BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 28x earnings, above its usual 22x.
NMFC
New Mountain Finance Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score NMFC yet.
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.
NMFC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
NMFC's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like NMFC.
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.
NMFC PE Valuation
NMFC 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.
NMFC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect NMFC's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
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 NMFC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
NMFC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.03 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.53 | -183% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.46 | -161% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.57 | -158% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.16 | -84% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.64 | -38% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.75 | -31% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.99 | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.03 | -17% |
NMFC has swung to a loss: it lost $0.53 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 19% for BLK versus down 61% for NMFC.
| 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.
NMFC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | $37M | -61% |
| Q1 2022 | $57.1M | -18% |
| Q4 2021 | $71.9M | +4.3% |
| Q3 2021 | $39.3M | -40% |
| Q2 2021 | $95.5M | +54% |
| Q1 2021 | $70M | -5.6% |
| Q4 2020 | $68.9M | -6.5% |
NMFC's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $37M last quarter, down 61% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 41% | -42 points |
| Q1 2022 | 65% | -9.2 points |
| Q4 2021 | 74% | -24 points |
| Q3 2021 | 58% | -78 points |
| Q2 2021 | 83% | -41 points |
| Q1 2021 | 74% | +308 points |
| Q4 2020 | 98% | +69 points |
| Q3 2020 | 136% | N/A |
NMFC's operating margin was 41% last quarter, down 42 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.
NMFC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $39.4M | -46% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.4M | -39% |
| Q1 2026 | $401.4M | +286% |
| Q4 2025 | $161.6M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $73.1M | +$134.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $40.3M | +$200.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $103.9M | +52% |
| Q4 2024 | $195.2M | +55% |
NMFC's free cash flow was $627M over the past year, up 52% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NMFC.
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 |
NMFC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -98.6K shares |
| 1 year | -24% | -30.6M shares |
| 3 years | -26% | -32.6M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -15.6M shares |
| Available history | -10% | -10.8M shares |
NMFC has the edge over BLK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $9M |
| Q1 2026 | $56.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $14.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $27.6M |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
NMFC spent $80M 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.
NMFC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 15.2x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 9.9x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 8.9x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 7.8x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2020 | 28.3x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 116.3x | High |
NMFC's net debt is about 15 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.2 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NMFC.
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).
NMFC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.1 | Neutral |
NMFC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (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.
NMFC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NMFC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
NMFC 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 NMFC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NMFC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.83 | 2.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.10 | 6.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.83 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $9.17 | 27% below |
| 200 week MA | $10.8 | 38% below |
NMFC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 38% below 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 NMFC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NMFC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.8 | $11.3 | -18% |
| 2021 | $11.3 | $13.6 | +20% |
| 2022 | $13.6 | $12.3 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | $12.3 | $12.7 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | $12.7 | $11.2 | -12% |
| 2025 | $11.2 | $9.17 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.17 | $6.67 | -27% |
NMFC has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 27% so far in 2026.