BLK vs IAU vs AMG Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Ishares Gold Trust and Affiliated Managers 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
$183.25B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.54B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
5 wins
IAU Ishares Gold Trust
$76.99 -1.8% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$28.21B
P/E
4.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

BlackRock leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (BlackRock 5, Affiliated Managers 4, Ishares Gold Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKIAUAMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $183.25B $28.21B $9.43B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 4.6x 11.0x IAU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x — 9.0x AMG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% — +11.8% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.4% — 37.7% AMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — 16.8% AMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 1.6x BLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% +2.6% +36.4% AMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +17.4%/yr +13.5%/yr IAU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 28.9% 32.7% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 65/100 BLK

Percentile Scorecard

BLKIAUAMG

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

AxisBLKIAUAMG
Valuation 72 #56 of 200 – 83 #34 of 200
Growth 76 #29 of 117 – 60 #48 of 117
Profitability 71 #43 of 144 – 92 #13 of 144
Financial Health 72 #48 of 166 – 43 #95 of 166
Shareholder Returns 43 #47 of 81 – 48 #43 of 81
Overall 67 – 65
  • BLK ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • IAU ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • AMG 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

PeriodBLKIAUAMGSPY
1 month +8.4%-1.8%-7.8% -5.9%
3 months +3.5%-3.6%-6.0% -4.6%
6 months +9.6%-13.0%+17.6% +0.2%
Year to date +9.3%-5.1%+21.4% +7.5%
1 year +9.0%+2.6%+36.4% +8.2%
3 years +79.1%+105.7%+168.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.5%+27.2%+39.0% +19.0%
5 years +22.5%+122.8%+88.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.1%+17.4%+13.5% +9.4%
10 years +238.4%+206.5%+164.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.0%+11.9%+10.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBLKIAUAMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%28.9%32.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%32.3%34.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.780.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.091.11 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-28.2%-39.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-24.2%-12.3% -5.9%
52-week high $1,224.52$101.57$399.12 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$72.92$250.46 $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.

MultipleBLKIAUAMG
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 33.2x 4.6xmedian 33.2x 10.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.4x —median 4.4x 4.0xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x 7.0xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 8.5xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.8x —median 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 —median 0.77 2.07median 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 monthsBLKIAUAMG
Revenue $28.54B – $2.27B
Operating income $9.26B – –
Net income $7.52B $6.18B $1.05B
Free cash flow $4.78B – $1.06B
EPS (diluted) $42.36 – $31.83
Cash & equivalents $12.88B – $411.00M
Total debt $12.74B – $3.00B
Shares (diluted) 164.50M – 26.90M
Enterprise value $125.77B $28.21B $7.58B

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
MetricBLKIAUAMG
P/E 26.0x 4.6x 10.8x
P/FCF 37.8x – 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x – 8.4x
P/S 6.3x – 4.0x
P/B 2.8x – 2.3x
P/Tangible book 4.9x – 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x – 7.0x
EV/EBIT 19.2x – 7.6x
EV/Revenue 6.2x – 5.1x
EV/FCF 37.1x – 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x – 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKIAUAMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.7% – 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.2% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.1% -40.6% 64.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.5% – 125.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% – 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% – 16.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKIAUAMG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 37.8% – 73.6%
Operating margin 32.5% – –
Pretax margin 34.4% – 61.2%
Net margin 24.4% – 37.7%
FCF margin 16.8% – 46.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% – 47.2%
Return on equity 12.4% – 26.6%
Return on assets 4.3% – 11.2%
Return on invested capital 9.6% – 16.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.7% – 8.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKIAUAMG
Debt / assets 7.2% – 31.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 1.6x
Debt / FCF 2.7x – 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% – 58.2%
Equity / assets 35.9% – 41.8%
Interest coverage 17.1x – 10.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKIAUAMG
Dividend yield 1.9% – 0.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 8.8%
Shareholder yield 1.8% – 8.8%
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.

ConsensusBLKIAUAMG
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 – 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $61.77FY2026 – $39.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 – +50.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.9% – +5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.46BFY2026 – $2.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 – +22.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% – +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKIAUAMG
Held by institutions 77.6% 48.7% 95.7%
Institutions holding 2,315 1,906 566
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -2.8% +1.7%
Institutions buying 1,089 837 239
Institutions selling 888 627 215
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.33 1.11

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.

BLKIAUAMG
BLK 1.00 0.22 0.52
IAU 0.22 1.00 0.11
AMG 0.52 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, IAU and AMG?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $183.25B, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) $28.21B, Affiliated Managers (AMG) $9.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, IAU and AMG?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 26.3x, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 4.6x, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 11.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Affiliated Managers (AMG) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.9x, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 9.0x). 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%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affiliated Managers (AMG) has the highest net margin (BlackRock (BLK) 24.4%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 37.7%). On return on invested capital, Affiliated Managers (AMG) leads (BlackRock (BLK) 9.6%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Affiliated Managers (AMG) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) +9.0%, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +2.6%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +36.4%. Over five years, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.1%/yr, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +17.4%/yr, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BlackRock (BLK) 0.02%, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 0.00%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 0.00%. Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) and Affiliated Managers (AMG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 28.4%, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 28.9%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLK, IAU and AMG?

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 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.