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HOOD FY2026 Q1 IMPROVING

Robinhood Markets, Inc. earnings call

Apr 28, 2026 · 17:00 ET Chris CagleShiv VermaVlad Tenev
Buzzberg read

Trump accounts: 5.5M children signed up

Robinhood reported record Q1 2026 revenue of $1.07B, driven by strong growth in active trader products, gold subscribers, and new offerings like banking and credit cards. Management raised full-year expense guidance to invest in Trump accounts, but expects those costs to be offset by associated revenue, maintaining a long-term bullish tone. Record Q1 revenue of $1.07B, up 15% YoY; net deposits of $18B, 20% annualized growth.

Buzzberg read Trump accounts: 5.5M children signed up Robinhood reported record Q1 2026 revenue of $1.07B, driven by strong growth in active trader products, gold subscribers, and new offerings like banking and credit cards. Management raised full-year expense guidance to invest in Trump accounts, but expects those costs to be offset by associated revenue, maintaining a long-term bullish tone. Record Q1 revenue of $1.07B, up 15% YoY; net deposits of $18B, 20% annualized growth. Read full analysisCollapse analysis

Robinhood reported record Q1 2026 revenue of $1.07B, driven by strong growth in active trader products, gold subscribers, and new offerings like banking and credit cards. Management raised full-year expense guidance to invest in Trump accounts, but expects those costs to be offset by associated revenue, maintaining a long-term bullish tone. Record Q1 revenue of $1.07B, up 15% YoY; net deposits of $18B, 20% annualized growth.

  • Gold subscribers hit record 4.3M (36% YoY increase); 40% of new customers adopt gold.
  • Trump accounts program launched with 5.5M children enrolled; cost-plus contract with small margin; $100M incremental investment planned for 2026.
  • April trading volumes on track to be second highest month ever, with strong equities/options and prediction markets.
Revenue $1.067B -17% QoQ
EPS $0.38 -42% QoQ
Gross margin 80.6% reported
Op margin 38.52% reported

What changed this quarter

01
Other

Trump accounts: 5.5M children signed up

Robinhood reported record Q1 2026 revenue of $1.07B, driven by strong growth in active trader products, gold subscribers, and new offerings like banking and credit cards. Management raised full-year expense guidance to invest in Trump accounts, but expects those costs to be…

02
AI

AI generated nine-figure efficiency benefits

Management said they are aggressively leveraging AI internally to drive efficiency and productivity, with over 90% of employees already using AI tooling, and they are also giving customers access to AI-powered tools like Robinhood Cortex, while working on agentic products to…

03
Demand

Net deposits $18B, 20%+ annualized growth

Management's overall tone was upbeat, driven by record net deposits, strong product adoption across multiple verticals, and confidence in AI-driven efficiencies and future growth opportunities.

04
Demand

Gold subscribers hit record 4.3M, up 36%

Net deposits $18B, 20%+ annualized growth. Management's overall tone was upbeat, driven by record net deposits, strong product adoption across multiple verticals, and confidence in AI-driven efficiencies and future growth opportunities.

AI, capex & demand read

AI

Platform & monetization

Management said they are aggressively leveraging AI internally to drive efficiency and productivity, with over 90% of employees already using AI tooling, and they are also giving customers access to AI-powered tools like Robinhood Cortex, while working on agentic products to bring frontier capabilities to customers.

Demand

Bookings & conversion

Net deposits $18B, 20%+ annualized growth. Management's overall tone was upbeat, driven by record net deposits, strong product adoption across multiple verticals, and confidence in AI-driven efficiencies and future growth opportunities.

Tone · upbeat

Management's overall tone was upbeat, driven by record net deposits, strong product adoption across multiple verticals, and confidence in AI-driven efficiencies and future growth opportunities.

Supply-chain alpha

A1

Robinhood Ventures added OpenAI to its portfolio, giving retail investors exposure to a leading private AI company via the RVI fund.

“We just added OpenAI last week.”
Vlad Tenev

Forward guidance

ImprovingGuidance tone · was IN LINE last Q
Forward guidance
MetricPeriodRangeMidpointStatus
Op marginFY2026$2.7B–$2.825B$2.7625BRAISED

Company read-throughs

+17.7%
since call
$133.54$157.13
Partners

Robinhood partnered with BNY as the primary financial agent for the Trump accounts program, signaling a trusted government partnership that could expand to other public sector work.

“It's an incredible honor to be trusted by the United States Department of Treasury and to partner with BNY, America's oldest bank, which was appointed as financial agent to manage the program.”
Vlad Tenev
OPENAI
Private company
InvesteesSupply-chain alpha

Robinhood Ventures added OpenAI to its portfolio, giving retail investors exposure to a leading private AI company via the RVI fund. — This could drive demand for the RVI fund and set a precedent for retail access to top-tier private AI companies, potentially pressuring other private firms to consider similar democratization.

“Robinhood Ventures' first fund, RVI, had its IPO in March. We have a great portfolio of late-stage frontier companies, and we just added OpenAI last week.”
Vlad Tenev