BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RILY
BRC Group Holdings, Inc.
RILY 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.
RILY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
RILY's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like RILY.
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 RILY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RILY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 0.6x | $2.10 | -44% |
| Current | 1x | $3.77 | — |
| Fair | 7.7x | $29.01 | +669% |
| Expensive | 26x | $97.75 | +2493% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RILY's PE is in its cheap range at 1.0x.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
RILY Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for RILY to show an outlook.
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.
RILY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.76 | -46% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.71 | +$18.00 |
| Q1 2026 | $16.76 | +$40.90 |
| Q4 2025 | $9.80 | +$35.26 |
| Q3 2025 | $7.01 | +$35.68 |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.29 | +$16.52 |
| Q1 2025 | -$24.14 | -$18.23 |
| Q4 2024 | -$25.46 | -$21.77 |
RILY 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 RILY 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 RILY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RILY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $163.8M | -41% |
| Q2 2026 | $239.1M | +6.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $352.1M | +89% |
| Q4 2025 | $278.4M | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $277.9M | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $225.3M | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $186.1M | -46% |
| Q4 2024 | $201.4M | -41% |
RILY's revenue is growing: $164M last quarter, down 41% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -85% | -109 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | 43% | +77 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | +99 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +65 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8% | +76 points |
| Q1 2025 | -33% | -32 points |
| Q4 2024 | -77% | -64 points |
RILY's operating margin was −85% last quarter, down 109 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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 RILY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RILY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $102.4M | +$164.1M |
| Q2 2026 | -$19.4M | +$8.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $37.1M | +$43.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $25.2M | +$29.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$61.7M | -440% |
| Q2 2025 | -$28M | -126% |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.5M | -105% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4M | -106% |
RILY's free cash flow was $145M over the past year, against −$100M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like RILY.
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 RILY 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 |
RILY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.7% | +1.8M shares |
| 1 year | +31% | +9.6M shares |
| 3 years | +34% | +10.3M shares |
| 5 years | +40% | +11.4M shares |
| Available history | +42% | +11.8M shares |
RILY has 40M diluted shares, up 31% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $15.8M |
| Q3 2023 | $115,000 |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $53.8M |
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.
RILY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 10.8x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 13.5x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 7.7x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 6.0x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 5.3x | High |
RILY 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).
RILY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.5 | Oversold |
RILY's weekly RSI is 30 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (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.
RILY PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | RILY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1x | 13x | 92% below |
| PE % | 28 | 63 | 35 pts below |
RILY 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 RILY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RILY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.47 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.01 | 37% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.85 | 45% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.68 | 34% below |
| 200 week MA | $16.2 | 77% below |
RILY is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 77% 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 RILY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RILY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.1 | $43.1 | +71% |
| 2021 | $43.1 | $81.7 | +90% |
| 2022 | $81.7 | $31.9 | -61% |
| 2023 | $31.9 | $21.0 | -34% |
| 2024 | $21.0 | $4.68 | -78% |
| 2025 | $4.68 | $4.78 | +2.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.78 | $3.77 | -21% |
RILY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 21% so far in 2026.