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BlockXYZ

Transaction & Payment Processing Services · none · In the S&P 500
$76.22−0.95%After hours: $76.45 (+0.30%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 0.4% over 1 year
Block over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$50$60$70$80Nov2026MarMayJulSep$76.22$60$80NovMarJul$76.22
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$45.79B
Price to earnings136.5x
Forward P/E16.6x
Dividend yield–
Year to date+17.1%
One year−0.4%
Next earningsTue 3 Nov, after the close
SectorFinancials
52-week range (closes)
$49.09$84.85

Quality and valuation

How Block compares with other financials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Block and 7 transaction & payment processing services peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: in line with its sector

A weaker business than most financials companies, priced about in line with them.

Block trades at 16.6 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 13.0x for the 84 financials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +5.1% vs +10.2%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 46.4% vs 46.4%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 4.7% vs 22.3%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 15.5% vs 20.3%
XYZ trades at 16.6x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Transaction & Payment Processing Services peers
GPN6.6xFISV6.8xPYPL10.1xCPAY13.7xXYZ16.6xV28.6xMA30.0xAFRM38.0xSector median 13.0xGPN6.6xFISV6.8xPYPL10.1xCPAY13.7xXYZ16.6xV28.6xMA30.0xAFRM38.0xSector median 13.0x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 136.1x earnings, XYZ is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
50x100x150xAverage 45.2x20252026136.1x100xAverage 45.2x20252026136.1x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Block's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 9.3% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bn$6bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$6.6bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bn$5bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$6.6bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +9.3% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’259.3%Q2 ’260%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’259.3%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 6.8% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’256.8%Q2 ’260%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’256.8%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $3.9 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$1.0bnQ2 ’26$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$1.0bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsXYZSector median
Revenue growth+5.1%+10.2%
Gross margin46.4%46.4%
Operating margin4.7%22.3%
Free cash flow margin15.5%20.3%
Price to earnings136.5x14.6x

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AFRMAffirm$73.47−1.83%−1.3%$24.91B
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