AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-08-06 — Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Total revenue rose 31% YoY to $7.1B as base fees hit $5.7B (including ~$230M of HPS fees) and performance fees more than tripled to $305M, lifting GAAP operating margin to 34.7%.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue$5.7B+$1.3B YoY
Positive impact of market beta on average AUM, organic base fee growth and approximately $230 million of fees related to the HPS Transaction
Technology services and subscription revenue$566M+$67M YoY
Reflecting the sustained demand for Aladdin and multi-product solutions
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $7.1B+31% YoY
Investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue$5.7B+$1.3B YoY
Positive impact of market beta on average AUM, organic base fee growth and approximately $230 million of fees related to the HPS Transaction
Within Investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue
Equity ETFs$1,989M
Private markets$639M
Technology services and subscription revenue$566M+$67M YoY
Reflecting the sustained demand for Aladdin and multi-product solutions
Distribution fees$395M+$75M YoY
Primarily reflecting higher average AUM
Largest Expense Items
Employee compensation and benefits$2.3B+$510M YoY
Impact of higher operating income and performance fees, and the impact of the HPS Transaction
Sales, asset and account expense$1.3B+$279M YoY
Higher direct fund expense and distribution and servicing costs, primarily reflecting higher average AUM
General and administration expense$720M+$107M YoY
Driven by occupancy and office related expense, technology expense and professional services expense
Amortization of intangible assets$276M+$139M YoY
Primarily reflecting amortization of intangible assets acquired in the HPS Transaction
Margins: GAAP operating margin of 34.7% rose 280 bps on higher revenue, HPS fees and performance fees, partly offset by acquisition-related costs; margin as adjusted of 45.9% rose 260 bps.
Watch Items from the Filing
Contingent consideration liabilities total $7.9 billion, including $4.3 billion (GIP) and $3.4 billion (HPS); $2.6 billion reclassifies to equity in Q3 2026, ending income-statement remeasurement.
Institutional index net outflows of $41 billion in the quarter, concentrated in low-fee index equity offerings; cash management saw $7 billion of outflows from US government funds.
Digital assets AUM fell to $48.8 billion from $60.7 billion at March 31, 2026, on $3.1 billion of net outflows and $8.7 billion of market depreciation.
Thirteen state Attorneys General are suing BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard over alleged coal-supply antitrust violations; the court largely denied defendants' motion to dismiss in 2025.
Securities lending indemnifications cover approximately $458 billion of securities on loan, against roughly $491 billion of collateral held as lending agent at June 30, 2026.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
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