profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
BlackRock Core Bond
$8.34-1.30% today
-14.5% in 1 year
1-year low $8.051-year high $9.76
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $11.52 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What BlackRock Core Bond sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -$203 million in 2022 to $52.9 million in 2025, with $52.3 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
BlackRock Core Bond vs. similar companies
BlackRock Core Bond grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Core Bond | 11.5× · Cheap | ||
 BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond | 11.2× · Cheap | ||
 Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund | 4.6× · Cheap | ||
 PGIM High Yield Bond Fund | 6.7× · Cheap | ||
 Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt | 16.1× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads BlackRock Core Bond's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -203 | 56 | 10 | 53 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -203 | 55 | 10 | 52 | |
| -3.66 | 1.00 | 0.18 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 100.3% | 98.9% | 93.3% | 98.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,042 | 941 | 940 | 1,078 |
| Cash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total debt | 388 | 301 | 364 | 345 |
| Total liabilities | 454 | 346 | 383 | 358 |
| 588 | 595 | 557 | 720 | |
| 56 | 55 | 54 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -34.6% | 9.3% | 1.7% | 7.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 135 | -21 | -100 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 79 | 135 | -21 | -100 | |
| Dividends paid | 56 | 48 | 47 | 56 |
| – | 0 | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 11.5×
- –
- –
- 0.9×
- 11.4×
- –
- –
- -16.6%
- 8.7%
- 9.7%
Profitability
- 89.9%
- 144.9%
- 98.9%
- 101.2%
- 7.4%
- -1.7%
- 9.5%
- 6.0%
- 7.4%
- –
Growth
- −2.7%
- –
- −374.4%
- +1.5%
- +5.4%
Financial health
- 6.3×
- 0.48
- 32.0%
- 5.0×
- 0.04
- 0.04
- 0.05
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 35%of 827
Top 35%of 876
Bottom 15%of 879
Bottom 8%of 926
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.53 | – | – |
9.7%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$97a year at today's yield, before tax
+1.5%2020 to 2025
Raised3 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.89 in 2015 → $0.89 in 2025
How safe it looks
106.9% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earnsNews
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
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The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
36No pass
Benjamin Graham
65Pass
Philip Fisher
53No pass
Peter Lynch
59No pass
Joel Greenblatt
29No pass
Charlie Munger
44No pass
Terry Smith
36No pass
Questions about BlackRock Core Bond
Is BlackRock Core Bond a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the BlackRock Core Bond AI analysis
What does BlackRock Core Bond do?
BlackRock Core Bond Trust is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It is in Asset Management - Bonds.
Does BlackRock Core Bond pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 9.7% a year, about 107% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $55.9 million in dividends.
Is BlackRock Core Bond stock halal?
No. BlackRock Core Bond does not pass our halal screen: its main business, interest-based asset management, is not permitted. How we check
How has BlackRock Core Bond stock done over the past year?
Down 14.5% over the past twelve months, to $8.34. It traded between $8.05 and $9.76 and is 14.5% below its high.
Who are BlackRock Core Bond's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond, Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund, PGIM High Yield Bond Fund and Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with BlackRock Core Bond's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.