# BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust of Beneficial Interest (BCAT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $13.56, market value $1.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 5.7×** (5-yr avg 5.3×, 3-yr avg 5.3×). BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust of Beneficial Interest trades at 5.7× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 5.3×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 6.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.4×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 22.9%** (5-yr avg 50.0%). Free cash flow equals 22.9% of the market value, below its five-year average of 50.0%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 17.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 17.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.3%**. 99.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.9%**. 13.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 11.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.3% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 13.1%**. Revenue grew 13.1% over the last year.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -27.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -27.6% a year over three years.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 22.13%** ($3.00 per share, trailing). BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust of Beneficial Interest yields 22.13%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 155%** (105% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (155% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 99.9%/yr** (1-yr 25.2%). The dividend has compounded at 99.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 1 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 8.3%** (YTD 8.4%, 3-mo -14.1%). The shares are up 8.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -16.3%** (5.0% above the low). Trading 16% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.62** (volatility 15%). Beta of 0.62 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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