# BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (BSTZ) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $31.17, market value $2.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 2.1×** (5-yr avg 2.8×, 3-yr avg 2.8×). BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest trades at 2.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 2.8×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 6.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.8×.
- **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: 41.0%** (5-yr avg 19.7%). Free cash flow equals 41.0% of the market value, above its five-year average of 19.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 48.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 48.0% 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: 18.3%**. 18.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 17.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 17.9% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 15.3%**. Revenue grew 15.3% over the last year.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 68.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 68.4% a year over three years.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.26%** ($1.95 per share, trailing). BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest yields 6.26%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 49%** (17% of free cash flow). 49% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 17.7%/yr** (1-yr 39.6%). The dividend has compounded at 17.7% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 40.0%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 40.0% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 57.0%** (YTD 44.2%, 3-mo 8.5%). The shares are up 57.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.3%** (50.7% 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): 1.52** (volatility 28%). Beta of 1.52 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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