The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE) and the rest of the financial technology stocks fared in Q4.

Financial technology companies benefit from the increasing consumer demand for digital payments, banking, and finance. Tailwinds fueling this trend include e-commerce along with improvements in blockchain infrastructure and AI-driven credit underwriting, which make access to money faster and cheaper. Despite regulatory scrutiny and resistance from traditional financial institutions, fintechs are poised for long-term growth as they disrupt legacy systems by expanding financial services to underserved population segments.

The 4 financial technology stocks we track reported a mixed Q4. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 2.3% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was in line.

Thankfully, share prices of the companies have been resilient as they are up 8.9% on average since the latest earnings results.

Best Q4: LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE)

Using the same comparison model that revolutionized travel booking, LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE) operates an online platform that connects consumers with financial service providers across mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, insurance, and other financial products.

LendingTree reported revenues of $319.7 million, up 22.2% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 11.5%. Overall, it was an incredible quarter for the company with EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

LendingTree scored the biggest analyst estimates beat and highest full-year guidance raise of the whole group. Unsurprisingly, the stock is up 13.9% since reporting and currently trades at $42.97.

Is now the time to buy LendingTree? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Remitly (NASDAQ: RELY)

With Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as an early investor, Remitly (NASDAQ: RELY) is an online platform that enables consumers to safely and quickly send money globally.

Remitly reported revenues of $442.2 million, up 25.7% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 3.5%. The business had an exceptional quarter with EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 15.4% since reporting. It currently trades at $15.70.

Is now the time to buy Remitly? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Weakest Q4: Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD)

With a mission to democratize finance, Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) is an online consumer finance platform known for its commission-free stock and crypto trading.

Robinhood reported revenues of $1.28 billion, up 26.5% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 3.9%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

Robinhood delivered the fastest revenue growth but had the weakest performance against analyst estimates in the group. As expected, the stock is down 18.3% since the results and currently trades at $69.93.

Read our full analysis of Robinhood’s results here.

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN)

Widely regarded as the face of crypto, Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) is a blockchain infrastructure company updating the financial system with its trading, staking, stablecoin, and other payment solutions.

Coinbase reported revenues of $1.78 billion, down 21.6% year on year. This result came in 1.8% below analysts' expectations. Overall, it was a disappointing quarter as it also recorded a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

Coinbase had the slowest revenue growth among its peers. The stock is up 24.8% since reporting and currently trades at $176.01.

Read our full, actionable report on Coinbase here, it’s free.

Market Update

Late in 2025 into early 2026, there was hand wringing around artificial intelligence. For software companies, the fear was that AI would erode pricing power and compress margins as new tools made it easier to replicate what once required expensive enterprise platforms. Crypto investors had their own version of the same anxiety: if AI agents could trade, allocate capital, and manage wallets autonomously, what exactly was the long-term value of today’s crypto infrastructure?

These concerns triggered a noticeable rotation away from these sectors and into safer havens. But markets rarely dwell on one narrative for long. Spring 2026 came, and the focus shifted abruptly from technological disruption to geopolitical risk. The US’ conflict with Iran became the dominant driver of market psychology, and when geopolitics takes center stage, the script changes quickly. Investors stop debating growth rates and start worrying about oil supply, inflation, and global stability.

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