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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
10.20 USD -0.01 (-0.086%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 9:57 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:01 a.m. EDT

The fund presents a classic value trap scenario where attractive metrics mask deep structural weakness. While the 7.1% dividend yield is compelling, it is propped up by a payout ratio of 88.6%, leaving little room for error if earnings slip further. The underlying business is struggling, evidenced by a 28% cumulative decline over the last nine years and a current price trading significantly below book value, suggesting the market has already priced in severe distress. Although the company recently posted strong revenue growth and improved operating margins, these positives are insufficient to overcome the multi-year downtrend or the precarious balance sheet with a current ratio of only 0.077. For investors seeking income, the sustainability of this yield is questionable given the high payout; for growth investors, the long-term trajectory remains firmly negative despite recent quarterly improvements.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.037882
AutoTheta0.039349
AutoETS0.039477
AutoARIMA0.041705

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 159.56
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.077
Excess Kurtosis -0.78
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-11-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 72.997
Revenue per Share 0.71
Market Cap 1,534,588,032
Trailing P/E 32.91
Beta 0.73
Profit Margins 52.81%
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240259/blackrock-muniyield-quality-fund-inc-usd-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.57% 6.20% 5.93% 5.56%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-15 0.058 0.568627
2026-09-15 0.058 0.562016
2026-08-14 0.058 0.512820
2026-07-15 0.058 0.500431
2026-06-15 0.058 0.506993
2026-05-15 0.058 0.516474
2026-04-15 0.058 0.503472
2026-03-13 0.058 0.511013
2026-02-06 0.058 0.498282
2026-01-20 0.058 0.499569
2025-12-22 0.058 0.512820
2025-11-14 0.058 0.506550
2025-10-15 0.058 0.495727
2025-09-15 0.058 0.490694
2025-08-15 0.058 0.523939
2025-07-15 0.058 0.528233
2025-06-13 0.058 0.531136
2025-05-15 0.058 0.515556
2025-04-15 0.058 0.531136
2025-03-14 0.058 0.497854
2025-02-14 0.058 0.486577
2025-01-15 0.058 0.495303
2024-12-16 0.058 0.461416
2024-11-15 0.058 0.469636
2024-10-15 0.058 0.446497
2024-09-16 0.058 0.444444
2024-08-15 0.058 0.466613
2024-07-15 0.058 0.466238
2024-06-14 0.058 0.474244
2024-05-14 0.058 0.480132
2024-04-12 0.058 0.478548
2024-03-14 0.058 0.469636
2024-02-14 0.058 0.473469
2024-01-11 0.058 0.473083
2023-12-14 0.058 0.479735
2023-11-14 0.044 0.411600
2023-10-13 0.044 0.422265
2023-09-14 0.044 0.406279
2023-08-14 0.044 0.385965
2023-07-13 0.044 0.378657
2023-06-14 0.044 0.386643
2023-05-12 0.044 0.380952
2023-04-13 0.044 0.371622
2023-03-14 0.044 0.380294
2023-02-14 0.047 0.385246
2023-01-12 0.047 0.388430
2022-12-15 0.048 0.412726
2022-11-14 0.047 0.428441
2022-10-13 0.047 0.421903
2022-09-14 0.056 0.467056
2022-08-12 0.056 0.420420
2022-07-14 0.056 0.431433
2022-06-14 0.056 0.460905
2022-05-13 0.063 0.495283
2022-04-13 0.063 0.488751
2022-03-14 0.063 0.459519
2022-02-14 0.063 0.443350
