# The Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc. (CRF) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. AMEX, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Asset Management. Price $6.46, market value $1.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 5.8×** (5-yr avg 4.7×, 3-yr avg 4.7×). The Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc. trades at 5.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 4.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 6.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.7×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Earnings yield: 17.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 17.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.3%**. 99.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.5%**. 15.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 15.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 15.5% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 0.1%**. Revenue grew 0.1% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -28.2%**. Earnings per share fell 28.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 21.85%** ($1.40 per share, trailing). The Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc. yields 21.85%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -8.0%/yr** (1-yr 14.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -3.3%** (YTD -9.8%, 3-mo -7.3%). The shares are down 3.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -21.7%** (1.9% above the low). Trading 22% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 37**. An RSI of 37 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.79** (volatility 17%). Beta of 0.79 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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