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Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (RMT)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
13.15 USD -0.08 (-0.605%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:17 a.m. EDT

The investment case here rests entirely on the massive 6.6% yield, which acts as a powerful floor for the price given the significant discount to NAV. However, the underlying business quality is mixed; while profit margins are exceptionally high at 73.5%, the operating margins are deeply negative at -75.5%, suggesting the core business model struggles to generate cash from operations despite the accounting profits. This disconnect creates a 'value trap' risk where the low P/E ratio reflects structural operational inefficiencies rather than a bargain opportunity. The price history shows a solid multi-year recovery with no recent consecutive declines, supporting a neutral-to-positive long-term view, but the weak operating cash flow and negative free cash flow limit the ability to sustain the current dividend without relying on asset liquidation or capital recycling. Short-term, the stock is range-bound near its 50-day average, offering no clear momentum catalyst to push it higher immediately, making it a speculative income play rather than a growth vehicle.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.023961
AutoETS0.024080
AutoARIMA0.024080
AutoTheta0.026822

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 0.85
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.413
Excess Kurtosis -0.94
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 3.306
Revenue per Share 0.095
Market Cap 712,618,240
Trailing P/E 1.86
Beta 1.24
Profit Margins 7352.77%
Website https://www.roycefunds.com/funds/royce-micro-cap-trust/

