complaint seeks unspecified total statutory damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, injunctive relief, and declaratory relief. The case was stayed in the Superior Court in King County in Washington pending a certified question to the Washington Supreme Court. In September 2025, the Washington Supreme Court issued an opinion addressing the certified question and held that a job applicant for a job posting that failed to include a wage scale or salary range does not need to prove they are a “bona fide” or “good faith” applicant to obtain remedies under the applicable statute. The stay has been lifted and the case is proceeding in discovery.
Cash Sweep Litigation
In October 2024, RHM, RHF, and RHS were sued in a putative class action captioned Dey v. Robinhood Markets, Inc. et. al., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiff asserts breach of fiduciary duty, gross negligence, negligent misrepresentation and omissions, breach of implied covenant of good faith and dealing, and violation of California’s unfair competition law based on allegations that defendants failed to pay a reasonable rate of interest to non-Robinhood Gold brokerage account holders on cash balances swept to program bank deposit programs. The complaint seeks, among other things, certification of the class, unspecified monetary, punitive, treble, and statutory damages, restitution, disgorgement, attorneys’ fees and costs, injunctive relief, and declaratory relief. In January 2025, Robinhood filed a motion to dismiss. On April 28, 2025, the court granted in part and denied in part Robinhood’s motion to dismiss. In May 2025, RHM, RHF, and RHS were sued in a putative class action captioned Deeney v. Robinhood Markets, Inc. et al., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which also made allegations related to Robinhood’s cash sweep program. The complaint sought, among other things, certification of the class, unspecified monetary damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and restitution. The parties in Dey and Deeney have agreed to consolidate the matters and Plaintiffs have filed an amended consolidated complaint. The complaint seeks, among other things, certification of the class, unspecified monetary, punitive, treble, and statutory damages, restitution, disgorgement, attorneys’ fees and costs, injunctive relief, and declaratory relief. Robinhood moved to dismiss the complaint, which was granted in part and denied in part. The case is proceeding in discovery.
Event Contracts Litigation
In June 2025, RHM and RHD were sued along with several co-defendants, in state court in six states (Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Ohio and South Carolina) by Georgia Gambling Recovery LLC, Illinois Gambling Recovery LLC, Kentucky Gambling Recovery LLC, Massachusetts Gambling Recovery LLC, Ohio Gambling Recovery LLC, and South Carolina Gambling Recovery LLC respectively. Each plaintiff asserts a claim under the respective state’s Statute of Anne, which are statutes that permit recovery of gambling losses under certain conditions, which vary by state. Each plaintiff seeks damages for losses allegedly sustained in trading certain event contracts, including damage multipliers in certain states, attorney’s fees and costs, and declaratory relief. Robinhood has removed all six cases to federal court. Each plaintiff is seeking to remand the matters. The court in Georgia denied plaintiff’s motion to remand.In July 2025, RHM and RHD, among others, were sued by the Blue Lake Rancheria, Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, and Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians (the “Blue Lake plaintiffs”) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint alleges that certain event contracts offered by RHD are unlawful sports gambling activity. The Blue Lake plaintiffs allege several causes of action including violation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, violation of tribal gaming Ordinances, civil violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), infringement of tribal sovereignty, and false advertising under the Lanham Act. The Blue Lake plaintiffs have asserted only the RICO cause of action against RHM and RHD. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, declaratory relief, damages, treble damages, costs, and attorney’s fees. In September 2025, the Blue Lake plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction. The court denied the motion and plaintiffs have appealed the denial to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In the district court, Robinhood has moved to dismiss the action. In August 2025, a similar suit was filed against RHM and RHD, among others, by the Ho-Chunk Nation in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin alleging substantially the same facts and causes of action and seeking the same relief. The Ho-Chunk Nation is only asserting a claim for a civil violation of the RICO Act against RHM and RHD. In December 2025, the plaintiff moved for a preliminary injunction, which Robinhood has opposed. Robinhood has also moved to dismiss the action. In August 2025, RHD filed suits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada and U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey seeking injunctive relief from enforcement of Nevada and New Jersey state gaming laws respectively. In September 2025, RHD filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts seeking similar injunctive relief from enforcement of Massachusetts state gaming laws. New Jersey has agreed to a preliminary injunction pending the outcome of its appeal in the Third Circuit of the grant of a preliminary injunction in a similar case brought by KalshiEx LLC. In Nevada, the court denied RHD’s motion for a preliminary injunction. Robinhood has agreed to cease offering new sports-related event contracts in Nevada as of December 1, 2025, and to take action to explore unwinding longer-duration open sports-related event contracts in Nevada, in exchange for the State’s agreement to refrain from enforcing its state gaming laws during the pendency of RHD’s appeal. RHD has appealed the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and moved for an injunction pending appeal, which remains pending. In Massachusetts, the court initially dismissed RHD’s suit as unripe. RHD’s motion for reconsideration was granted. RHD has filed an amended complaint and renewed its motion for a preliminary injunction. Massachusetts has agreed to refrain from enforcing its state gaming laws pending: (1) a decision on RHD’s pending preliminary injunction motion; (2) a final decision on the injunction from a Massachusetts appellate court in KalshiEx’s state court enforcement litigation; and (3) any stay (if ordered) is lifted in KalshiEx’s state court enforcement litigation.