BlackRock vs Schwab Charles
BLK and SCHW 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 SCHW compare
BlackRock is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as Schwab Charles ($373B against $152B).
On earnings, Schwab Charles is cheaper: it trades at 16.0× trailing earnings, against 27.4× for BlackRock.
BlackRock grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.5% versus 20.3% for Schwab Charles).
Schwab Charles keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 38.8% compared with 24.1% at BlackRock.
Both pay dividends: BlackRock yields 2.0% and Schwab Charles 1.4%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BLK | SCHW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $373B | $152B |
| Share price | $1147.54 | $88.05 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.5% | −6.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 20.1% | 8.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.34 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 25K | 10K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 12 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 27.4× | 16.0× (better) |
| P/S | 13.7× | 5.9× (better) |
| P/B | 6.5× | 3.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 35.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 106× | 14.1× (better) |
| PEG | 21.13 | 1.61 (better) |
| FCF yield | 0.94% | 7.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $644.14 | $95.08 |
| Margin of safety | −78.1% | 7.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.5% (better) | 20.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.4% | 15.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2.7% | 38.6% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 1.2% | 48.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 2.1% | 17.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 32.6% | – |
| Net margin | 24.1% | 38.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 12.9% | 41.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.3% | 20.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 15.9% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.45 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 16.4× | – |
| Altman Z-score | 2.33 (better) | 0.38 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% (better) | 1.4% |
| Payout ratio | – | 23.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 8.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% (better) | 1.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 37.0% | 83.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.94% | 5.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$192M (better) | −$322M |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 | 9 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.63% | 1.2% |
Go deeper
- BLK stock overview
- BLK income statement
- BLK valuation and score
- SCHW stock overview
- SCHW income statement
- SCHW valuation and score
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