Lendingclub's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Lendingclub (LC) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Lendingclub vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 194M vs 192,470M combined for its competitors (0.1% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-86.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-2.7%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Lendingclub generated -93.8% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2026, vs 2.7% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 889.8% net margin compares with 23.6% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Lendingclub accounted for 0.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.2% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.18M compares with $0.53M for the peer group (0.3x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
LC Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Lendingclub reported revenue contraction of 93.82 % year on year in Q3 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 2.68 %.
With a net margin of 889.76 %, Lendingclub achieved higher profitability than its competitors (23.59 %).
Lendingclub generated 0.01 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.24 % a year earlier.
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Lendingclub vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Lendingclub reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Lendingclub and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Lendingclub Corporation | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Consumer Financial Services industry grew revenue 6.4% year over year, combined, vs -93.8% for Lendingclub. Lendingclub's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.27% to 0.02%, a loss of 0.26 percentage points.
Lendingclub's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lendingclub Corporation | - | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (22) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (4) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
LC Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
LC Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanticus Holdings Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Enova International Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Northern Trust Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Comerica Incorporated | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Freedom Holding Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
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Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Lendingclub's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Lendingclub Corporation
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Lendingclub Corporation |
2,301.09 | 194.16 |
 Bank Of America Corporation |
356,921.12 | 122,968.00 |
 Schwab Charles Corp |
159,101.11 | 26,025.00 |
 Pnc Financial Services Group Inc |
90,377.38 | 25,673.00 |
 Robinhood Markets Inc |
73,709.01 | 5,082.00 |
 Truist Financial Corporation |
60,556.77 | 18,277.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 870,748.36 | 246,516.58 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Lendingclub's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Lendingclub reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prosper Marketplace Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Ponce Financial Group Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Discover Financial Services | Company report | 85% |
| Open Lending Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Cit Group Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Truist Financial Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Lendingtree inc | Company report | 85% |
| Slm Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Comerica Incorporated | Company report | 85% |
| M and t Bank Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Enova International Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Slm Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| World Acceptance Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Schwab Charles Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Borrowmoney com Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Atlanticus Holdings Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Regional Management Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Northern Trust Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Mr. Amazing Loans Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Newpoint Financial Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Bank Of America Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Pnc Financial Services Group Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Katapult Holdings Inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Lendingclub's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Lendingclub's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Schwab Charles Corp | Investor Services 78.69 % |
| Freedom Holding Corp | Brokerage 38.57 % |
| Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated | Banking 69.88 % |
| Atlanticus Holdings Corp | Credit and Other Investments 98.51 % |
| Lendingtree inc | Insurance 68.38 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Lendingclub's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lendingclub Corporation | 2,301 | 180,618 | 195,889 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 356,921 | 577,315 | 150,793 |
| Schwab Charles Corp | 159,101 | 788,636 | 305,939 |
| Pnc Financial Services Group Inc | 90,377 | 463,973 | 143,513 |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | 73,709 | 1,752,414 | 689,655 |
| Truist Financial Corporation | 60,557 | 492,827 | 139,864 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 868,447 | 534,396 | 150,771 |
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Lendingclub's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Freedom Holding Corp | Kazakhstan 83.57 % |
| Enova International Inc | US 97.55 % |
| Paymentus Holdings Inc | US 98.52 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Lendingclub's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 29 companies in Lendingclub's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Lendingclub ranks #0 of 29 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,804, indicating a moderately concentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S and p Global Inc | 138,235 | 32.26 % |
| 2 | Moody s Corporation | 88,239 | 20.59 % |
| 3 | Paccar Inc | 53,805 | 12.56 % |
| 4 | Rocket Companies Inc | 42,824 | 9.99 % |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Equifax Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Transunion | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Onemain Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Credit Acceptance Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Nelnet Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Lendingclub Corporation | 2,108 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-08-20.
Lendingclub's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Consumer Financial Services industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (54 companies). See the full Consumer Financial Services industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 75.71 % | 42.15 % (avg) | +33.6 pp |
| Operating Margin | - | industry median | - |
| EBITDA Margin | - | 20.97 % (avg) | - |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 45.08 % | 5.85 % (avg) | +39.2 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Lendingclub's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Consumer Financial Services industry average (54 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Consumer Financial Services industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.8x | 19.7x | -8.8x |
| EV / EBITDA | 2.1x | 12.0x | -10.0x |
| P/B | 1.5x | 2.6x | -1.1x |
| Return on Equity | 13.62 % | industry aggregate | -4.19 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 2.70 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Lendingclub's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 24.93 % | 5.69 % | -58.52 % | 116.02 % | 35.31 % | -32.49 % | -44.62 % | 8.50 % |
| Operating Margin | -187.82 % | -4.07 % | -54.29 % | 2.71 % | 16.64 % | 8.79 % | - | -68.98 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -57.68 % | -1.31 % | -8.28 % | 0.87 % | 1.99 % | 0.56 % | - | -8.33 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | 937.4x | 1.8x | 17.5x | 32.0x | 15.4x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Lendingclub's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Moderate | Industry HHI of 1,804 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 45.08 % vs industry average 5.85 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Lendingclub's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Lendingclub's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-86.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-2.7% annualized).
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Lendingclub's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lendingclub Corporation | 0.08 | 1.32 | - |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 0.10 | 0.52 | 1.27 |
| Schwab Charles Corp | 0.10 | 1.04 | 0.79 |
| Pnc Financial Services Group Inc | 0.04 | 0.02 | 1.20 |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | 0.19 | 0.91 | 0.13 |
| Truist Financial Corporation | 0.07 | 0.16 | 1.08 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Lendingclub's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lendingclub Corporation | Q3 2026 | -93.8 % | +33.9 % |
| Bank Of America Corporation | Q3 2026 | +3.2 % | -16.8 % |
| Schwab Charles Corp | Q2 2026 | +20.9 % | +31.7 % |
| Pnc Financial Services Group Inc | Q3 2026 | +10.9 % | +14.2 % |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | Q3 2026 | +11.8 % | -15.8 % |
| Truist Financial Corporation | Q3 2026 | -15.8 % | -45.0 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +5.6 % | -9.1 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Lendingclub's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lendingclub Corporation | Q3 2026 | -98.2 % | -13.3 % |
| Bank Of America Corporation | Q3 2026 | - | - |
| Schwab Charles Corp | Q2 2026 | - | +44.5 % |
| Pnc Financial Services Group Inc | Q3 2026 | - | - |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | Q3 2026 | - | +250.0 % |
| Truist Financial Corporation | Q3 2026 | - | - |
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Lendingclub's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lendingclub Corporation | 1.71% | 2.87% | 13.62% |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 0.93% | 1.18% | 10.69% |
| Schwab Charles Corp | 2.05% | 4.01% | 20.38% |
| Pnc Financial Services Group Inc | 1.31% | 1.34% | 12.67% |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | 4.03% | 9.86% | 20.80% |
| Truist Financial Corporation | 0.94% | 1.59% | 8.14% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Lendingclub's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Lendingclub Corporation | 10.93 | 11.85 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 11.79 | 2.90 |
| Schwab Charles Corp | 16.70 | 6.11 |
| Pnc Financial Services Group Inc | 12.01 | 3.52 |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | 37.29 | 14.50 |
| Truist Financial Corporation | 12.76 | 3.31 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 12.49 | 3.53 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.