BLK vs GS vs IVZ Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Invesco 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
$184.39B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.54B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$868.24 -3.3% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$261.70B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
IVZ Invesco Ltd.
$27.09 -10.8% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.14B
Div. yield
0.03%
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBLKGSIVZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.39B $261.70B $12.33B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 12.3x -39.0x GS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 11.5x 10.2x IVZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% +18.7% +13.7% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.4% 30.6% -4.4% GS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 13.9% -1.4% GS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -5.6x -1.7x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.03% IVZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% +9.5% +15.9% IVZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +16.4%/yr +0.8%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 33.0% 35.6% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 36/100 59/100 BLK

Percentile Scorecard

BLKGSIVZ

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

AxisBLKGSIVZ
Valuation 72 #56 of 200 16 #301 of 360 79 #43 of 200
Growth 76 #29 of 117 49 #176 of 344 33 #79 of 117
Profitability 71 #43 of 144 16 #290 of 345 40 #87 of 144
Financial Health 72 #48 of 166 12 #299 of 339 77 #39 of 166
Shareholder Returns 43 #47 of 81 88 #44 of 352 65 #29 of 81
Overall 67 36 59
  • BLK ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • IVZ ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKGSIVZSPY
1 month +8.4%-3.3%-10.8% -5.9%
3 months +3.5%-15.9%-14.5% -4.6%
6 months +9.6%-6.2%+1.0% +0.2%
Year to date +9.3%-1.2%+3.1% +7.5%
1 year +9.0%+9.5%+15.9% +8.2%
3 years +79.1%+168.0%+100.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.5%+38.9%+26.2% +19.0%
5 years +22.5%+113.3%+4.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.1%+16.4%+0.8% +9.4%
10 years +238.4%+393.5%-2.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.0%+17.3%-0.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBLKGSIVZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%33.0%35.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%34.1%39.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.661.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.290.45 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-31.5%-53.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-24.6%-18.7% -5.9%
52-week high $1,224.52$1,152.07$33.31 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$773.70$22.44 $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.

MultipleBLKGSIVZ
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 33.2x 12.1xmedian 12.3x -38.5xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x 1.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 13.0x -3.1xmedian 5.0x -63.9xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 14.5x -6.3xmedian 10.6x 6.7xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 0.24median 1.29 0.91median 0.77

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 monthsBLKGSIVZ
Revenue $28.54B $69.70B $7.14B
Operating income $9.26B – -$324.20M
Net income $7.52B $22.17B -$82.30M
Free cash flow $4.78B -$39.98B $1.78B
EPS (diluted) $42.36 $70.77 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $12.88B $176.77B $965.50M
Total debt $12.74B $444.82B $1.28B
Shares (diluted) 164.50M 301.10M 452.50M
Enterprise value $126.91B -$3.48T $8.61B

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
MetricBLKGSIVZ
P/E 26.0x 12.1x -38.5x
P/FCF 37.8x -6.3x 6.7x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x -6.6x 6.3x
P/S 6.3x 3.6x 1.7x
P/B 2.8x 2.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.0x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x -3.1x -63.9x
EV/EBIT 19.2x -3.2x -37.7x
EV/Revenue 6.2x -4.5x 1.7x
EV/FCF 37.1x 7.8x 6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x 8.3x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.24 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKGSIVZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.7% 18.7% 13.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.3% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.2% – -130.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -33.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.1% 33.0% -107.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 41.4% -28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.5% 40.7% -147.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 49.9% -42.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% -311.6% 35.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.6% 21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% -353.5% 33.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -26.2% 27.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKGSIVZ
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 37.8% 144.7% -2.7%
Operating margin 32.5% – -4.5%
Pretax margin 34.4% 40.0% -1.8%
Net margin 24.4% 30.6% -4.4%
FCF margin 16.8% -57.4% 24.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% -54.3% 26.3%
Return on equity 12.4% 17.9% -0.6%
Return on assets 4.3% 1.0% -0.3%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 13.9% -1.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -1.7x -22.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.7% 5.0% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKGSIVZ
Debt / assets 7.2% 20.4% 4.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 3.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -5.6x -1.7x
Debt / FCF 2.7x -11.1x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 94.3% 51.8%
Equity / assets 35.9% 5.7% 48.2%
Interest coverage 17.1x 1.4x -3.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKGSIVZ
Dividend yield 1.9% 2.1% 3.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 6.1% 6.8%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 8.2% 9.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.0% – -467.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 77.1% – 21.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.1% – 2.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.9%

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.

ConsensusBLKGSIVZ
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $61.77FY2026 $75.38FY2026 $2.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 +46.9%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.9% -7.0% +17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.46BFY2026 $68.97BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +4.5% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKGSIVZ
Held by institutions 77.6% 72.1% 94.2%
Institutions holding 2,315 3,153 670
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +1.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 1,089 1,554 361
Institutions selling 888 1,126 228
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.38 1.58

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.

BLKGSIVZ
BLK 1.00 0.57 0.72
GS 0.57 1.00 0.67
IVZ 0.72 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, GS and IVZ?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $184.39B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $261.70B, Invesco (IVZ) $12.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, GS and IVZ?

Goldman Sachs (GS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 26.5x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.3x, Invesco (IVZ) -39.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invesco (IVZ) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.9x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 11.5x, Invesco (IVZ) 10.2x). 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%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%, Invesco (IVZ) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Goldman Sachs (GS) has the highest net margin (BlackRock (BLK) 24.4%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.6%, Invesco (IVZ) -4.4%). On return on invested capital, Goldman Sachs (GS) leads (BlackRock (BLK) 9.6%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.9%, Invesco (IVZ) -1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Invesco (IVZ) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) +9.0%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +9.5%, Invesco (IVZ) +15.9%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.1%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.4%/yr, Invesco (IVZ) +0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Invesco (IVZ) has the highest dividend yield: BlackRock (BLK) 0.02%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%, Invesco (IVZ) 0.03%. Goldman Sachs (GS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 28.4%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 33.0%, Invesco (IVZ) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLK, GS and IVZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Goldman Sachs (GS) 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.