FICO vs BLK vs MSTR Stock Comparison

Fair Isaac, BlackRock and Strategy Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$724.14 +9.6% 1M -56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.64B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
6 wins
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,167.00 +10.2% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$180.88B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.30B
Div. yield
1.92%
Asset Management Financial Services
4 wins
MSTR Strategy Inc
$130.76 -18.3% 1M -51.5% 1Y
Market cap
$46.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.35M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFICOBLKMSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.64B $180.88B $46.02B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 27.0x -1.5x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 18.9x — FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +26.5% +7.8% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.1% 24.6% -6,294.3% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 62.6% 9.9% -73.9% FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -0.1x -0.1x MSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.92% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.4% +7.8% -51.5% BLK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +4.2%/yr +10.1%/yr FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.9% 27.6% 81.0% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 56/100 21/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

FICOBLKMSTR

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

AxisFICOBLKMSTR
Valuation 63 #38 of 100 64 #66 of 181 8 #92 of 100
Growth 82 #18 of 97 58 #48 of 112 7 #90 of 97
Profitability 100 #1 of 94 69 #42 of 131 8 #87 of 94
Financial Health 33 #75 of 111 63 #61 of 165 80 #23 of 111
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 64 24 #57 of 75 3 #62 of 64
Overall 75 56 21
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BLK ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFICOBLKMSTRSPY
1 month +9.6%+10.2%-18.3% -2.3%
3 months -30.8%+3.6%+37.8% -0.7%
6 months -31.7%+10.9%-28.9% +4.8%
Year to date -57.2%+9.0%-13.9% +10.3%
1 year -56.4%+7.8%-51.5% +10.3%
3 years -22.2%+77.4%+188.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year -8.0%+21.1%+42.3% +20.1%
5 years +88.6%+22.6%+61.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +13.5%+4.2%+10.1% +10.1%
10 years +525.8%+244.6%+581.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +20.1%+13.2%+21.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFICOBLKMSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.9%27.6%81.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.0%27.7%74.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.341.223.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.840.28-0.64 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.1%-45.3%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.8%-1.4%-50.6% -3.5%
52-week high $1,844.98$1,183.85$264.67 $779.14
52-week low $592.49$922.90$82.31 $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.

MultipleFICOBLKMSTR
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 28.5x 27.0xmedian 34.9x -1.5xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.8x 6.6xmedian 4.7x 92.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 16.8x 17.3xmedian 11.8x -1.4xmedian 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 16.2x 51.5xmedian 14.1x -1,757xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 0.90 —median 0.91 0.00median 0.90

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 monthsFICOBLKMSTR
Revenue $2.39B $27.30B $498.35M
Gross profit $2.04B – $336.89M
Operating income $1.24B $8.89B -$36.36B
Net income $815.02M $7.13B -$30.41B
Free cash flow $996.02M $3.52B -$26.19M
R&D $208.49M – $93.13M
EPS (diluted) $35.90 $40.71 $-88.98
Cash & equivalents $248.44M $10.49B $1.71B
Total debt $5.58B $12.74B $6.71B
Shares (diluted) 22.70M 164.65M 352.53M
Enterprise value $14.88B $127.24B $39.01B

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
MetricFICOBLKMSTR
P/E 20.1x 27.0x -1.5x
P/FCF 15.7x 51.5x -1,757x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x 45.9x -2,291x
P/S 6.5x 6.6x 92.4x
P/B -3.8x 3.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book -3.8x 5.9x -2.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 17.3x -1.4x
EV/EBIT 17.0x 20.2x -1.4x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 6.6x 100.9x
EV/FCF 21.1x 51.1x -1,920x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.9x 45.6x -2,503x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 – 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFICOBLKMSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 26.5% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% – -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.2% – 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% – -5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% 18.4% -645.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% – -437.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% 9.2% -734.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.9% – -430.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.5% -0.6% -676.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% – -314.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.1% -7.0% 79.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% – -202.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% -9.5% 74.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.7% – -109.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFICOBLKMSTR
Gross margin 85.1% – 67.6%
EBITDA margin 52.3% 38.0% -7,284%
Operating margin 51.7% 32.6% -7,295%
Pretax margin 44.5% 33.6% -7,280%
Net margin 34.1% 24.6% -6,294%
FCF margin 41.6% 12.9% -5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 41.8% 14.4% -4.0%
Return on equity – 12.4% -90.1%
Return on assets 39.9% 4.1% -56.9%
Return on invested capital 62.6% 9.9% -73.9%
Return on capital employed 95.3% – -68.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.6x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 7.3% 5.4% 10.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFICOBLKMSTR
Debt / assets 274.0% 7.2% 12.8%
Debt / equity -1.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -0.1x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 3.6x -256.2x
Liabilities / assets 301.1% 67.1% 41.2%
Equity / assets -201.1% 32.9% 58.8%
Interest coverage 6.6x 16.4x –
Current ratio 1.2x – 5.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 5.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 4.9x
Altman Z-score 8.37 – -1.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFICOBLKMSTR
Dividend yield – 1.9% –
Net buyback yield 22.8% -0.1% -57.6%
Shareholder yield 22.8% 1.8% -57.6%
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.

ConsensusFICOBLKMSTR
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $43.69FY2026 $61.68FY2026 $-18.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.2%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% -1.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.41BFY2026 $28.40BFY2026 $465.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +17.3% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFICOBLKMSTR
Held by institutions 95.7% 77.6% 59.5%
Institutions holding 844 2,315 852
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +2.5% +9.6%
Institutions buying 382 1,090 473
Institutions selling 344 887 266
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.23 1.78

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.

FICOBLKMSTR
FICO 1.00 0.12 0.08
BLK 0.12 1.00 0.32
MSTR 0.08 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FICO, BLK and MSTR?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.64B, BlackRock (BLK) $180.88B, Strategy (MSTR) $46.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, FICO, BLK and MSTR?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fair Isaac (FICO) 20.1x, BlackRock (BLK) 27.0x, Strategy (MSTR) -1.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fair Isaac (FICO) is cheapest (Fair Isaac (FICO) 16.6x, BlackRock (BLK) 18.9x). 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: Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, BlackRock (BLK) +26.5%, Strategy (MSTR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%, BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, Strategy (MSTR) -6,294.3%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%, BlackRock (BLK) 9.9%, Strategy (MSTR) -73.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackRock (BLK) returned the most: Fair Isaac (FICO) -56.4%, BlackRock (BLK) +7.8%, Strategy (MSTR) -51.5%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (Fair Isaac (FICO) +13.5%/yr, BlackRock (BLK) +4.2%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fair Isaac (FICO) 0.00%, BlackRock (BLK) 1.92%. Fair Isaac (FICO) and Strategy (MSTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.9%, BlackRock (BLK) 27.6%, Strategy (MSTR) 81.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FICO, BLK and MSTR?

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