LPL Financial (LPLA) reported Q4 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $4.25 per diluted share, up from $3.51 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $3.96.
Revenue in the three months ended Dec. 31 rose to $3.51 billion from $2.64 billion a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $3.34 billion.
The company maintained its dividend at $0.30 a share, payable March 25 to holders of record March 11.