BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
KB
KB Financial Group Inc.
KB 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.
KB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
KB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like KB.
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.
KB PE Valuation
KB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
KB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect KB'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 earned $43.87 per share over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
KB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $12.88 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.01 | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.45 | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.30 | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.02 | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.88 | +42% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.52 | +12% |
| Q3 2024 | $8.69 | +1.5% |
KB 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 KB 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 KB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.7B | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.2B | +0.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $17B | +149% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.7B | -7.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.2B | +0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.1B | -1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.8B | -9.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $7.2B | +7.8% |
KB's revenue is growing: $8.7B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 23% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 27% | +3.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.1% | -3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +7.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | 24% | +2.4 points |
KB's operating margin was 23% last quarter, down 1 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 KB on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
KB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.6B | -1683% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -48% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.4B | +$6.3B |
| Q3 2025 | -$9B | -$6.5B |
| Q2 2025 | $543.1M | +$1.3B |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1B | -69% |
| Q4 2024 | -$939.3M | +$109.7M |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.5B | -254% |
KB's free cash flow was −$11.1B over the past year, against −$761M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like KB.
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 |
KB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -5.2% | -19.6M shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -11.1M shares |
| 3 years | -8.9% | -35M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -40M shares |
| Available history | -8.7% | -34.3M shares |
KB has the edge over BLK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $354.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $372.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $326.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $445.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $266.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $347.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $246.8M |
| Q3 2024 | $127.9M |
KB spent $1.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 52% 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 the edge over KB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
KB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 16.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 13.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 13.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 12.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 12.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 13.9x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 15.3x | High |
KB's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 12 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like KB.
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).
KB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.8 | Oversold |
KB's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
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.
KB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | KB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
KB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 KB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
KB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $118.1 | 4% below |
| 20 week MA | $120.3 | 5.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $108.6 | 4.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $89.9 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $69.1 | 64% above |
KB has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 64% 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.
KB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.9 | $40.9 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | $40.9 | $48.5 | +19% |
| 2022 | $48.5 | $40.4 | -17% |
| 2023 | $40.4 | $41.4 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | $41.4 | $57.7 | +39% |
| 2025 | $57.7 | $87.0 | +51% |
| 2026 YTD | $87.0 | $113.4 | +30% |
KB has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.