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BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust (ECAT): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score
Ticker symbol ECAT · Financial Services · Asset Management · United States · Shares of beneficial interest (trust) · Value Income
ECAT trades as shares of beneficial interest in BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust - a trust rather than a company.
Is ECAT undervalued?
At 13.77 (close of 5 Nov 2026), ECAT trades 82% below the GLS average fair value of 75.35. That average comes from 8 models run on the latest filings, and 8 of them land above the current price. Margins of safety over 30% are the exception rather than the rule across the ~7,400 stocks we value each night, so the number earns BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust the full Value points in the Wheel Score - and a closer look at what the market is pricing in.
There is a wide gap between EPV (23.35) and Payback Time (134.42). When the models are this far apart the "fair value" is really a range, and the margin of safety above should be read with that range in mind.
Ranked against every other company we cover, ECAT is clearly cheaper than it is fast-growing, so the nightly engine files it under Value (value score 87, growth score 46, out of 100). It also carries the Income tag (Income = a dividend yield of 4% or more).
Nine valuation models for ECAT
Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.
| Model | Value | vs price | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF | - | - | Present value of the projected free cash flows, discounted at the cost of capital; no value tonight |
| Graham Number | 27.38 | +99% | The most a defensive investor pays for the earnings and book value per share |
| Graham Growth | 120.22 | +773% | Graham's growth formula: EPS × (8.5 + 2 × growth), adjusted for bond yields |
| Lynch | 52.55 | +282% | EPS × the earnings growth rate (PEG of 1), growth capped at 25% |
| GLS Growth | 128.67 | +834% | EPS compounded ten years at the blended growth rate, discounted back at 15% a year |
| 10 Cap | 67.89 | +393% | Owner's earnings (operating cash flow less maintenance capex) capitalised at 10% |
| Payback Time | 134.42 | +876% | Eight years of compounded free cash flow: the price at which the business pays for itself |
| DDM | 48.29 | +251% | Dividend discount model: next year's dividend ÷ (10% − 3% growth); needs a dividend |
| EPV | 23.35 | +70% | Earnings power value: current EPS capitalised at 9% with no growth |
| Zombie (liquidation) | -1.80 | -113% | Current assets less all liabilities, per share: the balance-sheet floor. Not in the average |
| Wall St target | 0.0000 | -100% | Analysts' average 12-month price target. Not in the average |
Quality and financial health
No Piotroski health score is on file for ECAT (the statements it needs were not available), so the Health part of the Wheel Score counts it at half marks - 10 of 20 - rather than marking the stock down for missing data. On durability ECAT scores 5.2/10 on the GLS Moat - a middle reading; the Moat Score tab on the Quote page's Financials view shows which of the four parts hold it back.
Returns on capital are high - ROIC 13.3%, ROE 13.3%, ROA 11.9% - with debt at 0.00 times equity and a free-cash-flow yield of 25.2%.
The dividend yield is high at 23.84% (payout ratio 163%) - a payout above 100% of earnings, which is not covered by profits. A yield this size is often the market's way of pricing a risk to the payout, so the health score and cash flow matter more than usual.
Institutional ownership scores 4/10, insider activity 1/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.
| Piotroski F-score | - / 9 | ROIC | 13.3% |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLS Moat | 5.2 / 10 | ROE | 13.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | ROA | 11.9% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 25.2% | Payout ratio | 163% |
| Institutions | 4 / 10 | Insiders · Congress | 1 · 5 / 10 |
Wheel Score 31: No options
No options are listed on BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust in our nightly snapshot, so it fails the first Wheel Trade Filter (options that actually trade) (it reads 31, under 70) and is left out of every options scan; the fair value and health figures above are still useful for a plain stock position.
Volume runs at 524k shares a day on a market cap of $1.4B, with a beta of 1.00; the Stability part of the Wheel Score rates that fair.
| Filter | Wheel Trade Filter | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Options that actually trade | Fails | no listed options |
| 2 | A real business, not a gamble | Passes | Profitable over the last twelve months - not a speculative stock, fund or note |
| 3 | Below fair value | Passes | Trading below the nine-model average fair value (margin of safety above 0) |
| 4 | Financially healthy | Passes | Piotroski F-score 6 or more out of 9 (a company with no score on file passes) |
| 5 | Can repay its debt | Passes | Long-term debt repaid from 3 years of operating cash flow or less (6 for real estate and utilities; banks and insurers are not judged on it) |
| 6 | No serious red flags | Passes | Red Flags score 60 or more out of 100 (earnings, margins, debt, analysts, filings and price checked the same way for every stock) |
| 7 | A premium worth selling | Fails | no implied volatility |
| 8 | Big enough | Passes | Market cap $1 billion or more |
| 9 | Not a penny stock | Passes | Share price $5 or more |
| How it ranks | Rating | From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Strong | 82% below fair value | |
| Premium | Weak | no option data | |
| Moat | Fair | moat 5.2/10 | |
| Health | Fair | no Piotroski score on file - half marks | |
| Red Flags | Fair | not scored yet - half marks | |
| Option trading | Weak | no option volume data | |
| Stability | Fair | beta 1.00, $1.4B company |
The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls: a stock must pass all 9 Wheel Trade Filters to score 70, and the score then ranks the ones that pass; the Sunday Scan is the top 10. It is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. How the Wheel Score works · the walkthrough lesson shows how it fits into a trade, start to finish.
Upcoming events
No upcoming earnings date is recorded for ECAT in the nightly calendar. The shares go ex-dividend on 13 Nov 2026 (0.2644 per share), so a covered call sold before then carries a small early-assignment risk around that date.
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Is ECAT undervalued right now?
By the GLS models, yes: at 13.77 the stock is 82% below the average fair value of 75.35 (data as of 5 Nov 2026). Whether the discount is deserved is the question to research next.
What is the Wheel Score of ECAT and what does it mean?
ECAT has no listed options in our nightly snapshot, so it cannot be wheeled; it fails the first Wheel Trade Filter (options that actually trade), stays under 70 and is shown as "No options".
What is the GLS fair value for ECAT?
75.35 per share as of 5 Nov 2026 - the simple average of the 8 valuation models (out of nine: DCF, Graham Number, Graham Growth, Lynch, GLS Growth, 10 Cap, Payback Time, DDM and EPV) that produced a positive value. The models run every night on the latest filings; the Quote page lets you switch any of them off and add a margin of safety of your own.
When does BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust report earnings next?
No upcoming earnings date is recorded for ECAT in our calendar as of 5 Nov 2026; the Calendars page is refreshed every morning.
Does ECAT have listed options, and how liquid are they?
No. The nightly options snapshot found no listed contracts on ECAT, so the wheel strategy cannot be run on it and the Wheel Score stays under 70.