BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) reported quarterly earnings of $12.53 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $11.62 by 7.83 percent. This is a 10.88 percent increase over earnings of $11.30 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.698 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $6.463 billion by 3.63 percent. This is a 26.95 percent increase over sales of $5.276 billion the same period last year.