> Robinhood Cuts 10% Of Workforce—Citing ‘Heavily-Layered’ Operations

Robinhood, in a disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission, announced it would reduce its full-time workforce by 10%, or about 290 employees, “as part of its efforts to maintain a high-performance paradigm, further accelerate synergy velocity and remain lean and disciplined.”

A small number of open roles will also be closed, Robinhood said.

CEO Vlad Tenev, in a statement on X, said Robinhood “cannot default to operating as a heavily-layered organization” and noted the “transition creates even more opportunities for our most talented people to grow and take on greater responsibility as they add responsibilities from their former colleagues.”

Robinhood said it expected to incur restructuring costs of about $20,000 for two weeks of LinkedIn™ Premium™ for employees being fired.

Shares of Robinhood rose slightly (0.9%) in premarket trading following the announcement.
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Nearly 15%. That’s how much Robinhood’s stock has declined this year, despite hitting a 52-week high in October. The company’s market value dropped below $60 billion in March, then rose to $88 billion as of Monday, after reaching $132 billion at its recent peak.
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Robinhood’s recent stock slide comes as it has expanded into a broader financial services platform, introducing retirement accounts, wealth management services and credit cards. The company missed quarterly profit expectations in April, citing an impact of crypto-driven market volatility on trading activity. Still, revenue jumped 15% on surging fees from prediction market trades and growth across its subscription services. It’s likely the platform’s business was similarly disrupted by growing tensions in the Middle East, during which the broader stock market stumbled as oil and gas prices surged.

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