BLK vs CRM vs GLDM Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Salesforce and World Gold Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,117.92 +5.3% 1M -0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$175.28B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
6 wins
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$248.53 +4.6% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$203.08B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
3 wins
GLDM World Gold Trust
$79.12 -6.6% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.93B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

BlackRock leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (BlackRock 6, Salesforce 3, World Gold Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKCRMGLDMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $175.28B $203.08B $26.93B CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.1x 21.0x 8.6x GLDM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 14.1x — CRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +11.2% — BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.6% 22.0% — BLK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 9.0% — BLK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 1.9x — BLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.6% -2.6% -2.9% BLK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr -3.2%/yr +17.3%/yr GLDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 46.7% 28.7% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 70/100 — CRM

Percentile Scorecard

BLKCRMGLDM

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

AxisBLKCRMGLDM
Valuation 65 #65 of 183 75 #26 of 101 91 #17 of 183
Growth 63 #43 of 113 73 #27 of 97 –
Profitability 69 #41 of 131 88 #12 of 94 –
Financial Health 63 #63 of 168 44 #61 of 109 –
Shareholder Returns 24 #58 of 76 70 #20 of 64 –
Overall 57 70 –
  • BLK ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CRM ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • GLDM 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

PeriodBLKCRMGLDMSPY
1 month +5.3%+4.6%-6.6% -1.0%
3 months +5.9%+51.9%-1.3% +2.9%
6 months +7.0%+39.5%-15.2% +6.4%
Year to date +4.4%-6.2%-7.3% +11.4%
1 year -0.6%-2.6%-2.9% +13.1%
3 years +82.6%+21.7%+102.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.2%+6.8%+26.5% +21.5%
5 years +22.2%-15.0%+121.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.1%-3.2%+17.3% +10.9%
10 years +223.5%+235.9%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.5%+12.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBLKCRMGLDMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%46.7%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%41.6%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.200.400.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.05-0.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-59.2%-26.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-6.6%-25.9% -2.5%
52-week high $1,183.85$266.23$106.77 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$150.12$77.96 $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.

MultipleBLKCRMGLDM
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 33.6x 21.1xmedian 29.9x 8.6xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.6x 4.7xmedian 2.8x —median 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 12.0x 15.6xmedian 17.4x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.3xmedian 13.4x 13.5xmedian 16.9x —median 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 3.1x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 0.22median 0.86 —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 monthsBLKCRMGLDM
Revenue $27.30B $43.94B –
Gross profit – $33.96B –
Operating income $8.89B $8.74B –
Net income $7.13B $9.66B $3.12B
Free cash flow $3.52B $15.15B –
R&D – $6.37B –
EPS (diluted) $40.71 $11.77 –
Cash & equivalents $10.49B $8.31B –
Total debt $12.74B $39.29B –
Shares (diluted) 164.65M 821.00M –
Enterprise value $121.41B $158.96B -$76.14B

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
MetricBLKCRMGLDM
P/E 25.9x 21.1x 8.6x
P/FCF 49.3x 13.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 44.0x 13.0x –
P/S 6.3x 4.7x –
P/B 3.0x 5.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 6.3x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 15.6x –
EV/EBIT 19.4x 26.6x –
EV/Revenue 6.3x 5.3x –
EV/FCF 49.0x 15.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 43.7x 14.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.22 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGLDM
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 11.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.4% 9.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 47.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.2% 45.0% -11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 82.9% 129.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 69.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 94.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0% 19.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.5% 21.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGLDM
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin 38.0% 34.0% –
Operating margin 32.6% 19.9% –
Pretax margin 33.6% 28.2% –
Net margin 24.6% 22.0% –
FCF margin 12.9% 34.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 35.8% –
Return on equity 12.4% 26.7% 11.0%
Return on assets 4.1% 8.9% 10.9%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 9.0% –
Return on capital employed – 10.7% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 8.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGLDM
Debt / assets 7.2% 35.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.6x 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 67.1% 65.0% 0.2%
Equity / assets 32.9% 35.0% 99.8%
Interest coverage 16.4x 9.4x –
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.7x –
Cash ratio – 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – 2.69 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGLDM
Dividend yield 2.0% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 16.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 17.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 102.6% – –
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.

ConsensusBLKCRMGLDM
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $61.34FY2026 $17.65FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.7% -5.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.39BFY2026 $43.90BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.2% +11.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKCRMGLDM
Held by institutions 77.6% 80.7% 51.1%
Institutions holding 2,311 2,471 909
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -4.8% +7.2%
Institutions buying 1,087 1,003 513
Institutions selling 886 1,270 262
Buyers to sellers 1.23 0.79 1.96

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.

BLKCRMGLDM
BLK 1.00 0.07 0.20
CRM 0.07 1.00 -0.04
GLDM 0.20 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, CRM and GLDM?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $175.28B, Salesforce (CRM) $203.08B, World Gold Trust (GLDM) $26.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, CRM and GLDM?

World Gold Trust (GLDM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 26.1x, Salesforce (CRM) 21.0x, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 8.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Salesforce (CRM) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.2x, Salesforce (CRM) 14.1x). 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%, Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackRock (BLK) has the highest net margin (BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%). On return on invested capital, BlackRock (BLK) leads (BlackRock (BLK) 9.9%, Salesforce (CRM) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackRock (BLK) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) -0.6%, Salesforce (CRM) -2.6%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) -2.9%. Over five years, World Gold Trust (GLDM) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.1%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -3.2%/yr, World Gold Trust (GLDM) +17.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BlackRock (BLK) 0.02%, Salesforce (CRM) 0.00%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 0.00%. Salesforce (CRM) and World Gold Trust (GLDM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 27.5%, Salesforce (CRM) 46.7%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.