LPL Financial Announces Third Quarter 2025 Results

Key Financial Results:

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

Key Business Results:

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

Key Capital and Liquidity Measures:

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

Key Updates

Large Institutions:

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

M&A:

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

Core G&A:

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

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

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

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

Dividend Declaration

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

Conference Call and Additional Information

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

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About LPL Financial

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

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

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

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

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements regarding:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

Management's Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

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

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

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

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

Note: Totals may not foot due to rounding.

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

Note: Totals may not foot due to rounding.

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2025					June 30, 2025					September 30, 2024
Interest-Earnings Assets	Average Balance (in billions)		Revenue		Net Yield (bps)(29)	Average Balance (in billions)		Revenue		Net Yield (bps)(29)	Average Balance (in billions)		Revenue		Net Yield (bps)(29)
Insured cash account sweep	$	34.7	$	307,118	351	$	34.4	$	293,420	342	$	31.1	$	259,503	332
Deposit cash account sweep		11.8		118,957	401		10.7		101,298	381		9.2		92,765	400
Total Bank Sweep		46.5		426,075	364		45.1		394,718	351		40.3		352,268	348
Money market sweep		3.8		2,115	22		4.0		2,614	26		2.3		1,587	28
Total Client Cash Held By Third Parties		50.3		428,190	338		49.1		397,332	325		42.6		353,855	330
Client cash account (CCA)		1.5		13,386	365		1.7		16,184	378		1.6		18,478	472
Total Client Cash		51.8		441,576	339		50.8		413,516	326		44.2		372,333	335
Margin receivables		0.7		13,910	820		0.6		12,080	807		0.5		11,199	885
Other interest revenue		2.9		33,558	458		4.4		48,658	448		1.5		20,229	533
Total Client Cash and Interest Income, Net	$	55.3	$	489,044	351	$	55.8	$	474,254	341	$	46.2	$	403,761	348

Note: Totals may not foot due to rounding.

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

Note: Totals may not foot due to rounding.

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

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

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

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

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

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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

Adjusted EPS and Adjusted net income

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

Gross profit

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

Core G&A

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

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

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

Adjusted pre-tax income

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

Credit Agreement EBITDA

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

Endnote Disclosures

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

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

 

(8)

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

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

 

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

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

     

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

      

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    

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

      

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

   

(19)

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

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

(20)

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

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

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

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

(29)

Calculated by dividing revenue for the period by the average balance during the period.

(30)

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

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

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