BLK vs CRM: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of BlackRock, Inc. and Salesforce, Inc. โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-22.
BlackRock, Inc. ยท Financial Services
$1,069.78
+44.0% upside to fair value
High Conviction Grade A High Quality
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Salesforce, Inc. ยท Technology
$236.42
+11.6% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
BLK has more upside to fair value (+44.0%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric BLK CRM
Current Price $1,069.78 $236.42
Fair Value Estimate $1,540.94 $263.88
Upside to Fair Value +44.0% +11.6%
Market Cap $165.8B $193.6B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 15.9x 14.4x
Price / Sales 6.1x 4.4x
Price / FCF 71.5x 12.8x
Revenue Growth YoY +30.6% +10.8%
Gross Margin 55.7% 77.3%
Operating Margin 31.1% 21.4%
Return on Equity 11.7% 20.2%
Dividend Yield 2.09% 0.73%
FCF Yield 1.4% 7.82%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Buy
Investment Thesis
BLK โ€” BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, overseeing $15.345 trillion in assets across ETFs, active strategies, alternatives, and the Aladdin investment-technology platform, serving institutional, intermediary, and individual clients globally. The business quality is high: TTM gross margin of 55.7%, operating margin of 31.1%, and net margin of 24.1% reflect the scalability of a fee-based moโ€ฆ
CRM โ€” Salesforce, Inc.
Salesforce is the leading enterprise customer relationship management platform, spanning Sales, Service, Platform, Marketing, Commerce, Tableau, MuleSoft, and Slack under the Customer 360 umbrella, with 83,334 employees and a business that converts $53.65 of revenue per share into $18.48 of free cash flow per share. Business quality is high: TTM gross margin of 77.3%, TTM operating margin of 21.4โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric BLK CRM
Zone Low $1,155.70 $197.91
Zone High $1,309.80 $224.30
In Buy Zone? Yes No
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