2022-01-13 0.063 0.405145
2021-12-16 0.063 0.383445
2021-11-12 0.063 0.384381
2021-10-14 0.063 0.379518
2021-09-14 0.063 0.380665
2021-08-13 0.063 0.374777
2021-07-14 0.063 0.371681
2021-06-14 0.063 0.378833
2021-05-13 0.063 0.387692
2021-04-07 0.102 0.639498
2021-03-12 0.063 0.403071
2021-02-12 0.063 0.371901
2021-01-14 0.063 0.375671
2020-12-14 0.063 0.382050
2020-11-13 0.063 0.386740
2020-10-14 0.063 0.376569
2020-09-14 0.060 0.360794
2020-08-13 0.060 0.365186
2020-07-14 0.060 0.379747
2020-06-12 0.060 0.393701
2020-05-14 0.053 0.369853
2020-04-14 0.053 0.360544
2020-03-13 0.053 0.383780
2020-02-13 0.053 0.338658
2020-01-14 0.053 0.347997
2019-12-13 0.055 0.365449
2019-11-14 0.053 0.356183
2019-10-11 0.053 0.354515
2019-09-13 0.053 0.362269
2019-08-14 0.053 0.347541
2019-07-12 0.053 0.363263
2019-06-13 0.056 0.386473
2019-05-14 0.056 0.383825
2019-04-12 0.056 0.398860
2019-03-14 0.056 0.400572
2019-02-14 0.056 0.402588
2019-01-14 0.056 0.412068
2018-12-12 0.078 0.590462
2018-11-14 0.056 0.430108
2018-10-12 0.056 0.438871
2018-09-13 0.056 0.411462
2018-08-14 0.056 0.406386
2018-07-13 0.056 0.406977
2018-06-14 0.063 0.454218
2018-05-14 0.063 0.454218
2018-04-13 0.063 0.452912
2018-03-14 0.063 0.448399
2018-02-14 0.063 0.440252
2018-01-12 0.063 0.420000
2017-12-11 0.063 0.402813
2017-11-14 0.073 0.464081
2017-10-13 0.073 0.465858
2017-09-14 0.073 0.458255
2017-08-11 0.073 0.464081
2017-07-12 0.073 0.470968
2017-06-13 0.073 0.470361
2017-05-11 0.073 0.473104
2017-04-11 0.073 0.485372
2017-03-13 0.073 0.505190
2017-02-13 0.073 0.488294
2017-01-11 0.073 0.488621
2016-12-08 0.073 0.493243
2016-11-10 0.073 0.487968
2016-10-12 0.073 0.457107
2016-09-13 0.073 0.443230
2016-08-11 0.073 0.432208
2016-07-13 0.073 0.436081
2016-06-13 0.073 0.439230
2016-05-12 0.077 0.459427
2016-04-13 0.077 0.469226
2016-03-11 0.077 0.488889
2016-02-11 0.080 0.497822
2016-01-13 0.080 0.506971
2015-12-10 0.080 0.511182
2015-11-12 0.080 0.525970
2015-10-13 0.080 0.524934
2015-09-11 0.080 0.524934
2015-08-12 0.080 0.519481
2015-07-13 0.080 0.526316
2015-06-11 0.080 0.546822
2015-05-13 0.080 0.533689
2015-04-13 0.080 0.524590
2015-03-11 0.080 0.519481
2015-02-11 0.080 0.510856
2015-01-13 0.080 0.507937
2014-12-10 0.080 0.514469
2014-11-12 0.080 0.520494
2014-10-10 0.080 0.529101
2014-09-11 0.080 0.537273
2014-08-13 0.080 0.531208
2014-07-11 0.080 0.538721
2014-06-12 0.080 0.534759
2014-05-13 0.080 0.534759
2014-04-11 0.080 0.549073
2014-03-12 0.080 0.559050
2014-02-12 0.080 0.556328
2014-01-13 0.080 0.551724
2013-12-11 0.096 0.725624
2013-11-13 0.080 0.593032
2013-10-11 0.080 0.589102
2013-09-12 0.080 0.604686
2013-08-13 0.080 0.598802
2013-07-11 0.080 0.538358
2013-06-12 0.080 0.525279
2013-05-13 0.080 0.470312
2013-04-11 0.080 0.479904
2013-03-13 0.080 0.499064
2013-02-13 0.080 0.468933
2013-01-11 0.080 0.442968
2012-12-12 0.080 0.452489
2012-11-13 0.080 0.455063
2012-10-11 0.080 0.457666
2012-09-12 0.080 0.455063
2012-08-13 0.080 0.474215
2012-07-12 0.080 0.482800
2012-06-13 0.080 0.496586
2012-05-11 0.080 0.485437
2012-04-12 0.080 0.498442
2012-03-13 0.080 0.494743
2012-02-13 0.077 0.474430
2012-01-11 0.077 0.499676
2011-12-13 0.078 0.510471
2011-11-10 0.077 0.507916
2011-10-12 0.077 0.544554
2011-09-13 0.077 0.522034
2011-08-11 0.077 0.564103
2011-07-13 0.077 0.555556
2011-06-13 0.077 0.570370
2011-05-12 0.077 0.575916
