BLK vs PFG vs IVZ Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Principal Financial and Invesco Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,117.92 +5.3% 1M -0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$175.28B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
4 wins
IVZ Invesco Ltd.
$28.07 -8.7% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.90B
Div. yield
0.03%
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Principal Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Principal Financial 5, BlackRock 4, Invesco 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKPFGIVZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $175.28B $23.78B $12.88B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.1x 15.3x -41.7x PFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 12.2x 10.5x IVZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +3.7% +12.2% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.6% 9.9% -4.5% BLK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% -33.3% -1.1% BLK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — -2.0x IVZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% IVZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.6% +36.7% +23.8% PFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +9.4%/yr +2.2%/yr PFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 22.2% 34.2% PFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 62/100 57/100 PFG

Percentile Scorecard

BLKPFGIVZ

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

AxisBLKPFGIVZ
Valuation 65 #65 of 183 82 #33 of 183 80 #38 of 183
Growth 63 #43 of 113 56 #50 of 113 30 #79 of 113
Profitability 69 #41 of 131 39 #80 of 131 42 #77 of 131
Financial Health 63 #63 of 168 65 #60 of 168 74 #45 of 168
Shareholder Returns 24 #58 of 76 67 #26 of 76 60 #31 of 76
Overall 57 62 57
  • BLK ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • PFG ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • IVZ ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKPFGIVZSPY
1 month +5.3%-4.7%-8.7% -1.0%
3 months +5.9%-0.8%-6.2% +2.9%
6 months +7.0%+9.3%+10.0% +6.4%
Year to date +4.4%+23.1%+6.9% +11.4%
1 year -0.6%+36.7%+23.8% +13.1%
3 years +82.6%+61.9%+115.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.2%+17.4%+29.2% +21.5%
5 years +22.2%+56.4%+11.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.1%+9.4%+2.2% +10.9%
10 years +223.5%+106.3%-5.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.5%+7.5%-0.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBLKPFGIVZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%22.2%34.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%21.0%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.200.541.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.021.650.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-31.1%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-8.4%-15.7% -2.5%
52-week high $1,183.85$118.51$33.31 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$79.44$22.44 $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.

MultipleBLKPFGIVZ
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 33.6x 15.0xmedian 33.6x -41.0xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.6x 1.5xmedian 4.6x 1.8xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x -37.4xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.3xmedian 13.4x 5.0xmedian 13.4x 6.5xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 3.61median 0.91 1.01median 0.91

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 monthsBLKPFGIVZ
Revenue $27.30B $15.69B $6.90B
Gross profit – $7.59B –
Operating income $8.89B -$6.25B -$489.80M
Net income $7.13B $1.61B -$81.50M
Free cash flow $3.52B $4.71B $1.92B
EPS (diluted) $40.71 $7.13 $-0.68
Cash & equivalents $10.49B $5.26B $915.40M
Total debt $12.74B $4.34B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 164.65M 218.70M 454.40M
Enterprise value $121.41B -$59.37M $9.15B

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
MetricBLKPFGIVZ
P/E 25.9x 15.0x -41.0x
P/FCF 49.3x 5.0x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 44.0x 4.6x 6.2x
P/S 6.3x 1.5x 1.8x
P/B 3.0x 1.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x – -37.4x
EV/EBIT 19.4x -3.4x -26.7x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 1.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 49.0x 4.5x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.7x 4.2x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.61 1.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKPFGIVZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 3.7% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.4% 5.9% -154.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% -35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.2% 35.5% -110.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% -28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 41.7% -173.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% -40.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0% 14.5% 64.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 19.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.5% 13.6% 66.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKPFGIVZ
Gross margin – 48.3% –
EBITDA margin 38.0% – -5.1%
Operating margin 32.6% -39.8% -7.1%
Pretax margin 33.6% 11.9% -3.5%
Net margin 24.6% 9.9% -4.5%
FCF margin 12.9% 30.0% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 31.9% 29.1%
Return on equity 12.4% 13.4% -0.6%
Return on assets 4.1% 0.5% -0.3%
Return on invested capital 9.9% -33.3% -1.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 3.1x -24.6x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKPFGIVZ
Debt / assets 7.2% 1.2% 5.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – -2.0x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 0.9x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 67.1% 96.5% 52.3%
Equity / assets 32.9% 3.5% 47.7%
Interest coverage 16.4x – -5.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKPFGIVZ
Dividend yield 2.0% 3.0% 3.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 3.9% 6.2%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 6.9% 9.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.6% 43.1% -468.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 102.6% 14.8% 19.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.9% 1.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 3.0%

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.

ConsensusBLKPFGIVZ
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $61.34FY2026 $8.91FY2026 $2.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.7% +7.3% +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.39BFY2026 $16.70BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.2% -0.1% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKPFGIVZ
Held by institutions 77.6% 78.8% 94.2%
Institutions holding 2,311 949 667
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +1.3% +1.5%
Institutions buying 1,087 502 360
Institutions selling 886 267 226
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.88 1.59

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.

BLKPFGIVZ
BLK 1.00 0.47 0.70
PFG 0.47 1.00 0.51
IVZ 0.70 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, PFG and IVZ?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $175.28B, Principal Financial (PFG) $23.78B, Invesco (IVZ) $12.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, PFG and IVZ?

Principal Financial (PFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 26.1x, Principal Financial (PFG) 15.3x, Invesco (IVZ) -41.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invesco (IVZ) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.2x, Principal Financial (PFG) 12.2x, Invesco (IVZ) 10.5x). 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%, Principal Financial (PFG) +3.7%, Invesco (IVZ) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackRock (BLK) has the highest net margin (BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, Principal Financial (PFG) 9.9%, Invesco (IVZ) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, BlackRock (BLK) leads (BlackRock (BLK) 9.9%, Principal Financial (PFG) -33.3%, Invesco (IVZ) -1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Principal Financial (PFG) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) -0.6%, Principal Financial (PFG) +36.7%, Invesco (IVZ) +23.8%. Over five years, Principal Financial (PFG) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.1%/yr, Principal Financial (PFG) +9.4%/yr, Invesco (IVZ) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Invesco (IVZ) has the highest dividend yield: BlackRock (BLK) 0.02%, Principal Financial (PFG) 0.03%, Invesco (IVZ) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Principal Financial (PFG) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 27.5%, Principal Financial (PFG) 22.2%, Invesco (IVZ) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Principal Financial (PFG) 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.