AMPL vs BLK vs MKTW Stock Comparison

Amplitude, BlackRock and Marketwise Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMPL Amplitude, Inc.
$16.84 +16.0% 1M +69.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$374.37M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,161.10 +9.6% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$189.76B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
7 wins
MKTW Marketwise, Inc.
$20.85 +3.7% 1M +25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$56.14M
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$317.50M
Div. yield
0.08%
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

BlackRock leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (BlackRock 7, Marketwise 2, Amplitude 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPLBLKMKTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.21B $189.76B $56.14M BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.3x 28.3x 25.2x MKTW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 240.6x 18.8x 65.2x BLK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +26.5% -11.3% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.6% 24.6% 0.7% BLK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.08% MKTW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.6% +8.6% +25.7% AMPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.2%/yr +4.0%/yr -33.5%/yr BLK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.7% 27.6% 51.5% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 58/100 53/100 BLK

Percentile Scorecard

AMPLBLKMKTW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMPLBLKMKTW
Valuation 15 #85 of 100 67 #67 of 200 99 #2 of 100
Growth 59 #41 of 99 59 #48 of 116 12 #87 of 99
Profitability 27 #70 of 96 70 #44 of 143 80 #20 of 96
Financial Health 56 #50 of 112 64 #60 of 166 11 #100 of 112
Shareholder Returns 41 #40 of 67 29 #57 of 80 64 #25 of 67
Overall 40 58 53
  • AMPL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BLK ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MKTW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMPLBLKMKTWSPY
1 month +16.0%+9.6%+3.7% -2.0%
3 months +70.4%+2.7%-1.7% -2.2%
6 months +111.8%+10.7%+19.8% +4.2%
Year to date +45.4%+8.5%+38.8% +10.6%
1 year +69.6%+8.6%+25.7% +10.4%
3 years +56.7%+76.5%-56.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +16.2%+20.9%-24.1% +20.2%
5 years -79.5%+21.7%-87.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year -27.2%+4.0%-33.5% +10.1%
10 years —+240.4%— +261.3%
10 years, per year —+13.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMPLBLKMKTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.7%27.6%51.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.5%27.6%47.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.081.220.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.060.310.50 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.4%-45.3%-94.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-1.9%-2.3% -3.2%
52-week high $17.44$1,183.85$21.34 $779.14
52-week low $5.61$922.90$13.65 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMPLBLKMKTW
P/E now vs peer median -21.9xmedian 27.1x 26.9xmedian 33.9x 24.7xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 2.8x 6.6xmedian 4.7x 1.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -43.7xmedian 16.6x 17.2xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 16.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 142.8xmedian 15.7x 51.2xmedian 14.4x 7.1xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 1.8x -1.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -5.63median 0.87 —median 0.88 -2.72median 0.87

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMPLBLKMKTW
Revenue $374.37M $27.30B $317.50M
Gross profit $271.11M – $273.79M
Operating income -$104.03M $8.89B $25.65M
Net income -$99.53M $7.13B $28.69M
Free cash flow $29.44M $3.52B $45.87M
R&D $108.93M – $9.37M
EPS (diluted) $-0.77 $40.71 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $73.78M $10.49B $32.91M
Total debt – $12.74B –
Shares (diluted) 129.38M 164.65M 2.64M
Enterprise value $1.51B $135.89B -$150.12M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMPLBLKMKTW
P/E -21.9x 26.9x 24.7x
P/FCF 142.8x 51.2x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 132.3x 45.7x 7.0x
P/S 11.2x 6.6x 1.0x
P/B 30.9x 3.1x -1.2x
P/Tangible book 34.8x 5.9x -1.2x
EV/EBITDA -43.7x 17.2x 10.5x
EV/EBIT -39.1x 20.1x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 6.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 138.0x 50.9x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 127.9x 45.4x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.63 – -2.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPLBLKMKTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 26.5% -11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – -12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% – -12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – -13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.6% 18.4% -67.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – -33.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 9.2% -64.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – -30.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% -0.6% -65.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.7% -7.0% 136.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.0% – -4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.1% -9.5% 135.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.9% – -4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPLBLKMKTW
Gross margin 72.4% – 86.2%
EBITDA margin -24.8% 38.0% 8.8%
Operating margin -27.8% 32.6% 8.1%
Pretax margin -25.5% 33.6% 9.3%
Net margin -26.6% 24.6% 0.7%
FCF margin 7.9% 12.9% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 14.4% 14.7%
Return on equity -56.3% 12.4% –
Return on assets -26.3% 4.1% 14.8%
Return on invested capital – 9.9% –
Return on capital employed -61.7% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 0.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 25.1% 5.4% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPLBLKMKTW
Debt / assets – 7.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x –
Debt / FCF – 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 67.1% 243.8%
Equity / assets 38.2% 32.9% -143.8%
Interest coverage – 16.4x –
Current ratio 1.0x – 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 9.19 – 0.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPLBLKMKTW
Dividend yield – 1.9% 5.0%
Net buyback yield 2.7% -0.1% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.8% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.6% 15.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 102.6% 9.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 22.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMPLBLKMKTW
Forward P/E 240.6xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 65.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $61.68FY2026 $0.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 -86.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +157.1% -1.8% +425.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $430.21MFY2026 $28.40BFY2026 $327.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +17.3% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPLBLKMKTW
Held by institutions 79.4% 77.6% 5.7%
Institutions holding 201 2,315 53
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% +2.5% +8.7%
Institutions buying 115 1,090 33
Institutions selling 62 887 12
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.23 2.75

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMPLBLKMKTW
AMPL 1.00 0.14 0.16
BLK 0.14 1.00 0.07
MKTW 0.16 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMPL, BLK and MKTW?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amplitude (AMPL) $2.21B, BlackRock (BLK) $189.76B, Marketwise (MKTW) $56.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMPL, BLK and MKTW?

Marketwise (MKTW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amplitude (AMPL) -22.3x, BlackRock (BLK) 28.3x, Marketwise (MKTW) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, BlackRock (BLK) is cheapest (Amplitude (AMPL) 240.6x, BlackRock (BLK) 18.8x, Marketwise (MKTW) 65.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BlackRock (BLK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amplitude (AMPL) +18.3%, BlackRock (BLK) +26.5%, Marketwise (MKTW) -11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackRock (BLK) has the highest net margin (Amplitude (AMPL) -26.6%, BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, Marketwise (MKTW) 0.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amplitude (AMPL) returned the most: Amplitude (AMPL) +69.6%, BlackRock (BLK) +8.6%, Marketwise (MKTW) +25.7%. Over five years, BlackRock (BLK) compounded fastest (Amplitude (AMPL) -27.2%/yr, BlackRock (BLK) +4.0%/yr, Marketwise (MKTW) -33.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marketwise (MKTW) has the highest dividend yield: Amplitude (AMPL) 0.00%, BlackRock (BLK) 0.02%, Marketwise (MKTW) 0.08%. Amplitude (AMPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (Amplitude (AMPL) 65.7%, BlackRock (BLK) 27.6%, Marketwise (MKTW) 51.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMPL, BLK and MKTW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, BlackRock (BLK) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.