BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLGO
Pelagos Insurance Capital Limit
PLGO has the edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
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.
PLGO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PLGO's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PLGO.
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 PLGO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PLGO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.9x | $20.62 | -28% |
| Fair | 6.8x | $23.72 | -18% |
| Forward | 7.6x | $28.83 | — |
| Current | 8.3x | $28.83 | — |
| Expensive | 10x | $34.97 | +21% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLGO's PE is in its fair range at 8.3x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 7.6x next year's earnings.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
PLGO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PLGO, 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.
PLGO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.77 | +8.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.48 | +$3.49 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.98 | +$4.35 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.64 | +$3.73 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.11 | +115% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.98 | -95% |
PLGO 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 PLGO 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 PLGO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PLGO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $800.9M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $650M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $610.6M | -7.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $600.9M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $651.9M | -5% |
| Q2 2025 | $589.3M | +9.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $658.4M | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $673.8M | -81% |
PLGO's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $801M last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.2% | -16 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.1% | +4.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +25 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | +45 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.8% | -7.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.6% | -26 points |
| Q4 2024 | -21% | -78 points |
PLGO's operating margin was 9.2% last quarter, down 16 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 PLGO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PLGO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $133.7M | -14% |
| Q2 2026 | -$26.7M | +$332.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $273.6M | +$707M |
| Q4 2025 | $228.6M | +82% |
| Q3 2025 | $154.6M | -51% |
| Q2 2025 | -$359.3M | -274% |
| Q1 2025 | -$433.4M | -$397.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $125.4M | -74% |
PLGO's free cash flow was $609M over the past year, against −$513M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PLGO.
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 |
PLGO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.5% | -2.1M shares |
| 1 year | -21% | -22M shares |
| 3 years | -29% | -33.5M shares |
PLGO has the edge over BLK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $83M |
| Q2 2026 | $60.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $219.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $118.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $31.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $88.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $22.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
PLGO spent $481M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three 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 PLGO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PLGO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -30.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
PLGO's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PLGO.
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).
PLGO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 74.5 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 91.0 | Overbought |
PLGO's weekly RSI is 75 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 91 (overbought).
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.
PLGO PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PLGO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.3x | 13x | 36% below |
| PE % | 64 | 46 | 18 pts above |
PLGO 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 |
PLGO has stronger trend alignment. BLK is above 5 of 5 weekly averages versus PLGO above 4 of 4.
PLGO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $25.8 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $25.3 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $22.2 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.5 | 48% above |
PLGO is in an uptrend: it's above all four of its weekly moving averages, and 48% above its 100-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.
PLGO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $13.7 | $12.7 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.7 | $17.6 | +39% |
| 2025 | $17.6 | $19.5 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.5 | $28.8 | +48% |
PLGO has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.