Loading research…
Block: company research
Last checked Oct 2, 2026
Block, Inc. is the payments and financial-services company behind Square, Cash App and its bitcoin businesses, founded in 2009 by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey as Square and renamed Block in December 2021. It trades on the NYSE and operates across dozens of countries. (from our editorial profile)
Key facts
- Industry
- Payments & financial services
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Founded
- 2009
- Size
- 5,000+ employees
- Stage
- Public
- Website
- block.xyz
(from our editorial profile)Source: investors.block.xyz
Technology and AI
Block describes itself as building technology to increase access to the global economy, with each of its brands unlocking different aspects of the economy for more people. Its brands are Square for commerce and financial services for sellers, Cash App for spending, sending and storing money, Afterpay for managing spending over time, TIDAL as a music platform for artists, Bitkey as a self-custody bitcoin wallet, and Proto as a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. The company also offers an investor relations bot that gives instant, cited answers grounded exclusively in Block's public disclosures.
Source: investors.block.xyzRecent moves
Block posted its results for the second quarter of 2026 on the Financials section of its Investor Relations website and hosted a conference call and earnings webcast on August 5, 2026. The company filed its Annual Report to Security Holders (Form ARS) on April 24, 2026. During an investor conversation, Jack and Amrita said they may make forward-looking statements, including about Block's preliminary expectations for its financial performance in the second quarter.
Source: investors.block.xyzLeadership
- Jack DorseyChief Executive Officer
In the news
- Block Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results
Block, Inc. Investor Relations, 2026-08-05
- Form ARS — Annual Report to Security Holders
Block, Inc. Investor Relations, 2026-04-24
How this page is made: facts come from the company's own site, Wikidata and a web search, and every section links the page it was read on. Anything without a source is left out rather than guessed. It can still be out of date or wrong, so check anything you would act on.