BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
COF
Capital One Financial Corporation
COF 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.
COF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
COF's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like COF.
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 COF in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
COF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.4x | $96.85 | -50% |
| Forward | 8.4x | $194 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $195 | +0.7% |
| Current | 11x | $194 | — |
| Expensive | 45x | $817 | +322% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
COF's PE is in its fair range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.4x next year's earnings.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
COF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for COF, 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 has the edge over COF on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
COF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.94 | +27% |
| Q3 2026 | $18.01 | +660% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.23 | +784% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.92 | -67% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.03 | -65% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.37 | -78% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.95 | -82% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.91 | -6.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.59 | -3% |
COF's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $18.01 over the past year, against $26.94 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's revenue has grown year over year for 13 quarters in a row: $7.8B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 COF on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
COF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.3B | +6.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.9B | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.2B | +52% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.6B | +53% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.4B | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.5B | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $10B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.2B | +7.2% |
COF has the edge over BLK on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | +72 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 29% | +6.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -47% | -54 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | +4.5 points |
COF's operating margin was 28% last quarter, down 0.6 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% |
BLK's free cash flow was $4.8B over the past year, up 22% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
COF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3B | -39% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.1B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.4B | +253% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.8B | +43% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.7B | -4.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3B | +56% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B | -69% |
COF's free cash flow was $26.3B over the past year, up 26% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like COF.
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 |
COF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.9% | -11.6M shares |
| 1 year | -4.7% | -30M shares |
| 3 years | +59% | +226M shares |
| 5 years | +38% | +169M shares |
| Available history | +30% | +140M shares |
COF has the edge over BLK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.7B |
| Q2 2026 | $2.7B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $1B |
| Q2 2025 | $167M |
| Q1 2025 | $375M |
| Q4 2024 | $161M |
COF spent $10.7B buying back its own shares over the past year, about six 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 the edge over COF on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
COF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 5.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 16.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.7x | High |
COF's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.7 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like COF.
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).
COF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.9 | Neutral |
COF's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (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.
COF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | COF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 17% below |
| PE % | 49 | 63 | 14 pts below |
COF 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 has the edge over COF on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
COF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $199.7 | 3.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $206.7 | 6.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $206.3 | 6.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $203.1 | 4.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $164.7 | 18% above |
COF has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 18% 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 the edge over COF on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
COF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $103.0 | $97.3 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | $97.3 | $145.1 | +49% |
| 2022 | $145.1 | $90.7 | -37% |
| 2023 | $90.7 | $131.1 | +45% |
| 2024 | $131.1 | $180.2 | +37% |
| 2025 | $180.2 | $249.3 | +38% |
| 2026 YTD | $249.3 | $193.6 | -22% |
COF has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 22% so far in 2026.