BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) Stock Analysis

Company Overview

The record here covers BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust, ticker BTZ. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

BTZ last closed at $9.95 on September 4, 2026. That is −$0.02 (−0.20%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $9.70 to $11.18. The latest close sits 2.58% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $102.99M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $64.15M, that is a change of +60.54%. Net income for the same year was $102.28M. That is +61.43% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is −55.95%. That is 80 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 1.1.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$279.59M in 2022 to $102.99M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

BTZ trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 9.05. That is 12.48% below the Asset Management median of 10.34. 561 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year price return is −0.91%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +4.96%. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 13.16%.

Growth & Income

BTZ pays a dividend yielding 10.1%. That is 2 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. The indicated annual rate is $1.01 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 15, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $0.67 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.01 a share.

So far in 2026 the price is −2.74%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +33.63%; the weakest is 2022 at −27.10%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.