BLK vs CGNT vs MKTW Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Cognyte Software and Marketwise Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,224.52 +14.7% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$189.80B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.30B
Div. yield
1.83%
Asset Management Financial Services
6 wins
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$8.84 +0.8% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$646.01M
P/E
184.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win
MKTW Marketwise, Inc.
$21.35 +8.4% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$334.21M
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$317.50M
Div. yield
4.92%
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

BlackRock leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (BlackRock 6, Marketwise 3, Cognyte Software 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKCGNTMKTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $189.80B $646.01M $334.21M BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.4x 184.7x 25.3x MKTW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 18.4x 66.7x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +12.0% -11.3% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.6% 0.8% 0.7% BLK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.83% — 4.92% MKTW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.5% +4.7% +32.4% MKTW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr -15.9%/yr -33.0%/yr BLK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.1% 51.8% 51.4% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 56/100 52/100 BLK

Percentile Scorecard

BLKCGNTMKTW

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

AxisBLKCGNTMKTW
Valuation 67 #66 of 199 58 #42 of 99 98 #3 of 99
Growth 61 #46 of 117 89 #12 of 98 12 #86 of 98
Profitability 70 #44 of 143 61 #38 of 96 78 #22 of 96
Financial Health 64 #60 of 165 57 #48 of 111 10 #100 of 111
Shareholder Returns 27 #58 of 79 14 #58 of 67 62 #26 of 67
Overall 58 56 52
  • BLK ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CGNT ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • MKTW ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKCGNTMKTWSPY
1 month +14.7%+0.8%+8.4% -1.0%
3 months +8.0%-3.2%+1.0% -0.4%
6 months +14.1%-16.4%+27.3% +4.5%
Year to date +14.4%-6.0%+42.1% +12.4%
1 year +15.5%+4.7%+32.4% +13.6%
3 years +86.1%+103.2%-55.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +23.0%+26.7%-23.5% +20.8%
5 years +28.2%-57.8%-86.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.1%-15.9%-33.0% +10.4%
10 years +254.1%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.5%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBLKCGNTMKTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.1%51.8%51.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%56.7%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.250.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.090.63 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-89.3%-94.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-27.8%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $1,224.52$12.24$21.35 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$6.34$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.

MultipleBLKCGNTMKTW
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 33.9x 184.7xmedian 25.3x 25.3xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.9x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 1.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 12.6x 18.5xmedian 16.5x 10.8xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.0xmedian 15.5x 22.3xmedian 16.1x 7.3xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 2.8x -1.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 6.85median 0.84 -2.79median 0.84

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 monthsBLKCGNTMKTW
Revenue $27.30B $421.71M $317.50M
Gross profit – $307.70M $273.79M
Operating income $8.89B $17.43M $25.65M
Net income $7.13B $4.85M $28.69M
Free cash flow $3.52B $28.96M $45.87M
R&D – $127.59M $9.37M
EPS (diluted) $40.71 $0.05 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $10.49B $102.17M $32.91M
Total debt $12.74B – –
Shares (diluted) 164.65M 72.91M 2.64M
Enterprise value $136.15B $235.35M -$105.87M

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
MetricBLKCGNTMKTW
P/E 28.4x 184.7x 25.3x
P/FCF 54.0x 22.3x 7.3x
P/Operating cash flow 48.2x 15.6x 7.2x
P/S 7.0x 1.5x 1.1x
P/B 3.3x 2.9x -1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 3.0x -1.2x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 18.5x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 21.2x 31.2x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 1.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF 53.7x 18.8x 6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.9x 13.2x 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.85 -2.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKCGNTMKTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 12.0% -11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% -12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.3% -12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% -13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.4% 406.0% -67.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 31.9% -33.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.2% 202.7% -64.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 27.4% -30.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 201.4% -65.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.9% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0% 56.8% 136.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.0% -4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.5% 53.0% 135.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 66.3% -4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKCGNTMKTW
Gross margin – 73.0% 86.2%
EBITDA margin 38.0% 7.0% 8.8%
Operating margin 32.6% 4.1% 8.1%
Pretax margin 33.6% 3.1% 9.3%
Net margin 24.6% 0.8% 0.7%
FCF margin 12.9% 6.9% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 9.8% 14.7%
Return on equity 12.4% 2.2% –
Return on assets 4.1% 0.9% 14.8%
Return on invested capital 9.9% – –
Return on capital employed – 5.9% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.8x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 8.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 5.3% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKCGNTMKTW
Debt / assets 7.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 3.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 67.1% 56.6% 243.8%
Equity / assets 32.9% 43.4% -143.8%
Interest coverage 16.4x 113.9x –
Current ratio – 1.3x 0.4x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.1x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.04 0.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKCGNTMKTW
Dividend yield 1.8% – 4.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -3.1% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.7% -3.1% 5.4%
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.

ConsensusBLKCGNTMKTW
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 66.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $61.68FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $0.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026 -86.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% +68.8% +425.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.40BFY2026 $426.78MFY2026 $327.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +18.3% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKCGNTMKTW
Held by institutions 77.6% 67.2% 5.7%
Institutions holding 2,315 134 53
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -2.8% +8.7%
Institutions buying 1,090 75 33
Institutions selling 887 33 12
Buyers to sellers 1.23 2.27 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.

BLKCGNTMKTW
BLK 1.00 0.19 0.08
CGNT 0.19 1.00 0.10
MKTW 0.08 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, CGNT and MKTW?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $189.80B, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $646.01M, Marketwise (MKTW) $334.21M.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, CGNT and MKTW?

Marketwise (MKTW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 28.4x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 184.7x, Marketwise (MKTW) 25.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognyte Software (CGNT) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 19.9x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 18.4x, Marketwise (MKTW) 66.7x). 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: BlackRock (BLK) +26.5%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%, Marketwise (MKTW) -11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackRock (BLK) has the highest net margin (BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, Marketwise (MKTW) 0.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marketwise (MKTW) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) +15.5%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +4.7%, Marketwise (MKTW) +32.4%. Over five years, BlackRock (BLK) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +5.1%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -15.9%/yr, Marketwise (MKTW) -33.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marketwise (MKTW) has the highest dividend yield: BlackRock (BLK) 1.83%, Marketwise (MKTW) 4.92%. Cognyte Software (CGNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 28.1%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 51.8%, Marketwise (MKTW) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLK, CGNT 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 6. 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.