Asset Management · NYSE
Current Price
$1079.19
PE Ratio (TTM)
25.5x
Intrinsic Value
$1,523.04
+29.1% margin of safety
COMPETITIVE MOAT
↑Scale and Brand Recognition
BlackRock's immense scale provides significant cost advantages and operational efficiencies. Its strong brand fosters trust among institutional and retail investors globally.
↑Technology and Data Infrastructure
The Aladdin platform offers a proprietary, integrated technology solution for risk management and portfolio analytics. This creates high switching costs for clients and a data advantage.
↑Diversified Product Offerings
A broad range of investment products across asset classes and vehicles, including ETFs and active funds, caters to diverse client needs. This broad appeal reduces reliance on any single product.
INVESTMENT RISKS
↓Market Volatility and Performance Dependence
BlackRock's revenue is heavily tied to asset values, making it vulnerable to market downturns. Poor investment performance can lead to client outflows and reduced fee income.
↓Shifting Investor Preferences
A sustained shift towards passive investing or alternative asset classes could impact BlackRock's traditional active management business. Adapting to evolving client demands is crucial.
↓Cybersecurity Threats
As a custodian of vast amounts of sensitive financial data, BlackRock is a prime target for cyberattacks. A breach could lead to significant financial and reputational damage.
Base case
At a current price of $1,079.19, the base case PE valuation puts BLK fair value near $1,523.04 per share. That figure assumes 14.3% yearly earnings growth, a target PE multiple of 25x, and a 10% discount rate.
Intrinsic Value
$1,523.04
Margin of safety
+29.1%
Expected annual return
+7.1%
Base case assumptions: 14.3% annual earnings growth, 25x target PE, 10% discount rate, 5 year projection. Data as of 2026-07-29.
This base case uses default assumptions and is not financial advice. The fair value changes significantly when the target PE or earnings growth rate changes. Open the calculator to set your own assumptions and see the full sensitivity range.
Adjust the target PE, earnings growth, and discount rate to see how the fair value and margin of safety for BlackRock, Inc. respond.
Open PE Calculator for BLKBlackRock, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors including corporate, public, union, and industry pension plans, insurance companies, third-party mutual funds, endowments, public institutions, governments, foundations, charities, sovereign wealth funds, corporations, official institutions, and banks. It also provides global risk management and advisory services. The firm manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. It also launches and manages open-end and closed-end mutual funds, offshore funds, unit trusts, and alternative investment vehicles including structured funds. The firm launches equity, fixed income, balanced, and real estate mutual funds. It also launches equity, fixed income, balanced, currency, commodity, and multi-asset exchange traded funds. The firm also launches and manages hedge funds. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, real estate, currency, commodity, and alternative markets across the globe. The firm primarily invests in growth and value stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, SMID-cap, large-cap, and multi-cap companies. It also invests in dividend-paying equity securities. The firm invests in investment grade municipal securities, government securities including securities issued or guaranteed by a government or a government agency or instrumentality, corporate bonds, and asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities. It employs fundamental and quantitative analysis with a focus on bottom-up and top-down approach to make its investments. The firm employs liquidity, asset allocation, balanced, real estate, and alternative strategies to make its investments. In real estate sector, it seeks to invest in Poland and Germany. The firm benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against various S&P, Russell, Barclays, MSCI, Citigroup, and Merrill Lynch indices. BlackRock, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Greenwich, Connecticut; Houston, Texas; Miami, Florida; Newport Beach, California; Palo Alto, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Princeton, New Jersey; San Francisco, California; Santa Monica, California; Seattle, Washington; Washington, DC; West Palm Beach, Florida; Wilmington, Delaware; Mexico; Canada; South Africa; Netherlands; Greece; Serbia; Belgium; Hungary; Denmark; Ireland; Scotland; Germany; Switzerland; England; Luxembourg; Spain; Italy; France; Sweden; Austria; India; China; Australia; Hong Kong; South Korea; Singapore; Taiwan; Japan; Colombia; Argentina; Peru; Chile; Brazil; UAE; Saudi Arabia; Israel.
PE Ratio (TTM)
25.5x
PEG Ratio
19.02
Earnings Yield
3.93%
ROE (TTM)
12.1%
Revenue/Share (TTM)
$175.90
Dividend Yield
2.03%
Debt/Equity
0.26x
The trailing twelve-month PE ratio of BLK reflects how much investors pay per dollar of BlackRock, Inc.'s earnings. This metric is most useful when compared to Asset Management peers and the company's own historical range.
BLK's PE of 25.5x combined with a PEG ratio of 19.02 provides a growth-adjusted perspective. A PEG above 2.0 means the P/E is high relative to the earnings growth rate. Keep in mind that PE-based valuation works best for profitable, mature companies — for high-growth or cyclical Asset Management, a DCF analysis may be more appropriate.
To value BlackRock, Inc. using PE: (1) Compare the current PE (25.5x) against the Asset Management median to assess relative pricing, (2) check the PEG ratio (19.02) to adjust for growth expectations, (3) review the 5-year PE range to identify where the stock sits historically, and (4) estimate fair value by multiplying a target PE by forward EPS estimates. This relative approach complements DCF's absolute valuation.
BLK's PEG ratio is 19.02, calculated by dividing the PE ratio (25.5x) by the expected earnings growth rate. A PEG above 2.0 means the P/E is high relative to the expected earnings growth rate. Note that PEG accuracy depends on the reliability of growth estimates.
PE ratio gives a quick relative read — how BLK is priced versus Asset Management peers. DCF provides an absolute value based on projected free cash flows. For the most reliable valuation, use PE as a quick comparability screen and DCF for a deeper fundamental analysis. Each method has blind spots: PE ignores capital structure and cash flow quality, while DCF is sensitive to growth and discount rate assumptions.
P/E and DCF value BLK with different methods and assumptions, so the two conclusions can differ. Compare the DCF intrinsic value.
Price as of 2026-07-29. Financial data from Financial Modeling Prep (trailing twelve months) · Valuation methodology by Charlie Wang.
This is an estimate, not investment advice.