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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) Stock Analysis

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

BLW

$11.56

−$0.02 (−0.17%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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BLW Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $11.53
Previous Close: $11.58
Day's Range: 11.50–11.58
52-Week Range: 11.43–14.10
Volume: 160.13K
Beta: 0.60

Valuation

Market Cap: $455.50M
P/E Ratio: 18.79
P/S ratio: 7.87
EPS (ttm): 0.62

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $47.50M+4.17%
Net Income (FY): $46.88M+4.15%
Profit margin: 42.15%
Shares Outstanding: 39.10M
1-Year Return: −9.63%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: 11.61%
Ex-Dividend Date: October 15, 2026
Avg Volume: 184.94K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, BLW closed at $11.56, −9.63% over 1 year.

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) has a market capitalization of $455.50M.

In fiscal 2025, BLW reported revenue of $47.50M.

BLW Stock Return by Calendar Year

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $9,037; −9.63%
5 years: $10,000 $10,411; +4.11%
10 years: $10,000 $16,953; +69.53%

If you had invested $10,000 in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $16,953 at the close on October 21, 2026: +69.53% in total, +5.42% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

+31.12%−15.93%−10.58%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−10.58%
2025	+7.15%
2024	+11.06%
2023	+17.28%
2022	−15.93%
2021	+13.51%
2020	+5.36%
2019	+31.12%
2018	−10.18%
2017	+11.55%
2016 (partial year)	+2.05%

As of October 21, 2026.

BLW Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$47.50M	$46.88M	98.7%
2024	$45.60M	$45.02M	98.7%
2023	$64.79M	$64.27M	99.2%
2022	−$65.55M	−$66.02M	100.7%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$47.50M	—	—	$46.88M	98.7%
2024	$45.60M	—	—	$45.02M	98.7%
2023	$64.79M	—	—	$64.27M	99.2%
2022	−$65.55M	—	—	−$66.02M	100.7%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

BLW Dividend History

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$1.36+2.3% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$1.02	9	—
2025	$1.36	12	+2.3%
2024	$1.33	12	+10.0%
2023	$1.21	12	+11.9%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$1.02	9	—
2025	$1.36	12	+2.3%
2024	$1.33	12	+10.0%
2023	$1.21	12	+11.9%
2022	$1.08	11	−8.3%
2021	$1.18	12	+0.0%
2020	$1.18	12	+14.0%
2019	$1.03	12	+7.5%
2018	$0.96	12	−3.5%
2017	$1.00	12	+97.0%
2016	$0.51	3	—

Most recent payment: $0.11 per share, ex-dividend September 15, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

BLW Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	BLW	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	18.79	9.44	99% above
P/S ratio	7.87	8.59	8% below
Profit margin	42.15%	74.97%	32.8 pts below

Medians across 512 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) is capitalised at $455.50M on the latest close. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

BLW last closed at $11.56 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.02 (−0.17%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $11.43 to $14.10. The latest close sits 1.14% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $47.50M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $45.60M, that is a change of +4.17%. The same year closed with net income of $46.88M. That is +4.15% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 42.15%. That is 32.8 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.62.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$65.55M in 2022 to $47.50M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

BLW trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 18.79. That is 99.05% above the Asset Management median of 9.44. The price-to-sales ratio is 7.87. On price-to-sales that is 8.35% below the Asset Management median of 8.59. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is −9.63%. Measured over 10 years, that is +5.42% a year compounded. The reported beta is 0.6. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 14.65%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 11.61% on the latest price. That is 2.7 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. The ex-dividend date on file is October 15, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 9 payments totalling $1.02 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.36 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −10.58%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +31.12% and 2022 returned −15.93%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust	BLW	$455.50M	18.8
BlackRock, Inc.	BLK	$184.31B	25.8
Blackstone Inc.	BX	$127.43B	23.9
Brookfield Corporation	BN	$83.74B	69.5

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 9.4x. BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust trades at a P/E of 18.8.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income securities of the United States. It invests in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, US Government and agency securities, and senior, secured floating rate loans. It has an average portfolio duration of less than five years. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index. BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust was formed on July 31, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

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