# BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc (BRGE.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price 595p, market value 534 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 297.6×** (5-yr avg 515.1×, 3-yr avg 619.6×). BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc trades at 297.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 515.1×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 139.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 139.8×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **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: 2.2%** (5-yr avg -0.0%). Free cash flow equals 2.2% of the market value, above its five-year average of -0.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 0.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 35.7%**. BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc keeps 35.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: -249.2%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: 107.5%**. 107.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -7.1%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -1.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -1.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -2.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces -2.2% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -145.1%**. Earnings per share fell 145.1%.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: 17 millionp**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned 9.3% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 4.9%** (YTD 2.8%, 3-mo 3.1%). The shares are up 4.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.1%** (17.4% above the low). Trading 6% below 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): 44**. An RSI of 44 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.87** (volatility 17%). Beta of 0.87 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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