BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) reported quarterly earnings of $9.81 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $9.32 by 5.26 percent. This is a 23.71 percent increase over earnings of $7.93 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.73 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.68 billion by 1.03 percent. This is a 11.43 percent increase over sales of $4.24 billion the same period last year.