BlackRock, Inc. · BLK · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
BlackRock tops Q1 estimates as record $130B inflows lift EPS ~7.6%
BlackRock's Q1 results reinforce a growth-plus-margin story for the next year: double-digit revenue and EPS expansion (EPS $12.53 vs $11.65 consensus), a record $130B in net inflows led by iShares ETFs, and acquired businesses (HPS, Preqin) now contributing materially to revenue. Management describes organic base-fee growth as durable and points to retirement and private-credit tailwinds. The main test through the balance of 2026 is whether organic momentum persists in a volatile, geopolitically unsettled environment and whether the DOL's proposed private-assets-in-401(k) rule converts a regulatory shift into product demand.
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What changed
BlackRock beat the Q1 consensus on both lines: EPS of $12.53 versus $11.65 expected (~7.6% surprise) on revenue of $6.70B versus ~$6.55B. Net inflows hit a record $130B, including $132B of iShares ETF inflows and $13B at Aperio. Operating margin expanded 130 bps YoY to 44.5%, and HPS plus Preqin contributed roughly $295M of combined quarterly revenue. The stock moved up ~1.8% on an abnormal basis in the reaction window and drifted another ~3.6% higher subsequently.
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Key takeaways
- Double-digit revenue, operating income and margin expansion, with operating margin up 130 bps YoY.
- Record iShares ETF inflows of $132B and $13B of Aperio inflows drove strong client demand.
- Acquired businesses HPS and Preqin are now material contributors to fee and technology revenue.
- Whole-portfolio platform combining public, private and technology is driving client consolidation.
- Positive outlook for retirement solutions and private-credit growth amid favorable regulatory developments.
Management priorities
- Launch LifePath target-date funds that incorporate private-market exposure.
- Introduce the IQQ NASDAQ-100 ETF and expand iShares global offerings.
- Scale Aperio and Spider Rock platforms, targeting double-to-triple growth.
- Roll out new HLEND series of private-wealth vehicles (real assets, net-lease).
- Continue quarterly share repurchases of at least $450M and accelerate infrastructure and private-credit deployment via HPS and GIP.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 9, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 23, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 16, 2025 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 17, 2023 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 31, 2021 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 17, 2018 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jul 13, 2018 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 3, 2015 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 3, 2015 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Nov 21, 2014 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Evercore Partners | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 10, 2013 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 20, 2013 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 20, 2013 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | May 21, 2013 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 16, 2013 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 25, 2013 |
| Standpoint Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 17, 2012 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 25, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $1,086.31. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $1,260 | $1,132.32 | +16.0% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $1,258 | $1,105.42 | +15.8% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| UBS | Michael Brown | $1,320 | $1,109.1 | +21.5% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $1,389 | $1,104 | +27.9% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys | $1,488 | $1,093.4 | +37.0% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $1,450 | $1,093.4 | +33.5% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys | $1,383 | $1,033.98 | +27.3% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $1,145 | $1,040.29 | +5.4% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys | $1,430 | $974.18 | +31.6% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $1,140 | $998.24 | +4.9% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $1,220 | $1,054.56 | +12.3% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $1,393 | $1,054.56 | +28.2% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $1,200 | $992.81 | +10.5% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $1,235 | $1,001.62 | +13.7% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| BlackRock | Mikhail Paramonov | $1,364 | $1,129.91 | +25.6% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $1,380 | $1,175.97 | +27.0% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| UBS | Michael Brown | $1,280 | $1,156.65 | +17.8% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $1,350 | $1,156.65 | +24.3% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Daniel Fannon | $1,351 | $1,156.65 | +24.4% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| BlackRock | Analyst unavailable | $1,209 | $1,089.54 | +11.3% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $1,218 | $1,085.9 | +12.1% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $1,300 | $1,075.09 | +19.7% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $1,514 | $1,081.3 | +39.4% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $1,340 | $1,101.9 | +23.4% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| UBS | Michael Brown | $1,180 | $1,083.36 | +8.6% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Alexander Blostein | $1,313 | $1,070.94 | +20.9% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Mikhail Paramonov | $1,255 | $1,130 | +15.5% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $1,312 | $1,192.19 | +20.8% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $1,330 | $1,187.53 | +22.4% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $1,486 | $1,201.66 | +36.8% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $1,360 | $1,194.26 | +25.2% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $1,320 | $1,194.26 | +21.5% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $1,310 | $1,166.23 | +20.6% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys | $1,362 | $1,172.95 | +25.4% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $1,200 | $1,099.15 | +10.5% | Sep 5, 2025 |
| UBS | Brennan Hawken | $980 | $1,077.1 | -9.8% | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Brown | $1,175 | $1,013.18 | +8.2% | Jan 16, 2025 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $1,160 | $980.76 | +6.8% | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Brown | $1,155 | $980.76 | +6.3% | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $1,180 | $1,022.18 | +8.6% | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Chris Allen | $1,150 | $990.26 | +5.9% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys | $1,245 | $990.26 | +14.6% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $1,105 | $990.26 | +1.7% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $1,040 | $990.26 | -4.3% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $1,120 | $990.26 | +3.1% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Brown | $1,090 | $990.26 | +0.3% | Oct 13, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Alexander Blostein | $1,118 | $990.26 | +2.9% | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $995 | $986.48 | -8.4% | Oct 11, 2024 |
| BlackRock | Aidan Hall | $934 | $834.62 | -14.0% | Jul 16, 2024 |
| BlackRock | Aidan Hall | $915 | $833.73 | -15.8% | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $900 | $785.96 | -17.2% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Alexander Blostein | $913 | $785.96 | -16.0% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $936 | $792.09 | -13.8% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| BlackRock | Bradley Hays | $938 | $791.38 | -13.7% | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Mike Cyprys | $888 | $738.93 | -18.3% | Jul 18, 2023 |
| BlackRock | Michael Brown | $835 | $694.54 | -23.1% | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Bill Katz | $920 | $697.44 | -15.3% | Apr 17, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $754 | $560 | -30.6% | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $860 | $748.14 | -20.8% | Aug 12, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $773 | $622.94 | -28.8% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $729 | $623.7 | -32.9% | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $801 | $600.68 | -26.3% | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $710 | $617.96 | -34.6% | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $747 | $600.44 | -31.2% | May 22, 2022 |
| Citigroup | William Katz | $900 | $716.83 | -17.2% | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $950 | $728.38 | -12.5% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Ken Worthington | $912 | $728.38 | -16.0% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys | $966 | $728.38 | -11.1% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| UBS | Brennan Hawken | $915 | $745.23 | -15.8% | Apr 6, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Craig Siegenthaler | $991 | $764.43 | -8.8% | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $1,024 | $756.02 | -5.7% | Feb 20, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $1,123 | $848.6 | +3.4% | Jan 17, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Daniel Fannon | $1,014 | $842.99 | -6.7% | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Citigroup | William Katz | $1,035 | $882.54 | -4.7% | Oct 14, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $975 | $866.38 | -10.2% | Jul 15, 2021 |
| CFRA | Catherine Seifert | $850 | $796.86 | -21.8% | Apr 23, 2021 |
| Barclays | Jeremy Campbell | $925 | $795.18 | -14.8% | Apr 16, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationBlackRock, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors including corporate, public, union, and industry pension plans, insurance companies, third-party mutual funds, endowments, public institutions, governments, foundations, charities, sovereign wealth funds, corporations, official institutions, and banks. It also provides global risk management and advisory services. The firm manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. It also launches and manages open-end and closed-end mutual funds, offshore funds, unit trusts, and alternative investment vehicles including structured funds. The firm launches equity, fixed income, balanced, and real estate mutual funds. It also launches equity, fixed income, balanced, currency, commodity, and multi-asset exchange traded funds. The firm also launches and manages hedge funds.…
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