BLK · Plain-English company overview
A stock is a share of ownership in a company. Owning one means you own a small piece of that business.
In the company's own words, from Item 1 (Business) of its latest annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the SEC on 2026-02-25.
BlackRock, Inc. (together, with its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise indicates, “BlackRock” or the “Company”) is a leading publicly traded investment management firm with $14.0 trillion of assets under management (“AUM”) at December 31, 2025. With approximately 24,900 employees in more than 30 countries who serve clients in over 100 countries across the globe, BlackRock provides a broad range of investment management and technology and subscription services to institutional and retail clients worldwide. On July 1, 2025, BlackRock completed the acquisition of 100% of the business and assets of HPS Investment Partners (the "HPS Transaction" or "HPS"), a leading global credit investment manager, with substantially all consideration paid in Class B-2 common units ("Subco Units") of BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC ("Subco"), a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. Concurrent with the acquisition, BlackRock Finance, Inc., Global Infrastructure Management, LLC ("GIP"), HPS, and their respective subsidiaries became wholly owned subsidiaries of Subco. For additional information on the HPS Transaction see Note 3, Acquisitions , in the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part II, Item 8 for additional information.
BlackRock’s diverse platform of alpha-seeking active, private markets, index and cash management investment strategies across asset classes enables the Company to offer choice and tailor investment and asset allocation solutions for clients. Product offerings include single- and multi-asset portfolios investing in equities, fixed income, private markets, liquid alternatives, digital assets, currencies and commodities, and money market instruments. Products are offered directly and through intermediaries in a variety of vehicles, including open-end and closed-end mutual funds, iShares ® exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), separate accounts, collective trust funds and other pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers technology and subscription services, including the investment and risk management technology platform, Aladdin ® , Aladdin Wealth TM , eFront ® , Preqin, and Cachematrix ® , as well as advisory services and solutions to a broad base of institutional and wealth management clients. The Company is highly regulated and manages its clients’ assets as a fiduciary. The Company does not engage in proprietary trading activities that could conflict with the interests of its clients.
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An earnings release is a company's quarterly report of how much money it made. Analysts predict these numbers ahead of time, and the actual results are compared against those predictions.
In the most recent quarter (2026-06-30), BlackRock reported earnings of $13.91 per share. Analysts expected $12.7175 per share, so the company beat expectations.
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