BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CLBK
Columbia Financial, Inc.
CLBK has the edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger modeled upside 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.
CLBK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CLBK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CLBK.
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 CLBK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CLBK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $11.22 | — |
| Cheap | 24x | $5.10 | -55% |
| Fair | 33x | $6.85 | -39% |
| Current | 53x | $11.22 | — |
| Expensive | 95x | $19.98 | +78% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CLBK's PE is in its expensive range at 53x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
CLBK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CLBK, 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% |
BLK earned $43.87 per share over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
CLBK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.70 | +233% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.21 | +200% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.26 | +767% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.25 | +$0.25 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.23 | +$0.28 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.07 | 0% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.03 | -63% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.00 | -100% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.05 | -131% |
CLBK's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.21 over the past year, against $0.40 in late 2021.
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 CLBK 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 CLBK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CLBK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.5M | +49% |
| Q2 2026 | $73.7M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $67.1M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $68.8M | +203% |
| Q3 2025 | $67.3M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $63.9M | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $58.8M | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $22.7M | -60% |
CLBK's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $100M last quarter, up 49% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.1% | -28 points |
| Q2 2026 | 27% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +7.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 29% | +146 points |
| Q3 2025 | 29% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 26% | +17 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +23 points |
| Q4 2024 | -118% | -131 points |
CLBK's operating margin was 1.1% last quarter, down 28 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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% |
CLBK has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 48% versus its history, compared with BLK at up 20%.
CLBK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $47.5M | +69% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3M | +$5.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $22M | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.1M | +$59.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9M | -25% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.5M | -136% |
| Q4 2024 | $27.3M | +$62.1M |
| Q3 2024 | -$31.1M | -176% |
CLBK's free cash flow was $99M over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CLBK.
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 the edge over CLBK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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 |
CLBK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +12% | +27.4M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +27.2M shares |
| 3 years | +12% | +27M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +25.1M shares |
| Available history | +4% | +9.8M shares |
CLBK has 252M diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $10.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $4.2M |
| Q1 2024 | $1.7M |
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.
CLBK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 11.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 10.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 31.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 52.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 108.8x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 39.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 39.1x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 38.4x | High |
CLBK's net debt is about 11 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 CLBK.
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).
CLBK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 40.9 | Neutral |
CLBK's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK has the edge over CLBK on valuation relative to its sector.
CLBK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CLBK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 53x | 13x | 309% above |
| PE % | 79 | 63 | 16 pts above |
CLBK is trading at 53x earnings, a 309% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
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.
CLBK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.1 | 1.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $11.0 | 1.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $9.34 | 20% above |
| 100 week MA | $8.06 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.97 | 41% above |
CLBK is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 41% 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.
CLBK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7.82 | $6.97 | -11% |
| 2021 | $6.97 | $9.40 | +35% |
| 2022 | $9.40 | $9.76 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | $9.76 | $8.76 | -10% |
| 2024 | $8.76 | $7.19 | -18% |
| 2025 | $7.19 | $7.33 | +1.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.33 | $11.2 | +53% |
CLBK has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.