BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust (ECAT) Stock Analysis

Company Overview

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust (ECAT) carries a market capitalisation of $1.32B. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

ECAT last closed at $13.30 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.11 (−0.82%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $13.07 to $16.65. The latest close sits 1.76% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $216.21M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $244.60M, that is a change of −11.61%. Net income for the same year was $213.37M. That is −11.32% against the prior fiscal year. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 2.5.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$311.17M in 2022 to $216.21M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

ECAT trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 5.32. That is 43.64% below the Asset Management median of 9.44. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is −3.99%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +5.87%. Daily returns over the trailing 5 years annualize to a volatility of 17.13%.

Growth & Income

ECAT pays a dividend yielding 23.66%. That is 14.8 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. The indicated annual rate is $3.17 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is November 13, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 6 calendar years; 2026 shows 9 payments totalling $2.46 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $3.54 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +32.36%; the weakest is 2022 at −21.90%. Of the 4 complete calendar years on file, 3 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is −1.94%.