Robinhood Slumps 8% After Earnings. Revenue and Profit Both Miss, Market Fears Coinbase May Follow Suit.
TradingKey - Robinhood's disappointing earnings led to a sharp drop in its stock price and heightened market concerns over Coinbase.
On April 28, Eastern Time, Robinhood ( HOOD) announced its Q1 2026 earnings after hours. Both revenue and profit fell short of market expectations, triggering an approximately 8% plunge in its stock price to $74.37, a nearly half-month low.
Robinhood stock price chart, source: TradingView
According to the financial report, Robinhood's total Q1 revenue was $1.07 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion; adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.38, also below the analyst expectation of $0.39. This report ended its previous streak of three consecutive quarters of growth and sparked intense market anxiety regarding Coinbase ( COIN ), which is scheduled to report its earnings next Thursday (May 7).
In recent years, the boundaries between Robinhood and Coinbase have become extremely blurred with no significant differences, as both evolve toward becoming "all-in-one financial terminals." However, their development paths differ: the former is a traditional brokerage adding cryptocurrencies, while the latter is a crypto-native platform expanding into traditional finance, as detailed below:
Business Dimension | Robinhood | Coinbase |
Core Trading Assets | Supports 24/7 trading of U.S. stocks, ETFs, and over 30 major cryptocurrencies. | Primarily focused on cryptocurrencies, with full integration of U.S. stock and ETF trading in 2026. |
Subscription/Membership System | Robinhood Gold: Offers high annual percentage yield (APY) on cash, commission-free trading, and lower margin rates. | Coinbase One: Zero trading fees, boosted staking yields, cash rewards, and dedicated customer support. |
Derivatives and Prediction Markets | Offers stock options and event contracts (betting on macro events, sports, and politics). | Provides prediction market services through the integration of Kalshi and supports crypto perpetual and long-dated futures. |
Cash and Interest Yields | Cash Sweep: Deposits users' idle funds into partner banks to earn annualized interest. | USDC Yield: Shares interest income generated from USDC reserves through a partnership with Circle. |
Real World Assets (RWA) | Promotes tokenized stocks, allowing users to trade securities on the blockchain 24/7. | Leverages its Base chain infrastructure to assist institutions in bringing Treasuries and stocks on-chain. |
Payment and Card Services | Robinhood Gold Card: Provides cashback on spending and credit limit management. | Coinbase Card: Supports direct cryptocurrency payments and cashback on purchases. |
Over the past quarter, as cryptocurrencies trended lower with weak market sentiment, the market's stance on Coinbase turned cautious, leading to downward revisions of core financial metrics. Zacks estimates Coinbase's Q1 revenue at approximately $1.5 billion, a significant year-over-year decline of about 26%; the market expects its EPS to be around $0.36, down more than 80% from a year ago. Following Robinhood's earnings announcement, Coinbase shares fell nearly 3%, briefly dropping below $190.
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