BLK vs DEFT vs VRSK Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Defi Technologies and Verisk Analytics Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,170.09 +8.4% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$180.67B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.54B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
8 wins
DEFT Defi Technologies, Inc.
$0.34 -34.6% 1M -80.6% 1Y
Market cap
$118.34M
P/E
3.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.57M
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$211.47 +28.0% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$26.45B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

BlackRock leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (BlackRock 8, Defi Technologies 2, Verisk Analytics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKDEFTVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.67B $118.34M $26.45B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.9x 3.5x 29.9x DEFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x — 26.5x BLK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% — +5.0% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.4% 55.3% 28.2% DEFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — 31.9% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 2.3x BLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% -80.6% -1.2% BLK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr -35.3%/yr -0.3%/yr BLK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 105.7% 36.2% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 41/100 54/100 BLK

Percentile Scorecard

BLKDEFTVRSK

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

AxisBLKDEFTVRSK
Valuation 72 #56 of 200 68 #64 of 200 28 #697 of 965
Growth 76 #29 of 117 – 45 #452 of 825
Profitability 71 #43 of 144 45 #80 of 144 97 #31 of 848
Financial Health 72 #48 of 166 50 #83 of 166 32 #613 of 899
Shareholder Returns 43 #47 of 81 3 #79 of 81 68 #235 of 730
Overall 67 41 54
  • BLK ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • DEFT ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKDEFTVRSKSPY
1 month +8.4%-34.6%+28.0% -5.9%
3 months +3.5%-20.9%+11.4% -4.6%
6 months +9.6%-54.4%+21.1% +0.2%
Year to date +9.3%-54.9%-5.5% +7.5%
1 year +9.0%-80.6%-1.2% +8.2%
3 years +79.1%+184.3%-8.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.5%+41.7%-2.9% +19.0%
5 years +22.5%-88.7%-1.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.1%-35.3%-0.3% +9.4%
10 years +238.4%+304.8%+158.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.0%+15.0%+10.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBLKDEFTVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%105.7%36.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%107.0%36.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.234.05-0.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.76-0.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-98.4%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-80.7%-6.0% -5.9%
52-week high $1,224.52$1.76$225.07 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$0.34$156.84 $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.

MultipleBLKDEFTVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 33.2x 3.5xmedian 33.2x 31.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.4x 2.2xmedian 4.4x 8.8xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 13.0x 2.6xmedian 13.0x 18.2xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 14.5x -1.6xmedian 14.5x 22.3xmedian 10.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x -23.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 —median 0.77 1.25median 0.89

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 monthsBLKDEFTVRSK
Revenue $28.54B $60.57M $3.14B
Gross profit – – $2.20B
Operating income $9.26B $19.23M $1.38B
Net income $7.52B $23.57M $885.50M
Free cash flow $4.78B -$81.53M $1.24B
EPS (diluted) $42.36 $0.09 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $12.88B $60.31M $551.40M
Total debt $12.74B – $4.47B
Shares (diluted) 164.50M 377.53M 130.85M
Enterprise value $123.19B -$259.39M $21.09B

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
MetricBLKDEFTVRSK
P/E 26.0x 3.5x 31.2x
P/FCF 37.8x -1.6x 22.3x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x -1.6x 18.3x
P/S 6.3x 2.2x 8.8x
P/B 2.8x 0.9x -23.1x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 0.7x -18.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 2.6x 18.2x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 2.7x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 0.9x 10.0x
EV/FCF 37.1x -0.6x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x -0.6x 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKDEFTVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.7% – 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.2% – 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.1% – -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.5% -2.0% 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% – 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% – 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKDEFTVRSK
Gross margin – – 70.2%
EBITDA margin 37.8% 33.1% 55.0%
Operating margin 32.5% 31.8% 43.9%
Pretax margin 34.4% 8.4% 37.0%
Net margin 24.4% 55.3% 28.2%
FCF margin 16.8% -134.6% 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% -134.6% 47.9%
Return on equity 12.4% 15.8% –
Return on assets 4.3% 3.9% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 9.6% – 31.9%
Return on capital employed – 11.1% 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -3.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.7% 12.6% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKDEFTVRSK
Debt / assets 7.2% – 99.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x – -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.7x – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 75.1% 126.4%
Equity / assets 35.9% 24.9% -26.4%
Interest coverage 17.1x 4.0x 7.0x
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 0.26 7.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKDEFTVRSK
Dividend yield 1.9% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -78.1% 6.8%
Shareholder yield 1.8% -78.1% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 77.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.1% – –
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.

ConsensusBLKDEFTVRSK
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 – 26.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $61.77FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 -123.5%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.9% – +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.46BFY2026 $40.46MFY2026 $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 -59.6%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +19.6% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKDEFTVRSK
Held by institutions 77.6% – 97.6%
Institutions holding 2,315 – 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% – -0.4%
Institutions buying 1,089 – 488
Institutions selling 888 – 350
Buyers to sellers 1.23 – 1.39

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.

BLKDEFTVRSK
BLK 1.00 0.34 0.02
DEFT 0.34 1.00 -0.08
VRSK 0.02 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, DEFT and VRSK?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $180.67B, Defi Technologies (DEFT) $118.34M, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $26.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, DEFT and VRSK?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 25.9x, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 3.5x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, BlackRock (BLK) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.9x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 26.5x). 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%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) has the highest net margin (BlackRock (BLK) 24.4%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 55.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (BlackRock (BLK) 9.6%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackRock (BLK) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) +9.0%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) -80.6%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.2%. Over five years, BlackRock (BLK) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.1%/yr, Defi Technologies (DEFT) -35.3%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BlackRock (BLK) 0.02%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 0.00%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%. Defi Technologies (DEFT) and Verisk Analytics (VRSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 28.4%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 105.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLK, DEFT and VRSK?

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 8. 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.