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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31**,** 2025

or

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission File No. 001-42297

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BlackRock, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware99-1116001
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

50 Hudson Yards**,** New York**,** NY 10001

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(212) 810-5800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value 3.750% Notes due 2035BLK BLK 35New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known, seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2025 was approximately $159 billion.

As of January 31, 2026, there were 155,541,536 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding (163,156,051 on a fully diluted basis, including 7,614,515 Class B-2 common units of a consolidated subsidiary, BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC, which are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis into common stock of the registrant).

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following documents are incorporated by reference herein:

Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement of BlackRock, Inc. to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the general rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (“Proxy Statement”) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

BlackRock, Inc.

Table of Contents

PART I
Item 1Business1
Item 1ARisk Factors20
Item 1BUnresolved Staff Comments34
Item 1CCybersecurity35
Item 2Properties36
Item 3Legal Proceedings36
Item 4Mine Safety Disclosures36
PART II
Item 5Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities37
Item 6[Reserved]37
Item 7Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations38
Item 7AQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk64
Item 8Financial Statements and Supplemental Data65
Item 9Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure65
Item 9AControls and Procedures65
Item 9BOther Information68
Item 9CDisclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections68
PART III
Item 10Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance68
Item 11Executive Compensation68
Item 12Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters68
Item 13Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence68
Item 14Principal Accountant Fees and Services68
PART IV
Item 15Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules69
Item 16Form 10-K Summary72
Signatures73

Part I

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