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LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) guidance and outlook

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) lowered its guidance on Oct 27, 2026: EBITDA $415M for FY2026. LPL Financial Holdings' 10-Q filed Oct 29, 2026 makes 13 forward-looking statements, 0 of them new and 0 no longer said since the filing before.

Guidance and outlook

Latest guidance

From the earnings release filed Oct 27, 2026 (8-K on EDGAR).

Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Oct 29, 2026

• We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-mediated model and the belief that investors deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial advisor.
• Our business is also sensitive to current and expected short-term interest rates, which are largely driven by Federal Reserve (“Fed”) policy.
• We have established liquidity and capital policies intended to support the execution of strategic initiatives, while meeting regulatory capital requirements and maintaining ongoing and sufficient liquidity.
• We believe that based on current levels of cash flows from operations and anticipated growth, together with available cash balances and external liquidity sources, including continued access to the equity and investment-grade debt markets, we have adequate liquidity to satisfy our short-term and long-term working capital needs, meet all of our obligations, and fund anticipated capital expenditures.
• operations and anticipated growth, our cash flow from operations, together with other available sources of funds, which include five uncommitted lines of credit, the revolving credit facility established through our Credit Agreement and the committed revolving credit facility of LPL Financial, will provide us with adequate liquidity to satisfy our short-term and long-term working capital needs, the payment of all…
• Additionally, this framework aims to ensure policies and procedures are in place and appropriately designed to identify and manage risk at appropriate levels throughout the Company and within various departments.
• The Company expects to complete the conversion of assets from CES in the fourth quarter of 2026 and withdraw the related registrations of that entity thereafter.
• The Company is currently evaluating the impact on the related disclosures; however, it does not expect this update to have an impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
• The Company has not recognized a liability for these contingent payments as the amounts to be paid will be uncertain until a future measurement date.
• As part of the transaction, Commonwealth’s advisory and brokerage assets are expected to transition to the Company’s platform in the fourth quarter of 2026.
• These projections are measured against the performance targets specified in each respective acquisition agreement, which may include growth in assets under management, net new assets, asset conversion or retention, or revenue growth.
• Significant increases or decreases in the Company’s forecasted growth rates over the measurement period or discount rates would result in a higher or lower fair value measurement.

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Did LPL Financial Holdings raise or lower its guidance?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) lowered its guidance on Oct 27, 2026: EBITDA $415M for FY2026.

What does LPL Financial Holdings expect?

We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-mediated model and the belief that investors deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial advisor. Our business is also sensitive to current and expected short-term interest rates, which are largely driven by Federal Reserve (“Fed”) policy. We have established liquidity and capital policies intended to support the execution of strategic initiatives, while meeting regulatory capital requirements and maintaining ongoing and sufficient liquidity.

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Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.