BLK vs NIQ vs GLDM Stock Comparison

BlackRock, NIQ Global Intelligence and World Gold Trust Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,161.10 +9.6% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$189.76B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
7 wins
GLDM World Gold Trust
$77.54 -5.5% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.23B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

BlackRock leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (BlackRock 7, World Gold Trust 2, NIQ Global Intelligence 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKNIQGLDMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $189.76B $5.99B $27.23B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x -17.1x 8.7x GLDM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 18.1x — NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +8.9% — BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.6% -8.0% — BLK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 1.8% — BLK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 4.1x — BLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.6% +66.2% -2.3% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr — +16.8%/yr GLDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 67.0% 28.8% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 57/100 — BLK

Percentile Scorecard

BLKNIQGLDM

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

AxisBLKNIQGLDM
Valuation 67 #67 of 200 74 #27 of 100 91 #19 of 200
Growth 59 #48 of 116 86 #15 of 99 –
Profitability 70 #44 of 143 48 #50 of 96 –
Financial Health 64 #60 of 166 21 #89 of 112 –
Shareholder Returns 29 #57 of 80 – –
Overall 58 57 –
  • BLK ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • GLDM 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

PeriodBLKNIQGLDMSPY
1 month +9.6%+20.6%-5.5% -2.0%
3 months +2.7%+71.4%-3.9% -2.2%
6 months +10.7%+90.1%-14.0% +4.2%
Year to date +8.5%+21.5%-9.2% +10.6%
1 year +8.6%+66.2%-2.3% +10.4%
3 years +76.5%—+96.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +20.9%—+25.2% +20.2%
5 years +21.7%—+117.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +4.0%—+16.8% +10.1%
10 years +240.4%—— +261.3%
10 years, per year +13.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLKNIQGLDMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%67.0%28.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%62.9%32.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.460.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.310.99-0.08 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-59.6%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-1.8%-27.4% -3.2%
52-week high $1,183.85$20.40$106.77 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$7.97$76.64 $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.

MultipleBLKNIQGLDM
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 33.9x -16.8xmedian 27.1x 8.4xmedian 33.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.7x 1.3xmedian 2.8x —median 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 12.0x 12.0xmedian 16.6x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.2xmedian 14.4x 11.7xmedian 15.7x —median 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.8x 5.2xmedian 2.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.88 —median 0.87 —median 0.88

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 monthsBLKNIQGLDM
Revenue $27.30B $4.39B –
Gross profit – $2.43B –
Operating income $8.89B $85.40M –
Net income $7.13B -$350.00M $3.12B
Free cash flow $3.52B $506.40M –
EPS (diluted) $40.71 $-1.19 –
Cash & equivalents $10.49B $416.60M –
Total debt $12.74B $3.55B –
Shares (diluted) 164.65M 295.06M –
Enterprise value $135.89B $4.25B -$75.84B

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
MetricBLKNIQGLDM
P/E 26.9x -16.8x 8.4x
P/FCF 51.2x 11.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 45.7x 11.0x –
P/S 6.6x 1.3x –
P/B 3.1x 5.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 5.9x -6.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 12.0x –
EV/EBIT 20.1x 105.9x –
EV/Revenue 6.6x 2.1x –
EV/FCF 50.9x 17.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 45.4x 16.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKNIQGLDM
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 8.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.4% 481.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.2% 31.1% -11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 129.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 42.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0% 1,467% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.5% 12,760% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKNIQGLDM
Gross margin – 55.4% –
EBITDA margin 38.0% 17.2% –
Operating margin 32.6% 1.9% –
Pretax margin 33.6% -4.4% –
Net margin 24.6% -8.0% –
FCF margin 12.9% 11.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 12.2% –
Return on equity 12.4% -29.8% 11.0%
Return on assets 4.1% -5.1% 10.9%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 1.8% –
Return on capital employed – 1.6% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x -1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKNIQGLDM
Debt / assets 7.2% 52.5% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 3.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 4.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.6x 7.0x –
Liabilities / assets 67.1% 83.0% 0.2%
Equity / assets 32.9% 17.0% 99.8%
Interest coverage 16.4x – –
Current ratio – 1.1x –
Quick ratio – 1.0x –
Cash ratio – 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 0.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKNIQGLDM
Dividend yield 1.9% – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 102.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusBLKNIQGLDM
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $61.68FY2026 $1.11FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +382.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% +19.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.40BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +18.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKNIQGLDM
Held by institutions 77.6% 84.4% 51.1%
Institutions holding 2,315 162 910
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +4.0% +7.2%
Institutions buying 1,090 101 514
Institutions selling 887 51 262
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.98 1.96

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.

BLKNIQGLDM
BLK 1.00 0.20 0.20
NIQ 0.20 1.00 0.00
GLDM 0.20 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, NIQ and GLDM?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $189.76B, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.99B, World Gold Trust (GLDM) $27.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, NIQ and GLDM?

World Gold Trust (GLDM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 28.3x, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -17.1x, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.8x, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 18.1x). 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) +26.5%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackRock (BLK) has the highest net margin (BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -8.0%). On return on invested capital, BlackRock (BLK) leads (BlackRock (BLK) 9.9%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) +8.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +66.2%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) -2.3%. Over five years, World Gold Trust (GLDM) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.0%/yr, World Gold Trust (GLDM) +16.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BlackRock (BLK) 0.02%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 0.00%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 0.00%. NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) and World Gold Trust (GLDM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 27.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.0%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 28.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.