v3.19.3.a.u2
Selected Quarterly Financial Data
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
Selected Quarterly Financial Data

28. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

 

(in millions, except shares and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

1st Quarter(1)

 

 

2nd Quarter

 

 

3rd Quarter(2)

 

 

4th Quarter(3)

 

Revenue

 

$

3,346

 

 

$

3,524

 

 

$

3,692

 

 

$

3,977

 

Operating income

 

$

1,233

 

 

$

1,278

 

 

$

1,502

 

 

$

1,538

 

Net income

 

$

1,060

 

 

$

1,013

 

 

$

1,119

 

 

$

1,334

 

Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc.

 

$

1,053

 

 

$

1,003

 

 

$

1,119

 

 

$

1,301

 

Earnings per share attributable to BlackRock, Inc. common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

6.65

 

 

$

6.46

 

 

$

7.21

 

 

$

8.38

 

Diluted

 

$

6.61

 

 

$

6.41

 

 

$

7.15

 

 

$

8.29

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

158,268,034

 

 

 

155,354,552

 

 

 

155,280,877

 

 

 

155,195,733

 

Diluted

 

 

159,348,431

 

 

 

156,360,741

 

 

 

156,447,387

 

 

 

156,894,201

 

Dividend declared per share

 

$

3.30

 

 

$

3.30

 

 

$

3.30

 

 

$

3.30

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

3,583

 

 

$

3,605

 

 

$

3,576

 

 

$

3,434

 

Operating income

 

$

1,375

 

 

$

1,440

 

 

$

1,396

 

 

$

1,246

 

Net income

 

$

1,094

 

 

$

1,078

 

 

$

1,203

 

 

$

927

 

Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc.

 

$

1,089

 

 

$

1,073

 

 

$

1,216

 

 

$

927

 

Earnings per share attributable to BlackRock, Inc. common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

6.75

 

 

$

6.67

 

 

$

7.59

 

 

$

5.84

 

Diluted

 

$

6.68

 

 

$

6.62

 

 

$

7.54

 

 

$

5.78

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

161,250,018

 

 

 

160,980,960

 

 

 

160,141,506

 

 

 

158,859,998

 

Diluted

 

 

162,918,961

 

 

 

162,161,937

 

 

 

161,378,217

 

 

 

160,450,266

 

Dividend declared per share

 

$

2.88

 

 

$

2.88

 

 

$

3.13

 

 

$

3.13

 

 

(1)

The first quarter of 2019 and 2018 included $22 million and $56 million, respectively, of discrete tax benefit related to stock-based compensation awards that vested in the first quarter of each respective year.

(2)

The third quarter of 2018 benefited from $90 million of discrete tax items, primarily related to changes in the Company’s organizational entity structure.

(3)

The fourth quarter of 2018 included a pre-tax restructuring charge of $60 million.