BLK vs CRM vs GTM Stock Comparison

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BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,224.52 +14.7% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$190.31B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
7 wins
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$227.21 -1.1% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$181.81B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBLKCRMGTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $190.31B $181.81B $1.15B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.4x 18.8x -2.0x CRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 12.9x 3.6x GTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +11.2% +0.7% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.6% 22.0% -46.3% BLK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 9.0% -23.3% BLK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 1.9x -3.6x GTM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.5% -10.7% -63.6% BLK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr -5.9%/yr -43.5%/yr BLK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.1% 47.0% 71.6% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 70/100 47/100 CRM

Percentile Scorecard

BLKCRMGTM

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

AxisBLKCRMGTM
Valuation 67 #66 of 199 75 #26 of 99 81 #20 of 99
Growth 61 #46 of 117 72 #28 of 98 2 #96 of 98
Profitability 70 #44 of 143 87 #13 of 96 34 #64 of 96
Financial Health 64 #60 of 165 44 #63 of 111 21 #88 of 111
Shareholder Returns 27 #58 of 79 73 #19 of 67 96 #4 of 67
Overall 58 70 47
  • BLK ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CRM ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • GTM ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKCRMGTMSPY
1 month +14.7%-1.1%+13.6% -1.0%
3 months +8.0%+17.8%+16.4% -0.4%
6 months +14.1%+25.4%-34.5% +4.5%
Year to date +14.4%-14.2%-58.1% +12.4%
1 year +15.5%-10.7%-63.6% +13.6%
3 years +86.1%+9.5%-68.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +23.0%+3.1%-32.2% +20.8%
5 years +28.2%-26.1%-94.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.1%-5.9%-43.5% +10.4%
10 years +254.1%+205.5%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.5%+11.8%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBLKCRMGTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.1%47.0%71.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%41.9%84.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.420.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.55-0.23-0.89 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-59.2%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-14.7%-63.6% -1.6%
52-week high $1,224.52$266.23$11.69 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$150.12$2.61 $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.

MultipleBLKCRMGTM
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 33.9x 19.3xmedian 25.3x -2.2xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.9x 4.3xmedian 2.8x 1.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 12.6x 14.4xmedian 16.5x -7.7xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.0xmedian 15.5x 12.3xmedian 16.1x 3.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.8x 4.9xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 0.20median 0.84 0.02median 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 monthsBLKCRMGTM
Revenue $27.30B $43.94B $1.25B
Gross profit – $33.96B $1.04B
Operating income $8.89B $8.74B -$486.30M
Net income $7.13B $9.66B -$577.50M
Free cash flow $3.52B $15.15B $321.20M
R&D – $6.37B $194.60M
EPS (diluted) $40.71 $11.77 $-1.97
Cash & equivalents $10.49B $8.31B $139.50M
Total debt $12.74B $39.29B $1.23B
Shares (diluted) 164.65M 821.00M 292.91M
Enterprise value $136.44B $137.68B $503.54M

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
MetricBLKCRMGTM
P/E 28.4x 19.3x -2.2x
P/FCF 54.0x 12.3x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 48.2x 11.9x 3.2x
P/S 7.0x 4.3x 1.0x
P/B 3.3x 4.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 5.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 14.4x -7.7x
EV/EBIT 21.2x 24.6x -4.8x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 4.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 53.7x 14.2x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.9x 13.6x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.20 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 11.2% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.7% 0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 0.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.4% 9.4% -340.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 47.8% -59.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.2% 45.0% -654.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 82.9% -84.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 69.9% -700.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 94.5% -98.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0% 19.6% -8.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.3% -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.5% 21.3% -7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.1% -7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGTM
Gross margin – 77.3% 83.4%
EBITDA margin 38.0% 34.0% -24.3%
Operating margin 32.6% 19.9% -39.0%
Pretax margin 33.6% 28.2% -41.9%
Net margin 24.6% 22.0% -46.3%
FCF margin 12.9% 34.5% 25.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 35.8% 31.5%
Return on equity 12.4% 26.7% -68.7%
Return on assets 4.1% 8.9% -10.2%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 9.0% -23.3%
Return on capital employed – 10.7% -9.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.6x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 8.3% 8.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGTM
Debt / assets 7.2% 35.8% 21.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 1.9x -3.6x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 2.6x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 67.1% 65.0% 85.0%
Equity / assets 32.9% 35.0% 15.0%
Interest coverage 16.4x 9.4x -9.0x
Current ratio – 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.54 0.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGTM
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 18.3% 16.9%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 19.1% 16.9%
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.

ConsensusBLKCRMGTM
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 3.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $61.68FY2026 $17.65FY2026 $1.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% -5.3% -10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.40BFY2026 $43.89BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 -1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +11.7% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKCRMGTM
Held by institutions 77.6% 80.7% 89.4%
Institutions holding 2,315 2,474 329
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -4.8% -7.7%
Institutions buying 1,090 1,005 191
Institutions selling 887 1,271 103
Buyers to sellers 1.23 0.79 1.85

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.

BLKCRMGTM
BLK 1.00 0.07 0.12
CRM 0.07 1.00 0.56
GTM 0.12 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, CRM and GTM?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $190.31B, Salesforce (CRM) $181.81B, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) $1.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, CRM and GTM?

Salesforce (CRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 28.4x, Salesforce (CRM) 18.8x, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) -2.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 19.9x, Salesforce (CRM) 12.9x, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) 3.6x). 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%, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackRock (BLK) has the highest net margin (BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) -46.3%). On return on invested capital, BlackRock (BLK) leads (BlackRock (BLK) 9.9%, Salesforce (CRM) 9.0%, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) -23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackRock (BLK) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) +15.5%, Salesforce (CRM) -10.7%, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) -63.6%. Over five years, BlackRock (BLK) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +5.1%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -5.9%/yr, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) -43.5%/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%, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) 0.00%. Salesforce (CRM) and ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 28.1%, Salesforce (CRM) 47.0%, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) 71.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.