MSTR vs BLK vs NIQ Stock Comparison

Strategy, BlackRock and NIQ Global Intelligence Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MSTR Strategy Inc
$135.63 -15.2% 1M -48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$56.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$495.08M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

BlackRock leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (BlackRock 7, NIQ Global Intelligence 2, Strategy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSTRBLKNIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.92B $189.76B $5.99B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.8x 28.3x -17.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.8x 18.1x NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +26.5% +8.9% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3,008.3% 24.6% -8.0% BLK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -27.6% 9.9% 1.8% BLK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.1x 4.1x BLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.8% +8.6% +66.2% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.1%/yr +4.0%/yr — MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.0% 27.6% 67.0% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 58/100 57/100 BLK

Percentile Scorecard

MSTRBLKNIQ

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

AxisMSTRBLKNIQ
Valuation 14 #86 of 100 67 #67 of 200 74 #27 of 100
Growth 10 #89 of 99 59 #48 of 116 86 #15 of 99
Profitability 11 #86 of 96 70 #44 of 143 48 #50 of 96
Financial Health 87 #15 of 112 64 #60 of 166 21 #89 of 112
Shareholder Returns 3 #65 of 67 29 #57 of 80 –
Overall 25 58 57
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BLK ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSTRBLKNIQSPY
1 month -15.2%+9.6%+20.6% -2.0%
3 months +38.9%+2.7%+71.4% -2.2%
6 months -27.4%+10.7%+90.1% +4.2%
Year to date -10.7%+8.5%+21.5% +10.6%
1 year -48.8%+8.6%+66.2% +10.4%
3 years +198.7%+76.5%— +73.6%
3 years, per year +44.1%+20.9%— +20.2%
5 years +69.5%+21.7%— +61.6%
5 years, per year +11.1%+4.0%— +10.1%
10 years +617.6%+240.4%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +21.8%+13.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSTRBLKNIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.0%27.6%67.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.9%27.6%62.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.141.220.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.310.99 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.1%-45.3%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.8%-1.9%-1.8% -3.2%
52-week high $264.67$1,183.85$20.40 $779.14
52-week low $82.31$922.90$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.

MultipleMSTRBLKNIQ
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 27.1x 26.9xmedian 33.9x -16.8xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 110.2xmedian 2.8x 6.6xmedian 4.7x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 16.6x 17.2xmedian 12.0x 12.0xmedian 16.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4,904xmedian 15.7x 51.2xmedian 14.4x 11.7xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 1.8x 5.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.87 —median 0.88 —median 0.87

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 monthsMSTRBLKNIQ
Revenue $495.08M $27.30B $4.39B
Gross profit $335.84M – $2.43B
Operating income -$19.34B $8.89B $85.40M
Net income -$13.67B $7.13B -$350.00M
Free cash flow -$11.13M $3.52B $506.40M
R&D $94.59M – –
EPS (diluted) $-34.79 $40.71 $-1.19
Cash & equivalents $2.50B $10.49B $416.60M
Total debt $6.72B $12.74B $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 428.05M 164.65M 295.06M
Enterprise value $44.06B $135.89B $4.25B

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
MetricMSTRBLKNIQ
P/E -3.6x 26.9x -16.8x
P/FCF -4,904x 51.2x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow -7,412x 45.7x 11.0x
P/S 110.2x 6.6x 1.3x
P/B 1.0x 3.1x 5.2x
P/Tangible book -3.5x 5.9x -6.8x
EV/EBITDA -2.9x 17.2x 12.0x
EV/EBIT -2.9x 20.1x 105.9x
EV/Revenue 111.9x 6.6x 2.1x
EV/FCF -4,977x 50.9x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -7,522x 45.4x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSTRBLKNIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 26.5% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.8% – 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -276.0% 18.4% 481.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -317.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -272.6% 9.2% 31.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -435.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -242.2% -0.6% 42.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -284.4% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 88.3% -7.0% 1,467%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 84.3% -9.5% 12,760%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSTRBLKNIQ
Gross margin 67.8% – 55.4%
EBITDA margin -3,893% 38.0% 17.2%
Operating margin -3,906% 32.6% 1.9%
Pretax margin -3,879% 33.6% -4.4%
Net margin -3,008% 24.6% -8.0%
FCF margin -2.2% 12.9% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin -1.5% 14.4% 12.2%
Return on equity -31.7% 12.4% -29.8%
Return on assets -21.1% 4.1% -5.1%
Return on invested capital -27.6% 9.9% 1.8%
Return on capital employed -30.5% – 1.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 0.6x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 10.3% 5.4% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSTRBLKNIQ
Debt / assets 8.7% 7.2% 52.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.1x 4.1x
Debt / FCF -603.5x 3.6x 7.0x
Liabilities / assets 28.1% 67.1% 83.0%
Equity / assets 71.9% 32.9% 17.0%
Interest coverage – 16.4x –
Current ratio 4.0x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 4.0x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 3.9x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.83 – 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSTRBLKNIQ
Dividend yield – 1.9% –
Net buyback yield -49.1% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield -49.1% 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.

ConsensusMSTRBLKNIQ
Forward P/E – 18.8xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-18.79FY2026 $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 $465.93MFY2026 $28.40BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +17.3% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSTRBLKNIQ
Held by institutions 59.5% 77.6% 84.4%
Institutions holding 854 2,315 162
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.6% +2.5% +4.0%
Institutions buying 474 1,090 101
Institutions selling 266 887 51
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.23 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.

MSTRBLKNIQ
MSTR 1.00 0.32 0.04
BLK 0.32 1.00 0.20
NIQ 0.04 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSTR, BLK and NIQ?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Strategy (MSTR) $56.92B, BlackRock (BLK) $189.76B, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.99B.

Which company is growing faster?

BlackRock (BLK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Strategy (MSTR) +4.2%, BlackRock (BLK) +26.5%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackRock (BLK) has the highest net margin (Strategy (MSTR) -3,008.3%, BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -8.0%). On return on invested capital, BlackRock (BLK) leads (Strategy (MSTR) -27.6%, 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: Strategy (MSTR) -48.8%, BlackRock (BLK) +8.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +66.2%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Strategy (MSTR) +11.1%/yr, BlackRock (BLK) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (Strategy (MSTR) 81.0%, BlackRock (BLK) 27.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSTR, BLK 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 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.