BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
CINF
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
CINF has the edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
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.
CINF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CINF'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 CINF.
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's PE is in its expensive range at 28x.
CINF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.5x | $128 | -33% |
| Fair | 10x | $174 | -8.6% |
| Current | 11x | $190 | — |
| Expensive | 19x | $327 | +72% |
| Forward | 21x | $190 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CINF has the edge over BLK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
CINF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CINF's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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% |
BLK earned $43.87 per share over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
CINF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.94 | -48% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.05 | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.20 | +84% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.49 | +91% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.17 | +4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.45 | -31% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.54 | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.18 | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.53 | +25% |
CINF has the edge over BLK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 edge over CINF on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 has the edge over CINF on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CINF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3B | -18% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.3B | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.9B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1B | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.7B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.2B | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | -24% |
CINF's revenue is growing: $3B last quarter, down 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | -20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 37% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +16 points |
| Q4 2025 | 27% | +8.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 38% | +6.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 26% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5% | -38 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | -26 points |
CINF's operating margin was 18% last quarter, down 20 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% |
BLK has the edge over CINF on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CINF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $787M | -29% |
| Q2 2026 | $698M | -5.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $654M | +113% |
| Q4 2025 | $939M | +47% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $737M | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $307M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $638M | +12% |
CINF's free cash flow was $3.1B over the past year, up 10% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CINF.
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 |
CINF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -600K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -2.7M shares |
| 3 years | -1.1% | -1.8M shares |
| 5 years | -4.8% | -7.8M shares |
| Available history | -6.1% | -10M shares |
CINF has the edge over BLK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1M |
| Q2 2026 | $216M |
| Q1 2026 | $179M |
| Q4 2025 | $103M |
| Q3 2025 | $60M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $42M |
| Q4 2024 | $5M |
CINF spent $499M buying back its own shares over the past year, about five times what it spent 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.
CINF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
CINF has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CINF.
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).
CINF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.4 | Neutral |
CINF's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (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.
CINF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CINF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 14% below |
| PE % | 58 | 63 | 5 pts below |
CINF 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.
CINF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $174.1 | 9.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $175.3 | 8.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $168.6 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $158.2 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $137.0 | 39% above |
CINF is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 39% 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.
CINF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $103.9 | $85.2 | -18% |
| 2021 | $85.2 | $112.3 | +32% |
| 2022 | $112.3 | $104.5 | -7% |
| 2023 | $104.5 | $103.5 | -1% |
| 2024 | $103.5 | $144.1 | +39% |
| 2025 | $144.1 | $164.8 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $164.8 | $190.3 | +15% |
CINF has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.