# Calamos Strategic Total Return (CSQ) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $21.09, market value $3.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 3.2×** (5-yr avg 6.3×, 3-yr avg 6.3×). Calamos Strategic Total Return trades at 3.2× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 6.3×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 4.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.7×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.1%** (5-yr avg 8.3%). Free cash flow equals 2.1% of the market value, below its five-year average of 8.3%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 31.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 31.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.7%**. 99.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 21.6%**. 21.6% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on assets: 15.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 15.2% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -16.2%**. Revenue fell 16.2% over the last year.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -31.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -31.2% a year over three years.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 7.68%** ($0.61 per share, trailing). Calamos Strategic Total Return yields 7.68%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 27%** (279% of free cash flow). 27% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 15**. 15 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 2.4%/yr** (1-yr 1.6%). The dividend has grown 2.4% a year over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 7.7%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 7.7% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 20.4%** (YTD 14.2%, 3-mo 7.0%). The shares are up 20.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -0.4%** (28.5% above the low). Trading within 5% of 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): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.13** (volatility 16%). Beta of 1.13 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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