BLK vs CRM vs GTM Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Salesforce and ZoomInfo Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,158.03 +8.1% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$179.49B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.54B
Div. yield
1.93%
Asset Management Financial Services
5 wins
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$242.28 +6.6% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$199.40B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
0.72%
CRM and Sales Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Salesforce leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Salesforce 5, BlackRock 5, 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 $179.49B $199.40B $1.29B CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 20.6x -2.4x CRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 13.7x 3.8x GTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% +11.2% +2.7% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.0% -43.0% CRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.0% -18.1% CRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x -4.3x GTM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.93% 0.72% — BLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% -4.7% -60.7% BLK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -4.2%/yr -42.0%/yr BLK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 46.8% 71.8% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 69/100 49/100 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 64 #65 of 181 76 #25 of 101 80 #21 of 101
Growth – 72 #28 of 97 9 #88 of 97
Profitability – 88 #12 of 94 38 #59 of 94
Financial Health – 41 #64 of 108 22 #84 of 108
Shareholder Returns 27 #56 of 76 70 #20 of 64 95 #4 of 64
Overall – 69 49
  • BLK ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CRM ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • GTM ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKCRMGTMSPY
1 month +8.1%+6.6%+23.4% +0.9%
3 months +7.1%+28.6%+26.6% +5.9%
6 months +11.4%+33.7%-27.7% +8.5%
Year to date +8.2%-8.5%-56.4% +13.3%
1 year +2.9%-4.7%-60.7% +12.4%
3 years +93.6%+23.3%-71.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +24.7%+7.2%-33.9% +23.5%
5 years +22.7%-19.2%-93.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.2%-4.2%-42.0% +11.0%
10 years +240.9%+222.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.1%+12.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBLKCRMGTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%46.8%71.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%41.8%84.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.400.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.11-0.10-0.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-59.2%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.2%-9.0%-62.5% -0.9%
52-week high $1,183.85$266.23$11.80 $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 24.7xmedian 32.9x 20.6xmedian 27.6x -2.4xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.9x 4.5xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 15.2xmedian 17.4x -9.3xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 13.3x 13.2xmedian 15.8x 3.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.9x 5.2xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 0.22median 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 $28.54B $43.94B $1.26B
Gross profit – $33.96B $1.05B
Operating income – $8.74B -$442.40M
Net income – $9.66B -$541.00M
Free cash flow – $15.15B $358.30M
R&D – $6.37B $185.20M
EPS (diluted) – $11.77 $-1.84
Cash & equivalents – $8.31B $147.60M
Total debt – $39.29B $1.26B
Shares (diluted) 164.65M 821.00M 294.50M
Enterprise value $179.49B $155.27B $654.74M

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 24.7x 20.6x -2.4x
P/FCF 47.1x 13.2x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.7x 2.9x
P/S 6.3x 4.5x 1.0x
P/B – 5.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book – 6.2x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 15.2x -9.3x
EV/EBIT – 26.0x -5.4x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 5.2x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 15.0x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.4x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.22 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.7% 11.2% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.7% 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.4% -348.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 47.8% -57.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 45.0% -706.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 82.9% -85.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 69.9% -773.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 94.5% -99.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.6% 23.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.3% 0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.3% 29.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.1% -3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGTM
Gross margin – 77.3% 83.5%
EBITDA margin – 34.0% -20.6%
Operating margin – 19.9% -35.2%
Pretax margin – 28.2% -37.9%
Net margin – 22.0% -43.0%
FCF margin – 34.5% 28.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 35.8% 34.9%
Return on equity – 26.7% -47.0%
Return on assets – 8.9% -9.0%
Return on invested capital – 9.0% -18.1%
Return on capital employed – 10.7% -8.2%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.3% 8.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGTM
Debt / assets – 35.8% 22.3%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x -4.3x
Debt / FCF – 2.6x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets – 65.0% 85.4%
Equity / assets – 35.0% 14.6%
Interest coverage – 9.4x -8.8x
Current ratio – 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.64 0.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKCRMGTM
Dividend yield 1.9% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – 17.2% 22.3%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 17.9% 22.3%
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.

ConsensusBLKCRMGTM
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 3.8xFY2026
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% –
Institutions holding 2,313 2,471 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -4.8% –
Institutions buying 1,089 1,003 –
Institutions selling 886 1,270 –
Buyers to sellers 1.23 0.79 –

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 0.11
CRM 0.07 1.00 0.57
GTM 0.11 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, CRM and GTM?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $179.49B, Salesforce (CRM) $199.40B, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) $1.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, CRM and GTM?

Salesforce (CRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 24.7x, Salesforce (CRM) 20.6x, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) -2.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.8x, Salesforce (CRM) 13.7x, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) 3.8x). 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%, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Salesforce (CRM) has the highest net margin (Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) -43.0%). On return on invested capital, Salesforce (CRM) leads (Salesforce (CRM) 9.0%, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) -18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackRock (BLK) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) +2.9%, Salesforce (CRM) -4.7%, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) -60.7%. Over five years, BlackRock (BLK) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.2%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -4.2%/yr, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) -42.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

BlackRock (BLK) has the highest dividend yield: BlackRock (BLK) 1.93%, Salesforce (CRM) 0.72%. ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) 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) 46.8%, ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) 71.8%). 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, Salesforce (CRM) leads on 5. 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.