BlackRock vs Goldman Sachs
BLK and GS side by side, both in security brokers, dealers, and flotation. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BLK and GS compare
BlackRock is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Goldman Sachs ($373B against $260B).
On earnings, Goldman Sachs is cheaper: it trades at 13.8× trailing earnings, against 27.4× for BlackRock.
BlackRock grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.5% versus 17.8% for Goldman Sachs).
Goldman Sachs keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 31.7% compared with 24.1% at BlackRock.
Both pay dividends: BlackRock yields 2.0% and Goldman Sachs 2.0%.
Goldman Sachs scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 12 for BlackRock), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BLK | GS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $373B | $260B |
| Share price | $1147.54 | $894.55 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.5% | 14.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 20.1% | 120% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.34 | 1.22 |
| Employees | 25K | 20K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 27.4× | 13.8× (better) |
| P/S | 13.7× | 3.9× (better) |
| P/B | 6.5× | 2.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 35.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 106× | – |
| PEG | 21.13 | 0.71 (better) |
| FCF yield | 0.94% (better) | −15.9% |
| Fair value | $644.14 | $989.55 |
| Margin of safety | −78.1% | 9.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.5% (better) | 17.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.4% (better) | 5.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2.7% | 34.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 1.2% | 42.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 2.1% | 15.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 32.6% | – |
| Net margin | 24.1% | 31.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 12.9% (better) | −62.7% |
| Return on equity | 12.3% | 17.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 15.9% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 16.4× | – |
| Altman Z-score | 2.33 (better) | 0.22 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | 2.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 29.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 13 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 22.9% |
| Buyback yield | – | 5.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% | 7.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 37.0% | 73.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.94% | 0.45% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$192M | −$149M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.63% | – |
Go deeper
- BLK stock overview
- BLK income statement
- BLK valuation and score
- GS stock overview
- GS income statement
- GS valuation and score
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