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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

DSUNYSEFinancial Services● Active
$9.67
+$0.03(+0.31%)
Market Cap$527684164
P/E Ratio
52W High$10.67
52W Low$9.31
Overview

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU) PE Ratio — Current & Historical Data

Trailing twelve months (TTM) P/E, forward P/E, PEG, and annual PE history — from market prices and filings.

dsu · pe ratio · data through Dec 31, 2025

Core PE Ratio Metrics

Trailing 12 months · TTM

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU) measures how much investors pay for each dollar of the company's trailing earnings. DSU's current PE ratio of 7.80x is calculated by dividing its stock price of $9.67 by its TTM earnings per share of $1.24. −94.7% discount vs 5Y avg 147.0x

7.80x
P/E Ratio (TTM)94.7%

Source: FMP · /ratios-ttm · /analyst-estimates · 2025-12-31

Forward P/E
N/A
EPS (TTM)
$1.24
TTM · diluted EPS
PEG Ratio
-0.16
Source: FMP · /ratios-ttm · /ratios annual · /analyst-estimates · /stock-peers · BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. SEC 10-K & 10-Q filings · US GAAPUpdated: 2026-06-09

PE Ratio History

2018 – 2025 · Annual
PE Ratio (TTM)
5Y Avg 147.0x
EPS (Annual)

▸ FMP /ratios?period=annual&limit=20 · priceToEarningsRatio + netIncomePerShare (Annual)

Historical PE Range

Past 7 fiscal years · Front-end computed
Average
111.4x
7-yr mean
Median
15.5x
7-yr midpoint
Minimum
7.2x
Lowest year
Maximum
685.6x
Highest year
7.8x ← Now
7.2x
Min
Q1 · 25%15.5x
Median
Q3 · 75%685.6x
Max
Historically Low

At 7.80x, DSU's current P/E is lower than in 14% of its annual fiscal year readings over the past 7 years — historically low.

14th percentileHigher than 1 of 7 historical fiscal year readings

Percentile calculated from annual fiscal year data points, not by trading day. Years where PE ≤ 0 or > 9,999 are excluded.

PE Ratio vs Peers

Asset Management · 6 peers · Annual PE
CompanyMarket CapPE (Annual)vs AvgEPS (TTM)
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.You
DSU
$528M7.80x-46.5%$1.24
Blackstone/GSO Strategic Credit Fund
Blackstone/GSO Strategic Credit Fund
BGB
$504M17.50x+20.0%$0.67
Diamond Hill All Cap Select Fund
Diamond Hill All Cap Select Fund
DHTYX
$545MN/A
Nuveen Dow 30 Dynamic Overwrite Fund
Nuveen Dow 30 Dynamic Overwrite Fund
DIAX
$513M10.63x-27.1%$1.44
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
FRA
$385M17.10x+17.2%$0.69
Hartford Moderately Aggressive Allocation Fund-A
Hartford Moderately Aggressive Allocation Fund-A
HRAAX
$601MN/A
Leuthold Core Investment Fund
Leuthold Core Investment Fund
LCORX
$555M13.11x-10.1%$1.60
Industry Average
4 peers with valid PE
14.59xbaseline

* N/A — Company is not profitable (TTM) · excluded from industry average · ▸ FMP /stock-peers + /ratios?limit=1 · priceToEarningsRatio

Annual PE Ratio History

Showing 8 of 8 years
Fiscal Year EndPE RatioEPS (TTM)YoY ChangePE vs Max
2025-12-31Latest
FY2025
14.75x$0.69+26.1%
2024-12-31
FY2024
11.70x$0.92+62.9%
2023-12-31
FY2023
7.18x$1.49
2022-12-31
FY2022
$-0.42
2021-12-31
FY2021
15.86x$0.74-97.7%
2020-12-31
FY2020
685.63x$0.02+2231.5%
2019-02-28
FY2019
29.41x$0.37+89.7%
2018-02-28
FY2018
15.50x$0.74

▸ FMP /ratios?period=annual&limit=20 · priceToEarningsRatio + netIncomePerShare · Zero extra API

About PE Ratio & Methodology

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU) measures how much investors pay for each dollar of the company's trailing earnings. DSU's current PE ratio of 7.80x is calculated by dividing its stock price of $9.67 by its TTM earnings per share of $1.24.

PE Ratio = Stock Price ÷ EPS (TTM)
= $9.67 ÷ $1.24 = 7.80x
TTMTrailing Twelve Months — sum of the most recent 4 quarterly EPS figures
Forward PEStock price ÷ analyst consensus EPS estimate for the next fiscal year
PEGPE ÷ earnings growth rate — values below 1.0 suggest growth may justify the premium
Figures tie to SEC 10-K/10-Q and FMP ratio endpoints where noted.

Frequently asked questions

DSU pe ratio · 6 questions

DSU's current PE ratio is 7.80x as of 2026-06-09, based on a stock price of $9.67 and TTM EPS of $1.24. Data sourced from Financial Modeling Prep via DSU's SEC 10-K and 10-Q filings.

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Source: FMP · /ratios-ttm · /ratios annual · /analyst-estimates · /stock-peers · BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. SEC 10-K & 10-Q filings · US GAAP · Updated: 2026-06-09