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Historical Annual Returns
Over the past 5 years, Robinhood Markets, Inc. has delivered an average annual return of 68.2%. The stock peaked in 2024 with a massive +201.2% gain, while investors faced a downturn in 2022 (-55.9%). Overall, the stock finished in the green 3 times out of 5 years.
Avg Return
+68.2%
Win Rate
60%
3W - 2L
Best
+201.2%
2024
Worst
-55.9%
2022
Performance Consistency
About Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Visit Website ↗Robinhood Markets, Inc. is a leading financial technology company that pioneered the commission-free trading model to democratize finance for all. As of 2026, the company has evolved from a mobile-first brokerage into a comprehensive global financial platform. It provides retail investors with access to equities, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies. Robinhood's ecosystem now includes sophisticated wealth management tools, retirement accounts with matching contributions, a premium subscription service (Robinhood Gold), and a growing credit and banking suite. The company has significantly expanded its international footprint, particularly in the United Kingdom and the European Union, while integrating advanced AI-driven research and asset tokenization into its core user experience.
Key Business Segments
Transaction-Based Revenue
The company's primary revenue driver, earned from routing customer orders in options, cryptocurrencies, and equities to market makers (Payment for Order Flow) and transaction fees from its crypto-exchange operations.
Net Interest Revenue
Revenue generated from interest earned on customer cash balances, margin lending to active traders, and income from its securities lending program.
Other Revenue
Includes recurring subscription fees from 'Robinhood Gold' members, interchange fees from the Robinhood Gold Card, and media revenue from its financial news subsidiary, Sherwood Media.
Key Innovations
- ✓Zero-Commission Trading: Disrupted the traditional brokerage industry by removing per-trade fees for retail investors.
- ✓24/5 Market Access: The first major U.S. retail brokerage to offer round-the-clock trading for hundreds of stocks and ETFs.
- ✓Robinhood Retirement: Introduced the industry's first IRA with a 1% to 3% matching contribution for all eligible deposits.
- ✓Fractional Shares: Allowed users to invest in high-priced stocks with as little as $1, increasing accessibility.
- ✓Asset Tokenization (2025/26): Pioneered the use of blockchain technology to offer tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs to international markets, specifically in the EU.
- ✓AI Investment Research: Integrated personalized, AI-powered portfolio analysis and research through the acquisition of Pluto Capital.
Historical Milestones
Robinhood is founded by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt in Palo Alto, California.
Official public launch of the Robinhood mobile app after a viral waitlist of nearly one million people.
Launched Robinhood Crypto and moved corporate headquarters to the former Sunset magazine campus in Menlo Park.
Completed its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on NASDAQ and managed record-breaking retail trading volume during the 'meme stock' era.
Launched Robinhood Retirement and acquired credit card startup X1 to expand into consumer lending.
Acquired global crypto exchange Bitstamp and was officially added to the S&P 500 index.
Reached a milestone of $200 billion in assets under custody and finalized the acquisition of wealth management platform TradePMR.