BlackRock (BLK) Operating Expenses (2023 - 2026)

BlackRock (BLK) reported Operating Expenses of $3.9 billion for Q1 2026, up 8.55% year-over-year from $3.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 27.36% quarter-over-quarter from $5.3 billion in Q4 2025.

BlackRock (BLK) Operating Expenses (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

BlackRock (BLK) has 4 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $3.9 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $3.9 billion, up 8.55% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $17.5 billion (up 30.66% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $17.2 billion, up 33.8% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $3.9 billion in Q1 2026 per BLK's latest filing, from $5.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $5.3 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $2.9 billion in Q3 2023.
  • A 4-year average of $3.6 billion and a median of $3.6 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Operating Expenses surged 48.45% in 2025, then rose 8.55% in 2026.
  • A 4-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $3.0 billion in 2023, then gained by 18.25% to $3.6 billion in 2024, then surged by 48.45% to $5.3 billion in 2025, then fell by 27.36% to $3.9 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BLK's Operating Expenses at $3.9 billion in Q1 2026, $5.3 billion in Q4 2025, and $4.6 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - 3.88 Bn
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 2.26 Bn
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 3.87 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 4.68 Bn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - 2.81 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 3.67 Bn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - 1.51 Bn
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 3.12 Bn
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 1.17 Bn
10 Principal Financial 23.79 Bn 20.28 Bn -463.00 Mn 3.05 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.88 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 5.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 4.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.89 Bn