Robinhood's $1.5 Billion Bet Amidst 39% Year-To-Date Decline

Roger Verma, Robinhood's CFO, emphasized their 'long-term opportunity' in describing their $1.5 billion share repurchase program.

The move adds more than $1.1 billion to available capacity and comes as HOOD shares fall nearly 39% year-to-date after a threefold gain in 2025.

The company's push into onchain infrastructure, including the public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 built on Arbitrum, has seen significant traction with 4 million transactions processed in its first week.