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Robinhood Reports Y/Y Rise in February Equity & Options DARTs
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Key Takeaways
HOOD reported equity DARTs of 2.6M and options DARTs of 1.3M in February 2026, both rising 8% year over year.
HOOD platform assets jumped 68% YoY to $314.2B, aided by $5.6B in net deposits and 27.4M funded customers.
Robinhood equity trading volume rose 36% YoY to $194.4B as options contracts climbed 9% to 180.3M.
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD - Free Report) reported a year-over-year increase in equity and options Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) for February 2026.
Equity DARTs were 2.6 million in the reported month, up 8% from February 2025. Options DARTs rose 8% year over year to 1.3 million. However, crypto DARTs declined 29% from the prior-year month to 0.5 million.
HOOD’s total platform assets climbed to $314.2 billion, marking a 68% year-over-year jump, supported by continued strong net deposits. In February alone, Robinhood reported $5.6 billion in net deposits, contributing meaningfully to the expansion of assets under management. Funded customers totaled 27.4 million in February, up 7% year over year.
Robinhood’s equity notional trading volumes were $194.4 billion, up 36% year over year. Options contracts traded increased 9% to 180.3 million. Robinhood App crypto notional trading volumes declined 35% from the prior-year month to $9.4 billion. For February, Robinhood reported Bitstamp crypto notional trading volume of $15.6 billion. Hence, overall crypto notional trading volumes were $25 billion, up 74% year over year.
At the end of February 2026, cash sweep balances were $25.8 billion, down 2% year over year, while margin balances surged 98% to $17.2 billion. Securities lending revenues rose 14% from February 2025 to $25 million, underscoring the operating leverage created by higher platform assets.
Our Take on HOOD
Robinhood continues to benefit from rising retail investor participation and higher trading activity. Ongoing product innovation and strategic acquisitions are likely to strengthen the company’s financials. However, elevated share-based compensation and operations in a highly regulated market expose the company to higher compliance costs and regulatory scrutiny.
In the past three months, HOOD shares have declined 34% compared with the industry’s fall of 9.6%.
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.’s (IBKR - Free Report) Electronic Brokerage segment, which deals with the clearance and settlement of trades for individual and institutional clients globally, reported a year-over-year rise in client DARTs in February 2026.
IBKR’s total client DARTs in February were 4,366,000, representing a 21% increase from February 2025 but declined 1% from January 2026. On an annualized basis, cleared average DARTs per customer account were 204 in February. The metric declined 9% on a year-over-year basis and 3% from January 2026.
Tradeweb Markets Inc. (TW - Free Report) reported a rise in total trading volume and average daily volume in February 2026.
Total trading volume was $61.8 trillion in February 2026, reflecting a 22.9% increase from the prior year month. Average daily volume was $3.1 trillion, up 23.4% from February 2025. However, in the reported month, Tradeweb average daily trades were 185,144. The metric declined 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.
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Robinhood Reports Y/Y Rise in February Equity & Options DARTs
Key Takeaways
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD - Free Report) reported a year-over-year increase in equity and options Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) for February 2026.
Equity DARTs were 2.6 million in the reported month, up 8% from February 2025. Options DARTs rose 8% year over year to 1.3 million. However, crypto DARTs declined 29% from the prior-year month to 0.5 million.
HOOD’s total platform assets climbed to $314.2 billion, marking a 68% year-over-year jump, supported by continued strong net deposits. In February alone, Robinhood reported $5.6 billion in net deposits, contributing meaningfully to the expansion of assets under management. Funded customers totaled 27.4 million in February, up 7% year over year.
Robinhood’s equity notional trading volumes were $194.4 billion, up 36% year over year. Options contracts traded increased 9% to 180.3 million. Robinhood App crypto notional trading volumes declined 35% from the prior-year month to $9.4 billion. For February, Robinhood reported Bitstamp crypto notional trading volume of $15.6 billion. Hence, overall crypto notional trading volumes were $25 billion, up 74% year over year.
At the end of February 2026, cash sweep balances were $25.8 billion, down 2% year over year, while margin balances surged 98% to $17.2 billion. Securities lending revenues rose 14% from February 2025 to $25 million, underscoring the operating leverage created by higher platform assets.
Our Take on HOOD
Robinhood continues to benefit from rising retail investor participation and higher trading activity. Ongoing product innovation and strategic acquisitions are likely to strengthen the company’s financials. However, elevated share-based compensation and operations in a highly regulated market expose the company to higher compliance costs and regulatory scrutiny.
In the past three months, HOOD shares have declined 34% compared with the industry’s fall of 9.6%.
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Currently, Robinhood carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Performance of HOOD’s Peers in February
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.’s (IBKR - Free Report) Electronic Brokerage segment, which deals with the clearance and settlement of trades for individual and institutional clients globally, reported a year-over-year rise in client DARTs in February 2026.
IBKR’s total client DARTs in February were 4,366,000, representing a 21% increase from February 2025 but declined 1% from January 2026. On an annualized basis, cleared average DARTs per customer account were 204 in February. The metric declined 9% on a year-over-year basis and 3% from January 2026.
Tradeweb Markets Inc. (TW - Free Report) reported a rise in total trading volume and average daily volume in February 2026.
Total trading volume was $61.8 trillion in February 2026, reflecting a 22.9% increase from the prior year month. Average daily volume was $3.1 trillion, up 23.4% from February 2025. However, in the reported month, Tradeweb average daily trades were 185,144. The metric declined 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.