# BlackRock Science and Technology Trust of Beneficial Interest (BST) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $46.38, market value $1.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 3.0×** (5-yr avg 4.2×, 3-yr avg 4.2×). BlackRock Science and Technology Trust of Beneficial Interest trades at 3.0× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 4.2×: cheap by its own standards. 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: 1.1×**. The shares trade at 1.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.9%** (5-yr avg 8.9%). Free cash flow equals 8.9% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 8.9%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 33.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 33.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.4%**. 99.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 16.9%**. 16.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 16.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 16.8% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -8.0%**. Revenue fell 8.0% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -8.1%**. Earnings per share fell 8.1%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 27.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 27.2% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.47%** ($3.00 per share, trailing). BlackRock Science and Technology Trust of Beneficial Interest yields 6.47%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 57%** (100% of free cash flow). 57% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 15.6%/yr** (1-yr 40.0%). The dividend has compounded at 15.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 13.7%** (YTD 18.5%, 3-mo -3.2%). The shares are up 13.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.4%** (33.0% above the low). Trading 11% 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): 38**. An RSI of 38 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.38** (volatility 25%). Beta of 1.38 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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