BlackRock vs Corebridge Financial
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I put BlackRock and Corebridge Financial side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- BlackRock is the larger business, with $24.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $18.5B for Corebridge Financial.
- BlackRock grew revenue faster (18.7%, against β1.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of BlackRockβs earnings: a P/E of 27.0x against 21.8x for Corebridge Financial.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 4 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
BlackRock
BLK
3/4
Revenue growth5-year growthNet margin
Corebridge Financial
CRBG
1/4
Share count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | BLK FY25 | CRBG FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $185.6B | $15.7B |
| Revenue | $24.2B | $18.5B |
| Free cash flow | $3.6B | β |
| Net income | $5.6B | β$366M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 18.7% | β1.2% |
| 5-year growth | 8.4% | 4.2% |
| Share count change | 6.1% | β10.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | 29.1% | β |
| Net margin | 22.9% | β2.0% |
| FCF margin | 14.7% | β |
| Return on capital | 10.5% | β |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | β |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.3B | β |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.2x | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $2.6B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 27.0x | 21.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | β | β |
Ten years
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.