BKN (Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,) PS Ratio: (As of Aug. 25, 2026)

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BKN Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. BKN
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Price $12.39
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What is Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s share price is $12.39. Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2025 was $-0.68. Hence, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio for today is .

The historical rank and industry rank for Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 8 years, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s highest PS Ratio was 25.43. The lowest was 5.11. And the median was 13.12.

BKN's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 7.2
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Jul. 2025 was $-0.64. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2025 was $-0.68.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, was -237.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 29.70% per year.

During the past 8 years, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 49.10% per year. The lowest was -42.20% per year. And the median was 27.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,  (NYSE:BKN) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, PS Ratio Related Terms


Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, PS Ratio Chart

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Annual Data
Trend Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Jul23 Jul24 Jul25
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 7.20 0.00 0.00 23.72 0.00

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24 Jul24 Jan25 Jul25
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 23.72 0.00 0.00

BKN vs SRV, NPV, MFM: PS Ratio Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, PS Ratio vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio falls into.


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Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=12.39/-0.676
=

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Share Price of today is $12.39.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2025 was $-0.68.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Business Description

Address 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. is a closed-end management investment fund with the investment objective to provide high current income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital.
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