BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has the edge over SLRC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
SLRC
SLR Investment Corp.
SLRC offers stronger modeled upside, 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.
SLRC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SLRC'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 SLRC.
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.
SLRC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.6x | $9.12 | -21% |
| Forward | 8.9x | $11.61 | — |
| Fair | 10x | $10.85 | -6.5% |
| Current | 11x | $11.61 | — |
| Expensive | 19x | $20.31 | +75% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SLRC 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.
SLRC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SLRC'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 SLRC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SLRC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.30 | +23% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.06 | -36% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.35 | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.64 | +1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.66 | -6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.63 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.62 | -9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.76 | +26% |
SLRC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.06 over the past year, against $2.66 in early 2021.
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% |
SLRC has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 19% for BLK versus up 82% for SLRC.
| 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.
SLRC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $25M | +82% |
| Q4 2022 | $37.2M | +111% |
| Q3 2022 | $28.2M | +24% |
| Q1 2022 | $13.8M | -56% |
| Q4 2021 | $17.6M | -36% |
| Q3 2021 | $22.7M | -16% |
| Q2 2021 | $27.9M | -55% |
| Q4 2020 | $27.4M | +219% |
SLRC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $25M last quarter, up 82% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 27% | +17 points |
| Q4 2022 | 51% | +16 points |
| Q3 2022 | 48% | -11 points |
| Q1 2022 | 11% | -58 points |
| Q4 2021 | 35% | -32 points |
| Q3 2021 | 59% | -10 points |
| Q2 2021 | 67% | -20 points |
| Q1 2021 | 69% | N/A |
SLRC's operating margin was 27% last quarter, down 7.4 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 SLRC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SLRC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $140.4M | +78% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.6M | +$229.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $67.2M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | -$14.3M | -109% |
| Q3 2025 | $79M | -42% |
| Q2 2025 | -$204.9M | -7099% |
| Q1 2025 | $68.1M | +828% |
| Q4 2024 | $162.1M | +324% |
SLRC's free cash flow was $218M over the past year, up 109% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SLRC.
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 SLRC 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 |
SLRC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | +29% | +12.3M shares |
| Available history | +29% | +12.3M shares |
SLRC has 55M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $10,000 |
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.
SLRC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 28.3x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 35.9x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 159.5x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 116.9x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 8.2x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2021 | 2.6x | Moderate |
SLRC's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.6 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SLRC.
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).
SLRC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.6 | Neutral |
SLRC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (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.
SLRC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SLRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 16% below |
| PE % | 63 | 63 | Same percentile |
SLRC 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 SLRC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SLRC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.5 | 0.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.2 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.6 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.9 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.0 | 23% below |
SLRC has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 23% 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 SLRC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SLRC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.7 | $17.1 | -17% |
| 2021 | $17.1 | $18.2 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | $18.2 | $14.1 | -23% |
| 2023 | $14.1 | $15.0 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | $15.0 | $16.3 | +8.4% |
| 2025 | $16.3 | $15.4 | -5.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.4 | $11.6 | -25% |
SLRC has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 25% so far in 2026.