BLK Stock — BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock, Inc. (BLK)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BLK is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.02%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.97%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 13590.0% over the past 27 years, 12737.1 points ahead of SPY at 852.9%.

BlackRock is a global investment management company that provides asset management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional and retail clients, operating one of the world's largest platforms of ETFs and other investment products. The company distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a modest current distribution rate. BlackRock appeals to income investors seeking exposure to a major financial services business with a substantial dividend component.

BLK performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 13590.0% over the past 27 years, 12737.1 points ahead of SPY at 852.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.4%.

BLK key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.98%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/01/1999

Distribution rate

2.02%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.97%

5-year average yield

2.29

Last close

$1,134.38 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$175,680,590,024

Average volume

1172400.0

Dividend

$5.73

Ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Payment date

09/22/2026

Beta

1.421

Payout ratio

33.4%

P/E ratio

25.83

Forward P/E

16.4474

EPS

$43.92

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.02%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.97%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BLK risks and drawbacks

BLK's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.4%.

Who may consider BLK — and who may not

BLK may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BLK pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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