# BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund Inc. (CII) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $24.51, market value $1.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 4.2×** (5-yr avg 4.9×, 3-yr avg 4.9×). BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund Inc. trades at 4.2× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 4.9×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 5.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.1×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.8%** (5-yr avg 13.1%). Free cash flow equals 9.8% of the market value, below its five-year average of 13.1%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 24.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 24.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.6%**. 99.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 22.4%**. 22.4% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on assets: 20.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 20.4% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 66.2%**. Revenue grew 66.2% over the last year.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 5.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 5.3% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Cash and short-term investments: $664**. 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 yield: 6.90%** ($2.31 per share, trailing). BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund Inc. yields 6.90%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 40%** (79% of free cash flow). 40% 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): 29.8%/yr** (1-yr 213.5%). The dividend has compounded at 29.8% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 9.0%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 9.0% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 26.7%** (YTD 9.3%, 3-mo 1.8%). The shares are up 26.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.3%** (20.0% 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): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.91** (volatility 17%). Beta of 0.91 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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