BLK vs CRM vs GLD Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Salesforce and Spdr Gold Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,127.63 +3.7% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$175.66B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.54B
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$247.58 +5.8% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$197.97B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
2 wins
GLD Spdr Gold Trust
$367.82 -6.5% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$134.53B
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

BlackRock leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (BlackRock 3, Salesforce 2, Spdr Gold Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKCRMGLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $175.66B $197.97B $134.53B CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 20.5x 5.8x GLD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 14.0x — CRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% +11.2% — BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% -2.8% -2.6% BLK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -3.5%/yr +17.0%/yr GLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 46.8% 28.7% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

BLKCRMGLD

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

AxisBLKCRMGLD
Valuation 65 #66 of 184 76 #25 of 102 93 #13 of 184
Growth – 73 #27 of 98 –
Profitability – 88 #12 of 95 –
Financial Health – 43 #63 of 109 –
Shareholder Returns 25 #57 of 76 70 #20 of 64 –
Overall – 70 –
  • BLK ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CRM ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • GLD ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKCRMGLDSPY
1 month +3.7%+5.8%-6.5% -0.8%
3 months +6.1%+42.7%-1.8% +3.5%
6 months +6.7%+37.4%-14.4% +7.0%
Year to date +5.4%-6.5%-7.2% +12.2%
1 year -0.8%-2.8%-2.6% +13.0%
3 years +88.5%+26.0%+97.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.6%+8.0%+25.5% +23.1%
5 years +22.9%-16.1%+118.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.2%-3.5%+17.0% +11.0%
10 years +231.5%+230.3%+204.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.7%+12.7%+11.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLKCRMGLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%46.8%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%41.6%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.400.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.06-0.09 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-59.2%-26.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-7.0%-25.8% -1.8%
52-week high $1,183.85$266.23$495.90 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$150.12$362.32 $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.

MultipleBLKCRMGLD
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 33.6x 21.0xmedian 28.8x 5.7xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.9x 4.6xmedian 2.8x —median 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x 15.5xmedian 17.7x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 13.2x 13.4xmedian 15.8x —median 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.8x 5.3xmedian 3.2x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 0.22median 0.85 —median 0.91

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 monthsBLKCRMGLD
Revenue $28.54B $43.94B –
Gross profit – $33.96B –
Operating income – $8.74B –
Net income – $9.66B $23.17B
Free cash flow – $15.15B –
R&D – $6.37B –
EPS (diluted) – $11.77 –
Cash & equivalents – $8.31B –
Total debt – $39.29B –
Shares (diluted) 164.65M 821.00M –
Enterprise value $175.66B $153.84B -$423.48B

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
MetricBLKCRMGLD
P/E 24.7x 21.0x 5.7x
P/FCF 47.1x 13.4x –
P/Operating cash flow – 12.9x –
P/S 6.1x 4.6x –
P/B – 5.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book – 6.3x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 15.5x –
EV/EBIT – 26.5x –
EV/Revenue 6.1x 5.3x –
EV/FCF – 15.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.22 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.7% 11.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 47.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 45.0% -13.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 82.9% 125.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 69.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 94.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGLD
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin – 34.0% –
Operating margin – 19.9% –
Pretax margin – 28.2% –
Net margin – 22.0% –
FCF margin – 34.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 35.8% –
Return on equity – 26.7% 16.3%
Return on assets – 8.9% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – 9.0% –
Return on capital employed – 10.7% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 8.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGLD
Debt / assets – 35.8% –
Debt / equity – 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x –
Debt / FCF – 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets – 65.0% 0.0%
Equity / assets – 35.0% 100.0%
Interest coverage – 9.4x –
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.7x –
Cash ratio – 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – 2.68 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGLD
Dividend yield 2.0% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – 16.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 17.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusBLKCRMGLD
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $61.68FY2026 $17.65FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% -5.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.40BFY2026 $43.89BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +11.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKCRMGLD
Held by institutions 77.6% 80.7% 36.6%
Institutions holding 2,311 2,471 3,003
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -4.8% -1.7%
Institutions buying 1,087 1,003 1,152
Institutions selling 886 1,270 1,153
Buyers to sellers 1.23 0.79 1.00

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.

BLKCRMGLD
BLK 1.00 0.07 0.20
CRM 0.07 1.00 -0.04
GLD 0.20 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, CRM and GLD?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $175.66B, Salesforce (CRM) $197.97B, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) $134.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, CRM and GLD?

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 24.7x, Salesforce (CRM) 20.5x, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) 5.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Salesforce (CRM) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.3x, Salesforce (CRM) 14.0x). 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) +24.7%, Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackRock (BLK) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) -0.8%, Salesforce (CRM) -2.8%, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) -2.6%. Over five years, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.2%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -3.5%/yr, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) +17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 27.5%, Salesforce (CRM) 46.8%, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLK, CRM and GLD?

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 3. 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.