BLK vs MS
BlackRock, Inc. and Morgan Stanley, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BLK | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $24.2B | $70.6B |
| Net income | $5.6B | $16.9B |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 22.9% | 23.9% |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 15.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $35.31 | $10.21 |
| Dividend / share | $20.84 | $3.85 |
| Payout ratio | 48.7% | 39.1% |
| Free cash flow | $3.6B | — |
| Equity | $55.9B | $111.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.02× | 2.06× |
| Current ratio | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.4% | 7.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 2.4% | 8.9% |
MS bills 2.9× the revenue of BLK, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (23.9% against 22.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BLK | MS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $24.2B | $70.6B |
| FY2024 | $20.4B | $61.8B |
| FY2023 | $17.9B | $54.1B |
| FY2022 | $17.9B | $53.7B |
| FY2021 | $19.4B | $59.8B |
| FY2020 | $16.2B | $48.8B |
| FY2019 | $14.5B | $41.5B |
| FY2018 | $14.2B | $40.1B |
| FY2017 | $13.6B | $37.9B |
| FY2016 | $12.3B | $34.6B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BLK | MS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.6B | $16.9B |
| FY2024 | $6.4B | $13.4B |
| FY2023 | $5.5B | $9.1B |
| FY2022 | $5.2B | $11.0B |
| FY2021 | $5.9B | $15.0B |
| FY2020 | $4.9B | $11.0B |
| FY2019 | $4.5B | $9.0B |
| FY2018 | $4.3B | $8.7B |
| FY2017 | $5.0B | $6.1B |
| FY2016 | $3.2B | $6.0B |
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