# Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (CHI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $12.53, market value $1.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 3.2×** (5-yr avg 4.4×, 3-yr avg 4.4×). Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund trades at 3.2× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 4.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 5.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.9×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.6%** (5-yr avg 14.4%). Free cash flow equals 6.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 14.4%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 31.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 31.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.6%**. 99.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 19.5%**. 19.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 13.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 13.0% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.2%**. Revenue grew 5.2% over the last year.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -7.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -7.4% a year over three years.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 9.10%** ($1.14 per share, trailing). Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund yields 9.10%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 47%** (120% of free cash flow). 47% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 3.5%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 3.5% a year over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 5.7%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 5.7% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 31.7%** (YTD 25.3%, 3-mo 2.1%). The shares are up 31.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.2%** (22.1% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 40**. An RSI of 40 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.03** (volatility 19%). Beta of 1.03 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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