BlackRock Stock Rises Pre-Market: Record Inflows Drive Q4 Revenue Beat

• AUM climbed to $14 trillion, driven by a record $698 billion of net inflows for the year.
• The firm attributed the decline in net income to noncash acquisition-related expenses.
• BlackRock approved a dividend of $5.73 per share, payable on March 24.

BlackRock (BLK) stock jumped 2.5% in premarket trading on Thursday, after the firm reported a strong fourth-quarter (Q4) top line, highlighted by record asset inflow, as revenue rose 19% to $7 billion, well above Wall Street estimates of $6.49 billion, according to Fiscal.ai data.

Assets under management climbed to $14 trillion, driven by a record $698 billion of net inflows for the year, including $342 billion in the fourth quarter. BLK shares jumped 2.5% in premarket trading

However, net income declined 33% to $1.13 billion, or $7.16 per share on a diluted basis. This was significantly below Street estimates of $12.26 per share. The firm said the decline in net income is related to noncash acquisition-related expenses.

BlackRock returned $5 billion to shareholders in 2025, including $1.6 billion through share buybacks, and approved a dividend of $5.73 per share, payable on March 24, 2026.

“BlackRock enters 2026 with accelerating momentum across our entire platform, coming off the strongest year and quarter of net inflows in our history. Clients entrusted us with $698 billion of new assets in 2025, powering 9% organic base fee growth. And we ended the year with back-to-back quarters of double-digit organic base fee growth, including 12% in the fourth quarter,” said Laurence Fink, Chairman and CEO of the firm.

Segment-wise Breakdown

Technology services and subscription revenue rose $103 million year over year in the fourth quarter, supported by strong demand for the Aladdin portfolio management platform and contributions from the Preqin acquisition. Preqin provides financial data and insight on the alternative assets market.

Fund flows remained strong, with equity products attracting $126.05 billion of inflows during the quarter and fixed-income strategies adding $83.77 billion. Long-term net inflows totalled about $267.8 billion, driven largely by the firm’s ETF franchise.

Retail Reaction

Retail sentiment on Stocktwits for BLK stock remained in the ‘neutral’ zone over the past 24 hours, amid ‘high’ message volumes.

Over the past year, the stock has gained around 13%.

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