2011-04-13 0.077 0.602033
2011-03-11 0.077 0.586443
2011-02-11 0.077 0.603922
2011-01-12 0.077 0.606777
2010-12-13 0.077 0.576779
2010-11-10 0.077 0.544170
2010-10-13 0.077 0.507246
2010-09-13 0.077 0.498382
2010-08-12 0.077 0.513676
2010-07-13 0.077 0.523453
2010-06-11 0.077 0.530668
2010-05-12 0.075 0.527426
2010-04-13 0.075 0.533808
2010-03-11 0.075 0.545852
2010-02-10 0.070 0.512070
2010-01-13 0.070 0.500715
2009-12-11 0.070 0.506146
2009-11-10 0.070 0.524345
2009-10-13 0.070 0.515844
2009-09-11 0.070 0.509461
2009-08-12 0.067 0.515385
2009-07-13 0.067 0.520186
2009-06-11 0.067 0.549180
2009-05-13 0.057 0.457831
2009-04-13 0.057 0.489691
2009-03-12 0.057 0.516772
2009-02-11 0.057 0.454183
2009-01-13 0.057 0.487596
2008-12-11 0.057 0.658199
2008-11-12 0.057 0.538752
2008-10-10 0.057 0.721519
2008-09-11 0.057 0.435447
2008-08-13 0.057 0.449173
2008-07-11 0.057 0.434783
2008-06-12 0.057 0.429540
2008-05-13 0.057 0.420664
2008-04-11 0.057 0.421910
2008-03-12 0.057 0.452381
2008-02-13 0.057 0.420664
2008-01-17 0.057 0.412148
2007-12-12 0.130 0.980392
2007-11-13 0.057 0.444271
2007-10-11 0.057 0.418195
2007-09-12 0.057 0.409189
2007-08-13 0.057 0.420975
2007-07-12 0.057 0.420664
2007-06-13 0.057 0.420975
2007-05-11 0.057 0.394191
2007-04-12 0.057 0.400000
2007-03-13 0.057 0.395833
2007-02-13 0.057 0.405405
2007-01-11 0.057 0.405405
2006-12-13 0.057 0.397490
2006-11-10 0.061 0.419821
2006-10-12 0.061 0.423611
2006-09-13 0.061 0.424791
2006-08-10 0.061 0.442029
2006-07-13 0.061 0.456245
2006-06-09 0.061 0.444283
2006-05-11 0.066 0.488166
2006-04-12 0.066 0.468085
2006-03-10 0.066 0.459290
2006-02-10 0.066 0.460251
2006-01-13 0.066 0.457064
2005-12-13 0.076 0.520548
2005-11-10 0.076 0.535966
2005-10-13 0.076 0.531469
2005-09-12 0.076 0.492866
2005-08-11 0.081 0.533246
2005-07-12 0.081 0.524272
2005-06-10 0.081 0.535714
2005-05-11 0.081 0.551771
2005-04-13 0.081 0.564854
2005-03-11 0.081 0.558621
2005-02-11 0.081 0.533597
2005-01-14 0.081 0.559006
2004-12-13 0.081 0.560166
2004-11-09 0.081 0.564067
2004-10-13 0.081 0.548780
2004-09-10 0.081 0.562891
2004-08-12 0.081 0.573248
2004-07-13 0.081 0.593407
2004-06-10 0.081 0.612245
2004-05-12 0.081 0.619266
2004-04-14 0.081 0.592538
2004-03-11 0.081 0.533597
2004-02-11 0.081 0.538206
2004-01-14 0.081 0.543624
2003-12-15 0.081 0.560554
2003-11-12 0.081 0.564067
2003-10-15 0.081 0.571227
2003-09-12 0.081 0.573248
2003-08-13 0.081 0.580229
2003-07-15 0.081 0.546559
2003-06-12 0.081 0.527001
2003-05-14 0.081 0.550272
2003-04-14 0.081 0.566434
2003-03-13 0.081 0.568022
2003-02-12 0.081 0.574468
2003-01-14 0.078 0.577778
2002-12-11 0.078 0.569759
2002-11-12 0.078 0.567273
2002-10-16 0.078 0.551627
2002-09-13 0.076 0.525952
2002-08-15 0.076 0.531469
2002-07-16 0.076 0.533333
2002-06-13 0.076 0.549133
2002-05-16 0.076 0.555556
2002-04-15 0.076 0.567588
2002-03-14 0.076 0.564636
2002-02-13 0.076 0.541311
2002-01-11 0.076 0.546763
2001-12-18 0.081 0.598227
2001-11-16 0.076 0.538625
2001-10-12 0.076 0.534835
2001-08-16 0.073 0.516631
2001-07-13 0.070 0.506512
2001-06-15 0.070 0.511322
2001-05-14 0.070 0.518903
2001-04-11 0.068 0.509363
2001-03-15 0.068 0.503704
2001-02-14 0.068 0.501105
2001-01-11 0.068 0.496350
2000-12-18 0.068 0.531250
2000-11-16 0.068 0.566667
2000-10-13 0.068 0.557949
2000-09-14 0.068 0.533333
2000-08-16 0.068 0.525604
2000-07-13 0.068 0.546734
