# BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $17.20, market value $438 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.9×** (5-yr avg 13.4×, 3-yr avg 18.9×). BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust trades at 10.9× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 13.4×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 10.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 10.6×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.8%** (5-yr avg 11.4%). Free cash flow equals 8.8% of the market value, below its five-year average of 11.4%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 9.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 98.2%**. 98.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.2%**. 11.2% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 11.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.1% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 176.3%** (3-yr -28.8%/yr). Revenue grew 176.3% over the last year.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 10.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 10.7% a year over three years.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.72%** ($0.58 per share, trailing). BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust yields 6.72%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 74%** (77% of free cash flow). 74% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 12.1%/yr** (1-yr 38.4%). The dividend has compounded at 12.1% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 6 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 8.8%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 8.8% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 35.9%** (YTD 32.6%, 3-mo 10.5%). The shares are up 35.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.8%** (33.1% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.15** (volatility 21%). Beta of -0.15 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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