# BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust of Beneficial Interest (ECAT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $13.77, market value $1.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 5.5×** (5-yr avg 4.8×, 3-yr avg 4.8×). BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust of Beneficial Interest trades at 5.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 4.8×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 6.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.3×.
- **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: 25.2%** (5-yr avg 23.6%). Free cash flow equals 25.2% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 23.6%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 18.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 18.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 98.7%**. 98.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.3%**. 13.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 11.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.9% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -11.6%**. Revenue fell 11.6% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -9.3%**. Earnings per share fell 9.3%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 22.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 22.9% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $3 million**. 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: 23.04%** ($3.17 per share, trailing). BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust of Beneficial Interest yields 23.04%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 163%** (101% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (163% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -2.5%** (YTD -0.2%, 3-mo -10.6%). The shares are down 2.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -16.6%** (6.0% above the low). Trading 17% 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): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.84** (volatility 17%). Beta of 0.84 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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