# BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $26.63, market value $707 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 4.6×** (5-yr avg 12.2×, 3-yr avg 12.2×). BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust trades at 4.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 12.2×: 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: 3.4%** (5-yr avg 5.6%). Free cash flow equals 3.4% of the market value, below its five-year average of 5.6%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 21.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 21.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.2%**. 99.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.5%**. 17.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 17.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 17.5% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 186.5%**. Revenue grew 186.5% over the last year.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 15.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 15.3% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.94%** ($1.85 per share, trailing). BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust yields 6.94%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 57%** (243% of free cash flow). 57% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 13.0%/yr** (1-yr 82.0%). The dividend has compounded at 13.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 6 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 2.1%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 2.1% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 8.1%** (YTD 7.3%, 3-mo -1.5%). The shares are up 8.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.5%** (7.2% above the low). Trading 14% 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): 40**. An RSI of 40 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.35** (volatility 16%). Beta of 0.35 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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