2000-06-15 0.068 0.578723
2000-05-12 0.068 0.607821
2000-04-13 0.068 0.578723
2000-03-15 0.068 0.611236
2000-02-15 0.068 0.581818
2000-01-13 0.069 0.616760
1999-12-21 0.069 0.613333
1999-11-18 0.070 0.592593
1999-10-20 0.070 0.602151
1999-09-20 0.072 0.590769
1999-08-19 0.071 0.543541
1999-07-21 0.071 0.530841
1999-06-21 0.071 0.521101
1999-05-19 0.069 0.497297
1999-04-20 0.072 0.500870
1999-03-22 0.067 0.458120
1999-02-17 0.074 0.493333
1999-01-20 0.073 0.486667
1998-12-21 0.073 0.474797
1998-11-18 0.074 0.477419
1998-10-20 0.072 0.470204
1998-09-18 0.074 0.499578
1998-08-19 0.074 0.499578
1998-07-21 0.072 0.492308
1998-06-18 0.072 0.494421
1998-05-19 0.072 0.509735
1998-04-20 0.075 0.519481
1998-03-19 0.068 0.464957
1998-02-17 0.075 0.497925
1998-01-20 0.075 0.495868
1997-12-17 0.072 0.498701
1997-11-13 0.075 0.519481
1997-10-16 0.072 0.500870
1997-09-16 0.073 0.505628
1997-08-14 0.075 0.528634
1997-07-17 0.074 0.517031
1997-06-17 0.078 0.567273
1997-05-15 0.072 0.538318
1997-04-16 0.077 0.592308
1997-03-18 0.071 0.535849
1997-02-18 0.077 0.560000
1997-01-17 0.076 0.568224
1996-12-18 0.074 0.586139
1996-11-14 0.076 0.573585
1996-10-17 0.072 0.553846
1996-09-13 0.076 0.584615
1996-08-15 0.076 0.568224
1996-07-18 0.071 0.546154
1996-06-14 0.076 0.608000
1996-05-17 0.073 0.550943
1996-04-17 0.078 0.600000
1996-03-15 0.074 0.569231
1996-02-15 0.078 0.567273
1996-01-17 0.075 0.571429
1995-12-20 0.074 0.574757
1995-11-21 0.075 0.582524
1995-10-18 0.071 0.568000
1995-09-20 0.072 0.581818
1995-08-21 0.073 0.608333
1994-10-12 0.078 0.678261
1994-09-13 0.081 0.682105
1994-08-15 0.081 0.654545
1994-07-12 0.080 0.633663
1994-06-14 0.082 0.636893
1994-05-11 0.074 0.597980
1994-04-12 0.075 0.576923
1994-03-15 0.082 0.601835
1994-02-09 0.083 0.562712
1994-01-11 0.084 0.560000
1993-12-14 0.296 2.114286
1993-11-12 0.084 0.564706
1993-10-12 0.082 0.524800
1993-09-14 0.086 0.554839
1993-08-16 0.087 0.580000
1993-07-13 0.083 0.557983
1993-06-14 0.083 0.557983
1993-05-12 0.080 0.547009
1993-04-13 0.080 0.551724
1993-03-15 0.079 0.540171
1993-02-09 0.082 0.565517
1993-01-12 0.084 0.579310
1992-12-14 0.082 0.590991
1992-11-09 0.087 0.627027
1992-10-09 0.078 0.537931
1992-09-14 0.123 0.833898
Additional Data
dividendYield 6.82
exDividendDate 2026-11-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.696
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06816846
lastDividendValue 0.058
lastDividendDate 2026-10-15
dividendDate 2019-02-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.11535126
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 18.54
All Time Low 6.6
Ask 10.18
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,733,730
Average Daily Volume3 Month 828,545
Average Volume 828,545
Average Volume10Days 1,733,730
Beta 0.728
Bid 10.18
Bid Size 300
Book Value 12.428
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.2012
Current Ratio 0.077
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 10.21
Day Low 10.16
Debt To Equity 72.997
Display Name BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fd
Dividend Date 1,548,979,200
Dividend Yield 6.82
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.31
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,794,528,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.6122
Fifty Day Average Change -0.41100025
