BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
EQH
Equitable Holdings, Inc.
EQH has the edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
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.
EQH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
EQH's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like EQH.
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 EQH in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
EQH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.3x | $22.16 | -60% |
| Forward | 6.5x | $55.63 | — |
| Fair | 9.7x | $50.28 | -9.6% |
| Current | 11x | $55.63 | — |
| Expensive | 17x | $87.41 | +57% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EQH's PE is in its fair range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.5x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
EQH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect EQH's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 EQH on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
EQH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.49 | +63% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.20 | +$8.00 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.32 | -377% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.85 | -178% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.83 | -228% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.80 | -$1.81 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.20 | -52% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.64 | +9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.78 | +8.6% |
EQH has returned to profit: it earned $5.20 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 edge over EQH 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's operating margin was 30% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
EQH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.9B | +168% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.2B | -7.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.3B | -9.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | -53% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.4B | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.6B | +105% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.6B | +67% |
EQH's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $3.9B last quarter, up 168% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 36% | +129 points |
| Q2 2026 | -30% | -14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 21% | +17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -93% | -93 points |
| Q2 2025 | -15% | -35 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.8% | -7.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | +71 points |
EQH has the edge over BLK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
EQH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +342% |
| Q2 2026 | $643M | +89% |
| Q1 2026 | $499M | +216% |
| Q4 2025 | -$154M | -139% |
| Q3 2025 | $369M | -46% |
| Q2 2025 | $341M | -62% |
| Q1 2025 | $158M | +410% |
| Q4 2024 | $400M | +$792M |
EQH's free cash flow was $2.6B over the past year, up 107% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like EQH.
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 |
EQH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.8% | -4.9M shares |
| 1 year | -7.7% | -22.8M shares |
| 3 years | -21% | -74.6M shares |
| 5 years | -34% | -141M shares |
| Available history | -45% | -220M shares |
EQH has the edge over BLK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $238M |
| Q2 2026 | $366M |
| Q1 2026 | $147M |
| Q4 2025 | $277M |
| Q3 2025 | $676M |
| Q2 2025 | $235M |
| Q1 2025 | $262M |
| Q4 2024 | $260M |
EQH spent $1B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 28% from 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.
EQH Net Leverage
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).
EQH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 74.5 | Neutral |
EQH's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 75 (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.
EQH PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | EQH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 18% below |
| PE % | 57 | 63 | 6 pts below |
EQH 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.
EQH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $53.4 | 4.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $51.4 | 8.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.4 | 20% above |
| 100 week MA | $48.8 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 34% above |
EQH is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 34% 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.
EQH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.6 | $25.1 | +2% |
| 2021 | $25.1 | $33.0 | +31% |
| 2022 | $33.0 | $28.6 | -13% |
| 2023 | $28.6 | $33.3 | +16% |
| 2024 | $33.3 | $47.5 | +43% |
| 2025 | $47.5 | $48.6 | +2.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $48.6 | $55.6 | +15% |
EQH has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.