BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) Stock Analysis

Company Overview

The market values BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) at $633.40M. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

The most recent close on file for BIT is $11.13, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.03 (+0.27%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $11.03 to $13.44. The latest close sits 0.91% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $55.85M. That is +17.08% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $47.70M. Net income for the same year was $55.23M. That is +17.04% against the prior fiscal year. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.56.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$68.58M in 2022 to $55.85M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 19.82. That is 109.96% above the Asset Management median of 9.44. The medians here are taken across 512 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 16.05%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −8.02%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +5.06%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 13.4% on the latest price. That is 4.5 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. The indicated annual rate is $1.48 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is November 13, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 9 payments totalling $1.12 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.46 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is −8.78% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2020 at +19.36%; the weakest is 2022 at −14.60%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.