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.038729034
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -11.535126
Fifty Two Week High 11.94
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.7388
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14562815
Fifty Two Week Low 9.67
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.53119946
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.054932725
Fifty Two Week Range 9.67 - 11.94
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 711,639,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.53
Free Cashflow 26,141,712
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.008800507
Fullday Change Percent -0.0862051
Fullday Price 10.2012
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 106,851,440
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00072999997
Held Percent Institutions 0.30842
Implied Shares Outstanding 150,432,112
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Last Dividend Value 0.058
Last Fiscal Year End 1,785,456,000
Long Business Summary BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests in long-term municipal obligations the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The fund also invests in short-term securities. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. was formed on July 21, 1992 and is domiciled in United States.
Long Name BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,534,588,032
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6158281
Most Recent Quarter 1,785,456,000
Net Income To Common 56,427,364
Next Fiscal Year End 1,816,992,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 733,421,229
Open 10.19
Operating Cashflow 1,587,270
Operating Margins 0.84341
Payout Ratio 0.886
Phone 212-810-5300
Previous Close 10.21
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.8208239
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 14.361884
Profit Margins 0.52809
Quick Ratio 0.075
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.008800507
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0862051
Regular Market Day High 10.21
Regular Market Day Low 10.16
Regular Market Day Range 10.16 - 10.21
Regular Market Open 10.19
Regular Market Previous Close 10.21
Regular Market Price 10.2012
Regular Market Time 1,792,159,075
Regular Market Volume 108,237
Return On Assets 0.024400001
Return On Equity 0.04245
Revenue Growth 1.085
Revenue Per Share 0.71
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 150,432,112
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0028
Shares Short 413,778
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 47,048
Short Name Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fun
Short Percent Of Float 0.0028
Short Ratio 0.41
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol MQY
Total Debt 1,324,267,520
Total Revenue 106,851,440
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.696
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06816846
Trailing Eps 0.31
Trailing P E 32.907097
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.24205
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.0408506
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.09258548
Type Disp Equity
Volume 108,237
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240259/blackrock-muniyield-quality-fund-inc-usd-fund
Zip 10,001