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BlackRock, Inc.

organization80% conf.·synced Sep 3, 2026

Investment management firm

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stated objectives
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Key metrics · each point sourced

Price 52 Week Low
922.90USD
Sep 2, 2026reference only
Market Cap
171515676461USD
Sep 2, 2026reference only
Stock Return Ytd
2.0%
Sep 2, 2026reference only
Stock Price
1107.08USD
Sep 2, 2026reference only
Price 52 Week High
1202.59USD
Sep 2, 2026reference only
Total Assets
175875000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Eps
12.19USD_per_share
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Stockholders Equity
57613000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Cash
10492000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Shares Outstanding
154996807.0shares
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Revenue
7084000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Total Liabilities
111335000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Net Income
1914000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Operating Income
2461000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Capex
106000000.0USD
Mar 31, 2026reference only
Operating Cash Flow
-980000000.0USD
Mar 31, 2026reference only

Stated objectives

Maintain adjusted operating margin of 45% or greater

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target: 45% or greater stated

Grow private markets to insurance, private markets to wealth, digital assets, and active ETFs each to $500 million in annual revenue

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target: $500 million per initiative by 2030-01-01 00:00:00stated

Target $400 billion in gross private markets fundraising through 2030

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target: 400 billion USD by 2030-01-01 00:00:00stated

Target mid-single-digit percentage increase in G&A and broadly flat headcount in 2026 after annualizing HPS and Preqin impacts

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target: mid-single-digit % G&A increase; flat headcount by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Deploy capital for roughly 20 late-stage insurance client conversations to build diversified portfolios across public and private markets, with deployments expected to pull through second half of 2026

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target: 20 late-stage insurance conversations by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Target $1.8 billion in share repurchases during 2026

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target: 1.8 billion USD by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Recommends Bitcoin allocation of 1-2% in multi-asset portfolios

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target: 1-2% stated

See retail as a vast untapped pool of capital for private markets

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stated

BlackRock requires $3 billion in XRP ETF demand threshold before filing XRP ETF application

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target: 3000000000 stated

Generate $500 million in annual revenue from crypto business

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target: 500000000 by 2031-01-01 00:00:00stated

Relationship graph · 700 connections

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Invested in
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Employs
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Owns
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Covered by
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headquartered in
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