BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has a slight edge over ISBA overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
ISBA
Isabella Bank Corporation
ISBA offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
ISBA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
ISBA's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like ISBA.
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.
ISBA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $23.34 | -41% |
| Forward | 11x | $39.60 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $35.44 | -11% |
| Current | 14x | $39.60 | — |
| Expensive | 16x | $44.67 | +13% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ISBA 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.
ISBA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ISBA, but weaker profitability.
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.
ISBA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.65 | +27% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.87 | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.72 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.71 | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.56 | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.46 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.19 | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.97 | -7.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.86 | -22% |
ISBA 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 ISBA on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
ISBA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.9M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.5M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.2M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $21.2M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.5M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.8M | +9.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.1M | +8% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.5M | +8.2% |
ISBA's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $24M last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 34% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 28% | -5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +6.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 31% | +9.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 33% | +8.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 27% | +5.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | -0.4 points |
ISBA 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.
ISBA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.9M | +181% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.3M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.2M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.6M | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7M | -49% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.2M | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7M | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.6M | +62% |
ISBA has the edge over BLK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 ISBA 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 |
ISBA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.2% | +306K shares |
| 1 year | +3.7% | +271K shares |
| 3 years | +1% | +72.5K shares |
| 5 years | -5% | -402K shares |
| Available history | -5.6% | -452K shares |
ISBA has 8M diluted shares, up 3.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $136,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $224,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $402,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $609,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q3 2024 | $1M |
ISBA spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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.
ISBA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
ISBA has the edge over BLK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
ISBA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.5 | Neutral |
ISBA's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 61 (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.
ISBA PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | ISBA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 6% above |
| PE % | 62 | 63 | 1 pt below |
ISBA 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 ISBA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ISBA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.6 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 1.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $43.4 | 8.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $36.8 | 7.7% above |
| 200 week MA | $28.9 | 37% above |
ISBA's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 37% 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 ISBA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ISBA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.2 | $19.8 | -18% |
| 2021 | $19.8 | $26.3 | +33% |
| 2022 | $26.3 | $23.0 | -13% |
| 2023 | $23.0 | $21.5 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | $21.5 | $26.0 | +21% |
| 2025 | $26.0 | $51.6 | +99% |
| 2026 YTD | $51.6 | $39.6 | -23% |
ISBA has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 23% so far in 2026.