BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust (ECAT) AI Stock Analysis

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust (ECAT) is an investment trust operating in the asset management industry within the financial services sector. The trust completed its initial public offering in 2021 and lists its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. With its fiscal year ending in December, the fund is structured to allocate capital across portfolio holdings. Institutional investors hold 27.8% of the trust shares, while insider ownership stands at 0.0%, and short interest accounts for 0.4% of the float.

From FY2021 to FY2025, revenue achieved a four-year compound annual growth rate of 26.5%, moving from $84.3M in FY2021 to $216.2M in FY2025 despite an intermediate drop to -$311.2M in FY2022. Top-line results rebounded to $297.4M in FY2023, before falling 17.8% in FY2024 to $244.6M and declining 11.6% in FY2025 to $216.2M. Net income mirrored this trend, reporting -$312.9M in FY2022, $294.9M in FY2023, $240.6M in FY2024, and $213.4M in FY2025. Operating margin remained high at 98.7% in FY2025 with a gross margin of 100.0%. Trailing twelve months diluted EPS stood at $2.50 as of December 31, 2025.

As of June 30, 2026, the trust held cash and short-term investments of $5.9M and total debt of $167,794, leaving net cash of $5.7M. Total assets were $1.76B against shareholders' equity of $1.57B, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.00 and a current ratio of 0.04. In FY2025, operating cash flow and free cash flow both reached $344.6M, while dividends paid totaled $347.6M. The trust reduced its share count by 5.9% over five years.

ECAT trades at a trailing price-to-earnings multiple of 5.3x, compared to 12.1x for the median of its US-listed Financial Services peers. Its price-to-sales ratio of 5.7x sits above the peer group median of 3.2x, while its price-to-book ratio is 0.9x. The trust has a market cap of $1.31B and an enterprise value of $0. In terms of price performance, ECAT gained 1.5% over the trailing one year and 39.6% over five years, trailing the S&P 500 (SPY) returns of 16.8% and 83.0% over the same periods.

ECAT pays a monthly dividend with an annualized forward payout of $3.17 per share, representing a dividend yield of 24.00%. The trust has paid dividends for 6 consecutive years, and its last ex-dividend date was December 11, 2026. Its payout ratio is 134.7%, with FY2025 dividends paid of $347.6M slightly above free cash flow of $344.6M.

Wall Street analyst ratings, consensus earnings forecasts, and price targets are not available for ECAT. The trust last closed at $13.22 on October 16, 2026, sitting 3.3% below its 200-day moving average and just above its 52-week low of $13.19. Without published analyst targets, investors track reported figures including trailing twelve months diluted EPS of $2.50 and FY2025 net income of $213.4M.

This page is an AI-written research summary of BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust (ECAT). The text was generated on October 30, 2026 from Quotelinks data as of October 16, 2026 (company profile, annual results, latest balance sheet, valuation, price performance and analyst estimates). An automatic check rejects any draft that contains a figure not found in that data. It is not investment advice; verify figures on the linked tabs before making decisions.

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