BLK BlackRock
$1,128.01
▲ 0.6%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
BLK at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Favorable · 62/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▲ Up 7.2% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$161.91B
P/E
29.11x
Forward P/E (est.)
31.19x
ROE
11.5%
Revenue Growth
22.4%
EPS Growth
-6.7%
Profit Margin
24.4%
FCF Yield
3.7%
Debt / Equity
0.23x
ROIC
8.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
—
Dividend Yield
2.2%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
6.7%
Rating Score
62/100
Business Overview
BlackRock (BLK) is a large-cap company in the Asset Management & Custody Banks industry, part of the Financials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $161.91B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $24.22B in revenue and $5.55B in net profit.
Our model rates BLK Favorable (62/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what BLK's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. BLK trades near $1,128.01, above its 50-day average ($1,039.17) and 200-day average ($1,064.07). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 45 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. BLK's is $28.38 (~2.5% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, BLK found buyers near $947.21 (support) and sellers near $1,076.51 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $917.39–$1,219.94. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.7× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
3Y CAGR
10.7%
Revenue moved from $17.87B in 2022 to $24.22B in 2025, a 10.7% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a strong 22.4% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Profitability
Gross Margin
81.6%
Operating Margin
29.1%
Net Margin
22.9%
ROE
11.5%
BlackRock keeps about 24.4% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 81.6% gross margin and 29.1% operating margin. Return on equity is 11.5% and return on invested capital about 8.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$12.74B
Net Debt
$2.25B
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.32x
Debt / Equity
0.23x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.2x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $12.74B of total debt against $10.49B of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$3.93B
Free Cash Flow
$3.55B
FCF Margin
14.7%
In the latest year BlackRock produced about $3.93B of operating cash flow and $3.55B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 3.7% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockCoverage is weak, the payout was cut recently, or it's being financed rather than earned — treat the current yield as fragile.
Dividend yield
2.2%
Per share (latest FY)
$20.84
Total paid (latest FY)
$3.27B
History on record
4 years
dividend uses 92% of free cash flow
59% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 3 years in a row
no cuts in the last 4 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
29.11x
P/S
7.01x
P/B
3.35x
EV / EBITDA
—
BLK trades at 29.1x trailing earnings (about 31.2x on estimated forward earnings), 7.0x sales, and 3.3x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 6.7% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$949.42
Current price
$1,128.01
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$3.55B
Growth, years 1–5
20.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where BLK sits versus the Financials companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 141 Financials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How BLK stacks up against its Financials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 141 rated Financials companies we cover, BLK ranks #76 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (29.1x P/E vs. 14.9x median) with a lower return on equity (11.5% vs. 13.6%) and faster revenue growth (22.4% vs. 15.9%).
P/E vs sector
29.1x
median 14.9x
ROE vs sector
11.5%
median 13.6%
Growth vs sector
22.4%
median 15.9%
Sector rank
#76
of 141 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Financials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 141 rated companies among the 289 Financials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$1,782.88 – $3,041.39
vs. $1,128.01 today · implied CAGR 10% – 22%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $29.54B | $36.04B | $43.97B | $53.65B | $65.45B |
| Net income | $6.80B | $8.29B | $10.11B | $12.34B | $15.05B |
| EPS | $47.34 | $57.76 | $70.46 | $85.96 | $104.88 |
| Share price (low) | $804.79 | $981.85 | $1,197.85 | $1,461.38 | $1,782.88 |
| Share price (high) | $1,372.88 | $1,674.91 | $2,043.40 | $2,492.94 | $3,041.39 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -29% / 22% | -7% / 22% | 2% / 22% | 7% / 22% | 10% / 22% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for BLK:
- Revenue is growing 22.4% a year, a sign of real demand.
- High net margins (24.4%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.2x) lowers risk.
- Pays a 2.2% dividend on top of any price gains.
- Our model's overall read is Favorable (62/100).
Bear Case
The case against BLK:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Key Risks
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: BlackRock is a large-cap financials business still growing nicely, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 29.1x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (62/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 23 Wall Street analysts covering BLK recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+4 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
BLK's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
In the Idea Lab
BLK — frequently asked questions
Is BLK a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates BlackRock Favorable (62/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is BLK's rating on The Stocks School?
BlackRock currently scores 62/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does BLK's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from BlackRock's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for BLK calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this BLK analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell BLK. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.