BLK vs IVZ vs RELX Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Invesco and Relx 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
$180.90B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.54B
Div. yield
1.91%
Asset Management Financial Services
6 wins
IVZ Invesco Ltd.
$27.09 -10.8% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.14B
Div. yield
3.10%
Asset Management Financial Services
4 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$41.45 +21.8% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$75.40B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.20%
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

BlackRock leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (BlackRock 6, Invesco 4, Relx 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKIVZRELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.90B $11.91B $75.40B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x -38.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 10.2x 22.9x IVZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% +13.7% — BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.4% -4.4% — BLK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% -1.4% — BLK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -1.7x — IVZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.91% 3.10% 2.20% IVZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% +15.9% -7.0% IVZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +0.8%/yr +5.5%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 35.6% 35.6% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 59/100 — BLK

Percentile Scorecard

BLKIVZRELX

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

AxisBLKIVZRELX
Valuation 72 #56 of 200 79 #43 of 200 –
Growth 76 #29 of 117 33 #79 of 117 –
Profitability 71 #43 of 144 40 #87 of 144 –
Financial Health 72 #48 of 166 77 #39 of 166 18 #92 of 112
Shareholder Returns 43 #47 of 81 65 #29 of 81 42 #39 of 67
Overall 67 59 –
  • BLK ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • IVZ ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • RELX ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKIVZRELXSPY
1 month +8.4%-10.8%+21.8% -5.9%
3 months +3.5%-14.5%+15.9% -4.6%
6 months +9.6%+1.0%+21.3% +0.2%
Year to date +9.3%+3.1%+2.5% +7.5%
1 year +9.0%+15.9%-7.0% +8.2%
3 years +79.1%+100.7%+17.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.5%+26.2%+5.4% +19.0%
5 years +22.5%+4.3%+30.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.1%+0.8%+5.5% +9.4%
10 years +238.4%-2.8%+136.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.0%-0.3%+9.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBLKIVZRELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%35.6%35.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%39.0%36.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.750.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.45-0.20 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-53.8%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-18.7%-7.0% -5.9%
52-week high $1,224.52$33.31$44.58 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$22.44$27.73 $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.

MultipleBLKIVZRELX
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 33.2x -38.5xmedian 33.2x —median 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.4x 1.7xmedian 4.4x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 13.0x -63.9xmedian 13.0x —median 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 14.5x 6.7xmedian 14.5x —median 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 45.3xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 0.91median 0.77 —median 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 monthsBLKIVZRELX
Revenue $28.54B $7.14B –
Operating income $9.26B -$324.20M –
Net income $7.52B -$82.30M –
Free cash flow $4.78B $1.78B –
EPS (diluted) $42.36 $-0.70 –
Cash & equivalents $12.88B $965.50M $291.59M
Total debt $12.74B $1.28B $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 164.50M 452.50M 1.84B
Enterprise value $137.43B $8.88B $74.52B

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
MetricBLKIVZRELX
P/E 26.0x -38.5x –
P/FCF 37.8x 6.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x 6.3x –
P/S 6.3x 1.7x –
P/B 2.8x 0.9x 45.3x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 1.3x -30.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x -63.9x –
EV/EBIT 19.2x -37.7x –
EV/Revenue 6.2x 1.7x –
EV/FCF 37.1x 6.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x 6.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.91 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKIVZRELX
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.7% 13.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 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% -107.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -28.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 13.5% -147.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -42.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% 35.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 33.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.7% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKIVZRELX
Debt / assets 7.2% 4.6% 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -1.7x –
Debt / FCF 2.7x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 51.8% 91.7%
Equity / assets 35.9% 48.2% 8.3%
Interest coverage 17.1x -3.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – 0.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKIVZRELX
Dividend yield 1.9% 3.1% 2.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 6.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 9.9% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusBLKIVZRELX
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $61.77FY2026 $2.65FY2026 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.9% +17.0% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.46BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +6.7% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKIVZRELX
Held by institutions 77.6% 94.2% 4.7%
Institutions holding 2,315 670 441
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +1.5% +0.2%
Institutions buying 1,089 361 222
Institutions selling 888 228 157
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.58 1.41

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.

BLKIVZRELX
BLK 1.00 0.72 0.26
IVZ 0.72 1.00 0.15
RELX 0.26 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, IVZ and RELX?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $180.90B, Invesco (IVZ) $11.91B, Relx (RELX) $75.40B.

Which company is growing faster?

BlackRock (BLK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BlackRock (BLK) +24.7%, Invesco (IVZ) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Invesco (IVZ) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) +9.0%, Invesco (IVZ) +15.9%, Relx (RELX) -7.0%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.1%/yr, Invesco (IVZ) +0.8%/yr, Relx (RELX) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Invesco (IVZ) has the highest dividend yield: BlackRock (BLK) 1.91%, Invesco (IVZ) 3.10%, Relx (RELX) 2.20%.

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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 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.