BX
Blackstone Inc.
BX has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SOFI
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
SOFI has the edge over BX overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
BX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BX's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BX.
SOFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SOFI's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SOFI.
BX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $77.47 | -35% |
| Forward | 18x | $119 | — |
| Current | 26x | $119 | — |
| Fair | 34x | $151 | +27% |
| Expensive | 58x | $259 | +118% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BX's PE is in its fair range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SOFI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $15.63 | — |
| Current | 28x | $15.63 | — |
| Cheap | 33x | $18.24 | +17% |
| Fair | 43x | $23.82 | +52% |
| Expensive | 53x | $29.74 | +90% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SOFI has the edge over BX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for BX, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SOFI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
SOFI has the edge over BX on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
BX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.61 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.49 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.46 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.90 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.87 | +6.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.49 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.71 | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.31 | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.62 | +97% |
BX has the edge over SOFI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SOFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.56 | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.49 | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.45 | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.56 | +367% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | +$0.72 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.39 | +$0.75 |
SOFI earned $0.56 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
BX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $5B | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.6B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4B | +41% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.1B | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7B | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.3B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1B | +140% |
BX's revenue is growing: $3.1B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 53% | +5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 37% | -4.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 51% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 43% | -4.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 48% | +6.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 42% | -9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 51% | +25 points |
BX has the edge over SOFI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SOFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $961.6M | +38% |
| Q2 2025 | $854.9M | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $771.8M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $734.1M | +19% |
SOFI has the edge over BX on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | -0.2 points |
SOFI's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 7.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
BX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +125% |
| Q1 2026 | $957.6M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +599% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $149.5M | -83% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.2B | +18% |
BX has the edge over SOFI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SOFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.1B | -$1.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$4B | -$2.5B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.4B | -$2.4B |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1B | -$815.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.4B | -$149M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | -$1B |
| Q1 2025 | -$31.1M | -104% |
| Q4 2024 | -$242.4M | +$39.9M |
SOFI's free cash flow was −$10.5B over the past year, against −$3.2B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
BX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +82.9K shares |
| 1 year | +2.2% | +17.3M shares |
| 3 years | +5.5% | +41.9M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +77.5M shares |
| Available history | +18% | +124M shares |
BX has the edge over SOFI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
SOFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +5.8M shares |
| 1 year | +5.2% | +66.8M shares |
| 3 years | +43% | +407M shares |
| 5 years | +272% | +993M shares |
SOFI has 1.4B diluted shares, up 5.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
BX Net Leverage
SOFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
SOFI has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
BX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.9 | Neutral |
BX's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (neutral).
SOFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
SOFI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
BX PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 13x | 103% above |
| PE % | 35 | 63 | 28 pts below |
BX has the edge over SOFI on valuation relative to its sector.
SOFI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SOFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 114% above |
| PE % | 2 | 61 | 59 pts below |
SOFI is trading at 28x earnings, a 114% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
BX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $115.7 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $125.6 | 5.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $127.7 | 7.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $142.1 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $130.3 | 9% below |
BX has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 9% below its 200-week average.
SOFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.7 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.0 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.5 | 16% above |
SOFI has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 16% above its 200-week average.
BX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $56.1 | $65.0 | +16% |
| 2021 | $65.0 | $135.0 | +108% |
| 2022 | $135.0 | $74.9 | -45% |
| 2023 | $74.9 | $130.9 | +75% |
| 2024 | $130.9 | $174.0 | +33% |
| 2025 | $174.0 | $155.4 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $155.4 | $118.5 | -24% |
BX has the edge over SOFI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.4 | $12.4 | +19% |
| 2021 | $12.4 | $15.1 | +22% |
| 2022 | $15.1 | $4.61 | -69% |
| 2023 | $4.61 | $9.95 | +116% |
| 2024 | $9.95 | $16.0 | +61% |
| 2025 | $16.0 | $27.1 | +69% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.1 | $15.6 | -42% |
SOFI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +116% in 2023 to −69% in 2022. It's down 42% so far in 2026.