BLK vs MPWR vs QCOM Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Monolithic Power Systems and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,127.63 +3.7% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$175.31B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.54B
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
1 win
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$179.60 -11.1% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$192.11B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionBLKMPWRQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $175.31B $57.91B $192.11B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 72.2x 20.7x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 44.3x 16.6x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% +28.7% +1.9% MPWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 24.5% 21.0% MPWR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 20.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% +8.6% +6.3% MPWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +17.3%/yr +6.5%/yr MPWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 54.9% 53.1% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 60/100 62/100 QCOM

Percentile Scorecard

BLKMPWRQCOM

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

AxisBLKMPWRQCOM
Valuation 65 #66 of 184 26 #71 of 95 80 #20 of 95
Growth – 65 #33 of 93 34 #62 of 93
Profitability – 81 #18 of 91 87 #13 of 91
Financial Health – 79 #22 of 101 28 #73 of 101
Shareholder Returns 25 #57 of 76 47 #40 of 75 80 #16 of 75
Overall – 60 62
  • BLK ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MPWR ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKMPWRQCOMSPY
1 month +3.7%-14.6%-11.1% -0.8%
3 months +6.1%-12.8%+5.6% +3.5%
6 months +6.7%-26.5%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date +5.4%+28.8%+5.0% +12.2%
1 year -0.8%+8.6%+6.3% +13.0%
3 years +88.5%+187.6%+68.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.6%+42.2%+19.1% +23.1%
5 years +22.9%+122.3%+36.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.2%+17.3%+6.5% +11.0%
10 years +231.5%+1,372.7%+163.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.7%+30.9%+10.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLKMPWRQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%54.9%53.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%59.1%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.212.572.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.030.160.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-51.9%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-30.9%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $1,183.85$1,689.89$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$856.96$124.07 $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.

MultipleBLKMPWRQCOM
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 33.6x 71.5xmedian 42.1x 20.5xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.9x 17.5xmedian 7.1x 4.3xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x 55.9xmedian 27.5x 16.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 13.2x 98.5xmedian 37.2x 18.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.8x 14.7xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 3.48median 2.23 4.93median 2.23

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 monthsBLKMPWRQCOM
Revenue $28.54B $3.27B $44.07B
Gross profit – $1.81B $23.90B
Operating income – $940.17M $10.22B
Net income – $801.95M $9.26B
Free cash flow – $582.61M $10.42B
R&D – $412.95M $9.89B
EPS (diluted) – $16.28 $8.66
Cash & equivalents – $1.01B $4.53B
Total debt – – $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 164.65M 49.26M 1.07B
Enterprise value $175.31B $52.60B $152.03B

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
MetricBLKMPWRQCOM
P/E 24.7x 71.5x 20.5x
P/FCF 47.1x 98.5x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 69.8x 15.3x
P/S 6.1x 17.5x 4.3x
P/B – 14.7x 6.9x
P/Tangible book – 14.8x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA – 55.9x 16.5x
EV/EBIT – 59.5x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 17.1x 4.4x
EV/FCF – 96.0x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 68.0x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.48 4.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKMPWRQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.7% 28.7% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 21.0% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 28.4% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.3% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 42.3% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.4% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -52.0% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 21.0% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -53.2% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.6% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.0% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.8% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.5% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKMPWRQCOM
Gross margin – 55.2% 54.2%
EBITDA margin – 30.6% 26.8%
Operating margin – 28.7% 23.2%
Pretax margin – 30.1% 25.4%
Net margin – 24.5% 21.0%
FCF margin – 17.8% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.1% 28.1%
Return on equity – 21.2% 33.7%
Return on assets – 17.6% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – – 20.5%
Return on capital employed – 23.1% 22.3%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.4% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKMPWRQCOM
Debt / assets – – 22.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets – 16.9% 51.8%
Equity / assets – 83.1% 48.2%
Interest coverage – – 14.8x
Current ratio – 5.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 3.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 2.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 46.25 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKMPWRQCOM
Dividend yield 2.0% 0.6% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.6% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%

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.

ConsensusBLKMPWRQCOM
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 44.3xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $61.68FY2026 $26.37FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +48.4%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% +41.9% -2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.40BFY2026 $4.27BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +34.8% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKMPWRQCOM
Held by institutions 77.6% 96.9% 79.7%
Institutions holding 2,311 1,245 3,029
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +3.2% +2.8%
Institutions buying 1,087 640 1,416
Institutions selling 886 459 1,332
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.39 1.06

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.

BLKMPWRQCOM
BLK 1.00 0.23 0.26
MPWR 0.23 1.00 0.45
QCOM 0.26 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, MPWR and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $175.31B, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $57.91B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $192.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, MPWR and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 24.7x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 72.2x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.3x, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 44.3x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BlackRock (BLK) +24.7%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +28.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) has the highest net margin (Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 24.5%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) -0.8%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +8.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.3%. Over five years, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.2%/yr, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.3%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BlackRock (BLK) 0.00%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%. BlackRock (BLK) and Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 27.5%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 54.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLK, MPWR and QCOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads on 4. 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.