BlackRock (BLK) Stock Jumps 5% After Record $15.3 Trillion AUM and Earnings Beat

TLDR

• BlackRock posted Q2 EPS of $13.91, well above the $12.57 analyst forecast
• Revenue hit $7.08 billion, up 31% year-over-year
• Assets under management reached a record $15.3 trillion, up 22% from a year ago
• First-half net inflows hit a record $321 billion, with $192 billion coming in Q2 alone
• BlackRock is raising its quarterly buyback from $450 million to $550 million

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BlackRock stock jumped nearly 5% to $1,078 in premarket trading on Wednesday after the world’s largest asset manager posted Q2 results that beat Wall Street on every major metric.

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EPS came in at $13.91, well above the $12.57 consensus estimate. Revenue landed at $7.08 billion versus a $6.72 billion forecast — a 31% jump from the same quarter last year.

Assets under management crossed the $15 trillion mark for the first time, reaching $15.3 trillion. That’s up from $12.5 trillion in Q2 2025, a 22% increase year-over-year.

BLACKROCK $BLK Q2’26 EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS

🔹 Adjusted EPS: $13.91 (Est. $12.57) 🟢; +15% YoY
🔹 Revenue: $7.08B (Est. $6.72B) 🟢; +31% YoY
🔹 AUM: $15.34T(Est. $15.27B) 🟢; +22% YoY
🔹 Total Net Inflows: $191.7B

Net Flow Highlights:
🔹 ETF inflows: $177.9B
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The AUM jump was driven by a combination of strong markets and serious client inflows. BlackRock pulled in $192 billion in net new money during Q2 alone.

That brought the first-half total to $321 billion — a record for any half-year period in the firm’s history.

Inflows were broad-based. ETFs, private markets, active fixed income, and systematic equity strategies all contributed. Nothing was carrying the load alone.

Revenue growth reflected more than just market performance. BlackRock pointed to organic base fee growth, higher performance fees, and a contribution from its HPS private credit acquisition, completed a year ago.

Margins Expanding Too

Adjusted operating income rose 39% to $2.92 billion. The adjusted operating margin expanded to 45.9%, up from 43.3% in Q2 2025.

That margin expansion is worth noting. Growth at scale without margin compression is not always a given in asset management.

Buyback Boost

BlackRock repurchased $450 million of its own stock during Q2 and announced it will raise that pace to $550 million per quarter going forward.

CEO Larry Fink didn’t hold back in his commentary. “Market fundamentals are strong and well supported, with higher margins and earnings momentum catalyzed by new technology,” he said.

He added: “Our momentum is accelerating, and I’ve never been more optimistic about the growth ahead.”

Before the results, BLK was down 4.2% for the year, underperforming the S&P 500’s modest 0.6% gain.

The analyst community was already fairly bullish heading in. The majority of analysts covering BLK carry a buy rating, with an average price target of $1,264 — implying around 18% upside from pre-earnings levels.

BlackRock completed its acquisition of HPS Investment Partners one year ago, and the deal is now showing up clearly in the revenue line.

Q2 organic base fee growth came in at 10% — the kind of number that reflects genuine client demand rather than market drift.