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.71% 7.15% 7.85% 8.47%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-11 0.230 1.711310
2026-06-11 0.210 1.518438
2026-03-12 0.190 1.672535
2025-12-11 0.240 2.242991
2025-09-12 0.180 1.764706
2025-06-12 0.180 2.020202
2025-03-13 0.190 2.261905
2024-12-12 0.210 2.102102
2024-09-13 0.180 1.918977
2024-06-13 0.180 1.929260
2024-03-08 0.170 1.831897
2023-12-08 0.220 2.579133
2023-09-08 0.170 1.967593
2023-06-09 0.170 1.979045
2023-03-10 0.180 2.066590
2022-12-09 0.280 3.135498
2022-09-09 0.210 2.351624
2022-06-10 0.230 2.519168
2022-03-10 0.230 2.290837
2021-12-10 0.280 2.508961
2021-09-10 0.210 1.796407
2021-06-10 0.190 1.535974
2021-03-10 0.160 1.366354
2020-12-10 0.150 1.538462
2020-09-10 0.150 1.935484
2020-06-10 0.150 2.032520
2020-03-11 0.160 2.465331
2019-12-11 0.160 1.951220
2019-09-12 0.170 2.073171
2019-06-12 0.170 2.132999
2019-03-08 0.180 2.184466
2018-12-12 0.210 2.583026
2018-09-13 0.180 1.756098
2018-06-08 0.180 1.768173
2018-03-09 0.180 1.869159
2017-12-12 0.200 2.200220
2017-09-12 0.170 1.985981
2017-06-09 0.160 1.847575
2017-03-10 0.160 1.982652
2016-12-09 0.160 1.946472
2016-09-09 0.150 1.965924
2016-06-09 0.160 2.122016
2016-03-10 0.170 2.503682
2015-12-10 0.610 8.531468
2015-09-10 0.200 2.503129
2015-06-11 0.220 2.315789
2015-03-11 0.230 2.383420
2014-12-11 2.190 21.533923
2014-09-11 0.240 1.940178
2014-06-12 0.240 1.959184
2014-03-11 0.230 1.805338
2013-12-11 0.970 8.362069
2013-09-12 0.140 1.229148
2013-06-12 0.140 1.290323
2013-03-04 0.130 1.265823
2012-12-04 0.130 1.427003
2012-09-04 0.120 1.351351
2012-06-04 0.130 1.555024
2012-03-02 0.130 1.403888
2011-12-02 0.140 1.666667
2011-09-01 0.140 1.618497
2011-06-02 0.130 1.331967
2011-03-03 0.120 1.195219
2010-12-02 0.080 0.874317
2009-03-04 0.220 5.729167
2008-12-04 0.260 5.306122
2008-09-04 0.290 2.748815
2008-06-04 0.310 2.651839
2008-03-04 0.330 3.104421
2007-12-04 0.357 3.027990
2007-09-04 0.330 2.382671
2007-06-04 0.330 2.080706
2007-03-02 0.330 2.104592
2006-12-04 0.600 3.833866
2006-09-01 0.320 2.190281
2006-06-02 0.320 2.133333
2006-03-02 0.310 2.069426
2005-12-02 0.920 6.323024
2005-09-01 0.310 2.183099
2005-06-02 0.310 2.281089
2005-03-03 0.310 2.090357
2004-12-02 0.500 3.436426
2004-09-03 0.300 2.377179
2004-06-04 0.280 2.103681
2004-03-04 0.250 1.819505
2003-12-04 0.279 2.159443
2003-09-04 0.210 1.788756
2003-06-04 0.220 2.282158
2003-03-04 0.250 3.160556
2002-12-04 0.260 2.941176
2002-09-04 0.270 2.887700
2002-06-04 0.270 2.347826
2001-12-04 0.570 5.974843
2000-12-04 1.720 20.235294
1999-12-02 0.270 3.020979
1998-12-03 0.290 3.267606
1997-12-03 0.484 4.840000
1996-12-04 0.090 1.133858
Additional Data
dividendYield 6.62
exDividendDate 2026-09-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.82
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.061980348
lastDividendValue 0.23
lastDividendDate 2026-09-11
dividendDate 2018-12-27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.24225354
Address1 One Madison Avenue
All Time High 17.41
All Time Low 3.32
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 83,400
Average Daily Volume3 Month 103,119
Average Volume 103,119
Average Volume10Days 83,400
Beta 1.241
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 1,000
Book Value 16.747
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 946,598,400
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 13.15
Current Ratio 0.32
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 13.32
Day Low 13.11
Debt To Equity 3.306
Display Name Royce Micro-Cap Trust
Dividend Date 1,545,868,800
Dividend Yield 6.62
Earnings Timestamp End 1,756,728,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,756,205,940
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 144.553
Enterprise Value 742,541,824
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.06
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212-223-8478
Fifty Day Average 13.8036
Fifty Day Average Change -0.6536007
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.047350015
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 24.225353
Fifty Two Week High 14.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6300001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11028418
Fifty Two Week Low 9.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.6299992
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.38130242
Fifty Two Week Range 9.52 - 14.78
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 755,965,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 8.09
Free Cashflow -8,299,940
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.084999084
Fullday Change Percent -0.6424723
Fullday Price 13.15
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 5,136,823
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00232
Held Percent Institutions 0.41237998
Implied Shares Outstanding 54,191,506
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Last Dividend Value 0.23
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed Royce & Associates, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in value stocks of companies with market capitalization of less than $500 million. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against Russell 2000 Index. Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc was formed on December 14, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 712,618,240
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3203519
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 377,698,592
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 732,669,161
Open 13.17
Operating Cashflow 15,497,743
Operating Margins -0.75532997
Payout Ratio 0.1161
Phone 212-508-4500
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 13.15
Pre Market Time 1,791,968,865
Previous Close 13.23
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.78521526
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 138.72743
Profit Margins 73.527664
Quick Ratio 0.046
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0799999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.604686
Regular Market Day High 13.32
Regular Market Day Low 13.11
Regular Market Day Range 13.11 - 13.32
Regular Market Open 13.17
Regular Market Previous Close 13.23
Regular Market Price 13.15
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,602
Regular Market Volume 145,811
Return On Assets -0.00278
Return On Equity 0.51638
Revenue Growth 0.089
Revenue Per Share 0.095
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 54,191,506
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0002
Shares Short 12,499
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 28,408
Short Name Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0002
Short Ratio 0.12
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol RMT
Total Cash 76,794
Total Cash Per Share 0.001
Total Debt 30,000,000
Total Revenue 5,136,823
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.82
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.061980348
Trailing Eps 7.06
Trailing P E 1.8626062
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 12.9586
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.19139957
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.014770081
Type Disp Equity
Volume 145,811
Website https://www.roycefunds.com/funds/royce-micro-cap-trust/
Zip 10,010