BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
BNS
The Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS has the edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
BLK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BLK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BLK.
BNS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BNS's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BNS.
BLK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $848 | -30% |
| Fair | 22x | $973 | -20% |
| Expensive | 26x | $1,149 | -5.5% |
| Current | 28x | $1,217 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLK has the edge over BNS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BNS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.8x | $44.63 | -52% |
| Fair | 12x | $58.69 | -37% |
| Expensive | 16x | $79.47 | -14% |
| Current | 18x | $92.66 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BNS's PE is 18x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
BNS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BNS, with profitability improving.
BLK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.87 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.73 | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.73 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.31 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.42 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.89 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.69 | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.53 | +16% |
BNS has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 11% for BLK versus BNS up 52%.
BNS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.08 | +52% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.71 | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.96 | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.66 | -8.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.35 | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.42 | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.13 | +1.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $4.00 | -10% |
BNS earned $5.08 per share over the past year, up 52% from the year before.
BLK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +23% |
BLK has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 19% for BLK versus down 4.2% for BNS.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +2.3 points |
BLK's operating margin was 30% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
BNS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $12.1B | -4.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.4B | -7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.8B | -3.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.6B | -6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.6B | -3.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.4B | +127% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.3B | +138% |
| Q3 2024 | $13.6B | +140% |
BNS's revenue is shrinking: $12.1B last quarter, down 4.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | +4.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +7.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +14 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9% | -23 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | -7.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | 11% | -23 points |
BNS's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 5.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BLK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | +$120M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2B | -$734M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B | +47% |
BNS has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 49% versus its history, compared with BLK at up 20%.
BNS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $11.9B | +619% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.9B | +168% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.5B | -190% |
| Q3 2025 | $3B | -38% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +$2.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $3.3B | +120% |
| Q4 2024 | $5B | +54% |
| Q3 2024 | $4.9B | -70% |
BNS's free cash flow was $19.4B over the past year, up 30% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BNS.
BLK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -148K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -677K shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +14M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.4% | +7M shares |
BLK has 165M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $396M |
| Q1 2025 | $657M |
| Q4 2024 | $386M |
| Q2 2024 | $519M |
| Q1 2024 | $634M |
| Q4 2023 | $384M |
| Q3 2023 | $396M |
| Q2 2023 | $383M |
BNS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -15M shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -16M shares |
| 3 years | +2.8% | +33M shares |
| 5 years | +0.6% | +7M shares |
| Available history | -1.7% | -21M shares |
BNS has the edge over BLK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $451.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $341M |
| Q4 2025 | $460.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $168.7M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
BNS spent $1.4B buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
BLK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
BLK has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
BNS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 34.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 33.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 36.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 35.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 39.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 39.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 20.4x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 21.9x | High |
BNS's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BNS.
BLK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.0 | Neutral |
BLK's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
BNS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.5 | Neutral |
BNS's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (neutral).
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK is trading at 28x earnings, a 113% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
BNS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BNS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 13x | 40% above |
| PE % | 98 | 63 | 35 pts above |
BNS has the edge over BLK on valuation relative to its sector.
BLK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,128.0 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,108.9 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,071.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,051.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $914.1 | 33% above |
BLK is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 33% above its 200-week average.
BNS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $92.0 | 0.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $90.7 | 2.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $81.7 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $68.7 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $58.7 | 58% above |
BNS is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 58% above its 200-week average.
BLK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $503.0 | $707.2 | +41% |
| 2021 | $707.2 | $913.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $913.9 | $703.9 | -23% |
| 2023 | $703.9 | $811.8 | +15% |
| 2024 | $811.8 | $1,044.2 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,044.2 | $1,088.1 | +4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,088.1 | $1,216.6 | +12% |
BLK has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 12% so far in 2026.
BNS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $56.1 | $53.5 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | $53.5 | $69.8 | +30% |
| 2022 | $69.8 | $48.8 | -30% |
| 2023 | $48.8 | $48.7 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | $48.7 | $53.8 | +10% |
| 2025 | $53.8 | $74.2 | +38% |
| 2026 YTD | $74.2 | $92.7 | +25% |
BNS has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.