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DSU

BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC.

Sell
$9.71
▼ -0.10%
$9.71▲ +3.18%
over 1Y
L $9.07H $9.83
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-0.1%
1W+0.1%
1M+0.5%
3M+4.2%
YTD+1.1%
1Y+3.2%
OverviewValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Sell
Quality
B+
Valuation
Fair value
Filings
Clean
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)

Mixed signals in the latest filings.

BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC. shows limited reported revenue.

On these fundamentals, DSU screens as SELL on the SEC figures.

Rule-based analysis, generated automatically from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jul 4, 2026, 11:28 AM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

Is DSU a buy? The one-page verdict, explained →

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$469M
EV / EBITDA—
EV / Sales—
EV / FCF—
P / FCF—
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield—
FCF yield—

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)—
Free cash flow—
Total debt—
Net cash—

Capital returns

Buyback yield—
Dividend yield (est.)—
Shareholder yield—

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Routine disclosure cadence — no material red flags in recent filings.
  1. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-06-02
  2. DEF 14A Proxy statement2025-05-22
  3. 8-K Other event2025-01-21
  4. DEF 14A Proxy statement2024-06-05
  5. DEF 14A Proxy statement2023-05-23
  6. DEF 14A Proxy statement2022-06-03
  7. DEF 14A Proxy statement2021-06-08
  8. DEF 14A Proxy statement2020-06-09
  9. DEF 14A Proxy statement2019-06-11

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
DEF 14APeriod ending 2026-07-222026-06-02open ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-05-28open ↗SCHEDULE 13GFiling2026-04-27open ↗N-CEN/APeriod ending 2024-12-312026-03-17open ↗N-CENPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-03-13open ↗N-CSRPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-03-05open ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-02-24open ↗POS EXFiling2026-02-10open ↗424B5Filing2026-02-10open ↗EFFECTFiling2026-02-09open ↗N-2/AFiling2026-02-04open ↗4Period ending 2026-01-302026-02-03open ↗

Quality score

B+
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
Value—
Growth—
Profitability—
Financial health—
MomentumB+
9.0752-week9.83
Revenue
—
Net margin
—
ROE
—
P/E
—

SEC fundamentals

Frequently asked

Is BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC. (DSU) a buy?
DSU currently carries a Sell rating with 2/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Mixed signals in the latest filings.
What is BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC.'s quality score?
DSU scores 78.9076734312736/100 (grade B+) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001051003, latest DEF 14A filed 2026-06-02) · EODHD · as of 7/4/2026, 3:28:16 PM.

Research and education only — not financial advice. TENKis not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer and gives no personalized advice. Every call is impersonal — identical for all users, generated on a schedule from SEC filings plus a delayed/third-party price feed — may be wrong or out of date, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The operator and an affiliated trading operation may hold or trade the securities TENK rates; see Disclosures. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Do your own research.

Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-01-30
Delbos David
Insider
Exercise4.39K
2026-01-30
Delbos David
Insider
Disposed (D)4.39K @ $10.21$44.8K
2026-01-30
Wilson Carly
Insider
Exercise2.87K
2026-01-30
Wilson Carly
Insider
Disposed (D)2.87K @ $10.21$29.3K
2026-01-30
Garfin Mitchell
Insider
Exercise2.26K
2026-01-30
Garfin Mitchell
Insider
Disposed (D)2.26K @ $10.21$23.0K
2025-01-31
Delbos David
Insider
Exercise3.92K
2025-01-31
Delbos David
Insider
Disposed (D)3.92K @ $10.75$42.1K
2025-01-31
Garfin Mitchell
Insider
Exercise2.01K
2025-01-31
Garfin Mitchell
Insider
Disposed (D)2.01K @ $10.75$21.7K
2025-01-31
Wilson Carly
Insider
Exercise1.12K
2025-01-31
Wilson Carly
Insider
Disposed (D)1.12K @ $10.75$12.1K

Dividends

Monthly
Yield (TTM)
15.3%
Annual / share
$1.48
Last ex-date
2026-09-15
Last amount
$0.10
ex 2026-09-15paid 2026-09-30$0.10
ex 2026-08-14paid 2026-08-31$0.10
ex 2026-07-15paid 2026-07-31$0.10
ex 2026-06-15paid 2026-06-30$0.10
ex 2026-05-15paid 2026-05-29$0.10
ex 2026-04-15paid 2026-04-30$0.10

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Congressional trades

all activity →

Disclosed under the STOCK Act

2020-11-06Joe CourtneySell$1.00K–$15.0KPTR ↗

Self-reported periodic transaction reports (STOCK Act). Amounts are disclosed ranges; a trade may be a spouse's. Disclosures lag the trade by up to ~45 days. Source: House Clerk + Senate eFD.

Recent news

market news →
Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of DistributionsBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-30
Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End FundsBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-05
Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of DistributionsBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-05-29
Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of DistributionsBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-04-30
Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of DistributionsBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-03-31
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund declares $0.0987 dividendBearish
seekingalpha.com· 2026-03-01

Vs tracked universe

compare →

1195 tracked peers · median

TENK Score79 vs 67
Revenue growth— vs 7.5%
Net margin— vs 10.0%
Return on equity— vs 12.0%
P/E— vs 26.2

News sentiment

EODHD · 3d
Bullish
+0.18
vs typical · 3 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.