BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has a slight edge over PWP overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
PWP
Perella Weinberg Partners
PWP offers stronger valuation, 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.
PWP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PWP's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PWP.
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.
PWP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.5x | $13.45 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $7.12 | -47% |
| Current | 34x | $13.45 | — |
| Fair | 36x | $14.42 | +7.2% |
| Expensive | 63x | $25.28 | +88% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PWP 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.
PWP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PWP, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
PWP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.42 | +255% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.40 | -61% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.27 | -77% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.25 | +$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.47 | +$1.69 |
PWP 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 PWP 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 PWP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PWP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $251.4M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $156.5M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $148.9M | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $219.2M | -2.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $164.6M | -41% |
| Q2 2025 | $155.3M | -43% |
| Q1 2025 | $211.8M | +107% |
| Q4 2024 | $225.7M | +6.1% |
PWP's revenue has held roughly level: $251M last quarter, up 53% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +8.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.7% | -14 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.4% | -1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.4% | -7.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8% | +36 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5% | +58 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.5% | +30 points |
PWP's operating margin was 14% last quarter, up 8.5 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 PWP on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PWP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $71M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.2M | -15% |
| Q1 2026 | -$111.8M | +$65.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $95.1M | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $57.6M | -71% |
| Q2 2025 | $55.3M | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | -$177.6M | +$37.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $138.8M | -5.1% |
PWP's free cash flow was $101M over the past year, up 37% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PWP.
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 PWP 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 |
PWP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +1.6M shares |
| 1 year | +3.1% | +3.1M shares |
| 3 years | +15% | +13.5M shares |
PWP has 103M diluted shares, up 3.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $17.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $14.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
PWP spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 94% 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.
PWP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -15.9x | Net Cash |
PWP 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).
PWP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.4 | Neutral |
PWP's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK has the edge over PWP on valuation relative to its sector.
PWP PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PWP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34x | 13x | 158% above |
| PE % | 45 | 61 | 16 pts below |
PWP is trading at 34x earnings, a 158% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
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 PWP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PWP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.2 | 5.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.4 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $17.4 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.9 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $16.2 | 17% below |
PWP is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 17% 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 PWP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PWP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.90 | $10.9 | +10% |
| 2021 | $10.9 | $12.8 | +18% |
| 2022 | $12.8 | $9.41 | -27% |
| 2023 | $9.41 | $12.2 | +30% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $24.0 | +96% |
| 2025 | $24.0 | $17.7 | -26% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.7 | $13.5 | -24% |
PWP has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 24% so far in 2026.