BLK vs MKTW vs NIQ Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Marketwise and NIQ Global Intelligence 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
9 wins
MKTW Marketwise, Inc.
$21.73 +9.7% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$342.15M
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$316.32M
Div. yield
4.83%
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

BlackRock leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (BlackRock 9, NIQ Global Intelligence 2, Marketwise 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKMKTWNIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.90B $342.15M $5.88B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 26.7x -16.7x BLK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 67.9x 17.9x NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% -7.6% +8.9% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.4% 0.7% -8.0% BLK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — 1.8% BLK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 4.1x BLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.91% 4.83% 0.00% MKTW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% +29.0% +65.4% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr -32.8%/yr — BLK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 51.3% 66.9% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 53/100 57/100 BLK

Percentile Scorecard

BLKMKTWNIQ

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

AxisBLKMKTWNIQ
Valuation 72 #56 of 200 98 #3 of 100 73 #28 of 100
Growth 76 #29 of 117 12 #87 of 99 87 #14 of 99
Profitability 71 #43 of 144 82 #18 of 96 48 #50 of 96
Financial Health 72 #48 of 166 10 #101 of 112 20 #90 of 112
Shareholder Returns 43 #47 of 81 61 #27 of 67 –
Overall 67 53 57
  • BLK ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MKTW ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • NIQ ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKMKTWNIQSPY
1 month +8.4%+9.7%+15.5% -5.9%
3 months +3.5%+1.8%+70.4% -4.6%
6 months +9.6%+30.7%+77.9% +0.2%
Year to date +9.3%+44.7%+20.8% +7.5%
1 year +9.0%+29.0%+65.4% +8.2%
3 years +79.1%-53.0%— +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.5%-22.2%— +19.0%
5 years +22.5%-86.3%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.1%-32.8%— +9.4%
10 years +238.4%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.0%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBLKMKTWNIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%51.3%66.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%47.3%62.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.230.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.570.98 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-94.2%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%0.0%-2.4% -5.9%
52-week high $1,224.52$21.73$20.40 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$13.65$7.97 $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.

MultipleBLKMKTWNIQ
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 33.2x 26.7xmedian 24.7x -16.7xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.4x 1.1xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 13.0x 12.2xmedian 16.5x 11.9xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 14.5x 6.6xmedian 15.3x 11.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.8x -1.3xmedian 2.7x 5.1xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 -0.67median 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 monthsBLKMKTWNIQ
Revenue $28.54B $316.32M $4.39B
Gross profit – $272.43M $2.43B
Operating income $9.26B $23.72M $85.40M
Net income $7.52B $25.83M -$350.00M
Free cash flow $4.78B $52.11M $506.40M
R&D – $9.66M –
EPS (diluted) $42.36 $0.77 $-1.19
Cash & equivalents $12.88B $27.39M $416.60M
Total debt $12.74B – $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 164.50M 2.94M 295.06M
Enterprise value $137.43B -$70.16M $4.37B

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
MetricBLKMKTWNIQ
P/E 26.0x 26.7x -16.7x
P/FCF 37.8x 6.6x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x 6.5x 10.9x
P/S 6.3x 1.1x 1.3x
P/B 2.8x -1.3x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 4.9x -1.3x -6.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 12.2x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 13.3x 105.5x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 1.0x 2.1x
EV/FCF 37.1x 6.0x 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x 6.0x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.67 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKMKTWNIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.7% -7.6% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -12.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -8.5% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -12.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.2% -67.8% 481.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -32.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.1% -66.2% 31.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -31.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 13.5% -65.5% 42.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -39.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% 89.0% 1,467%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 89.7% 12,760%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKMKTWNIQ
Gross margin – 86.1% 55.4%
EBITDA margin 37.8% 8.2% 17.2%
Operating margin 32.5% 7.5% 1.9%
Pretax margin 34.4% 8.4% -4.4%
Net margin 24.4% 0.7% -8.0%
FCF margin 16.8% 16.5% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 16.6% 12.2%
Return on equity 12.4% – -29.8%
Return on assets 4.3% 13.9% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 9.6% – 1.8%
Return on capital employed – – 1.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 2.0x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.7% 2.8% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKMKTWNIQ
Debt / assets 7.2% – 52.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 4.1x
Debt / FCF 2.7x – 7.0x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 242.2% 83.0%
Equity / assets 35.9% -142.2% 17.0%
Interest coverage 17.1x – –
Current ratio – 0.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.72 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKMKTWNIQ
Dividend yield 1.9% 4.8% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 5.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.0% 17.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 77.1% 8.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.1% 8.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 148.0% –

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.

ConsensusBLKMKTWNIQ
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 67.9xFY2026 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $61.77FY2026 $0.32FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 -86.1%FY2026 +382.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.9% +425.0% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.46BFY2026 $327.52MFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +2.3% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKMKTWNIQ
Held by institutions 77.6% 5.7% 84.4%
Institutions holding 2,315 53 162
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +8.7% +4.0%
Institutions buying 1,089 33 101
Institutions selling 888 12 51
Buyers to sellers 1.23 2.75 1.98

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.

BLKMKTWNIQ
BLK 1.00 0.07 0.20
MKTW 0.07 1.00 0.03
NIQ 0.20 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, MKTW and NIQ?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $180.90B, Marketwise (MKTW) $342.15M, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, MKTW and NIQ?

BlackRock (BLK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 26.0x, Marketwise (MKTW) 26.7x, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.9x, Marketwise (MKTW) 67.9x, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 17.9x). 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%, Marketwise (MKTW) -7.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackRock (BLK) has the highest net margin (BlackRock (BLK) 24.4%, Marketwise (MKTW) 0.7%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -8.0%). On return on invested capital, BlackRock (BLK) leads (BlackRock (BLK) 9.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) +9.0%, Marketwise (MKTW) +29.0%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +65.4%. Over five years, BlackRock (BLK) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.1%/yr, Marketwise (MKTW) -32.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marketwise (MKTW) has the highest dividend yield: BlackRock (BLK) 1.91%, Marketwise (MKTW) 4.83%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 0.00%. NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 28.4%, Marketwise (MKTW) 51.3%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 66.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLK, MKTW and NIQ?

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 9. 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.