profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II
$25.15-3.93% today
+10.9% in 1 year
1-year low $20.951-year high $31.71
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 $5.50 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 Science and Technology Trust II sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -$1.33 billion in 2022 to $316 million in 2025, with $314 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II handed back 100% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $724M
Free cash flow 2025$878M
Bought back its own shares$724M
Paid as dividends$153M
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II vs. similar companies
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II | 5.5× · Cheap | ||
 BlackRock | 33.8× · Expensive | ||
 Blackstone | 48.5× · Expensive | ||
 Investor | 8.5× · Cheap | ||
 Brookfield | 71.1× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1,334 | 282 | 274 | 316 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -1,336 | 280 | 272 | 314 | |
| -16.99 | 3.72 | 7.86 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 100.1% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 99.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,546 | 1,658 | 1,699 | 1,753 |
| Cash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total debt | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total liabilities | 21 | 28 | 25 | 36 |
| 1,525 | 1,630 | 1,674 | 1,717 | |
| 79 | 75 | 72 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -87.6% | 17.2% | 16.3% | 18.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | 173 | 232 | 878 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 184 | 173 | 232 | 878 | |
| Dividends paid | 179 | 143 | 152 | 153 |
| 5 | 36 | 82 | 724 | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 5.5×
- –
- –
- 1.1×
- 5.5×
- 2.0×
- –
- 50.8%
- 18.2%
- 9.3%
Profitability
- 66.3%
- 111.4%
- 99.4%
- 111.4%
- 16.8%
- 0.4%
- 17.3%
- 16.8%
- 16.8%
- –
Growth
- +5.8%
- –
- −150.7%
- +20.6%
- +21.0%
Financial health
- 0.0×
- 0.00
- 0.1%
- 56,686.9×
- 1,065.01
- 1,065.01
- 0.15
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 11%of 827
Top 6%of 876
Bottom 40%of 879
Top 2%of 926
9.3%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$93a year at today's yield, before tax
+20.6%2020 to 2025
Raised2 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.50 in 2019 → $3.17 in 2025
How safe it looks
48.8% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 17.5%
News
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The seven classic investing rulebooks
2/7Passes 2 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
55No pass
Benjamin Graham
80Pass
Philip Fisher
53No pass
Peter Lynch
71Pass
Joel Greenblatt
55No pass
Charlie Munger
59No pass
Terry Smith
50No pass
Questions about BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II
Is BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. 2 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 Science and Technology Trust II AI analysis
What does BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II do?
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. It is in Asset Management.
Does BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 9.3% a year, about 49% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $153 million in dividends.
Is BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II stock halal?
Yes. BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 0% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II stock done over the past year?
Up 10.9% over the past twelve months, to $25.15. It traded between $20.95 and $31.71 and is 20.7% below its high.
Who are BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are BlackRock, Blackstone, Investor and Brookfield. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.