# Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $23.00, market value $344 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 2.4×** (5-yr avg 7.4×, 3-yr avg 7.4×). Templeton Emerging Markets Fund trades at 2.4× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 7.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 11.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 11.9×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 41.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 41.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 98.8%**. 98.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.6%**. 12.6% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 12.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 12.2% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 78.7%**. Revenue grew 78.7% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 80.6%**. Earnings per share rose 80.6%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Cash and short-term investments: $12**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.17%** ($0.88 per share, trailing). Templeton Emerging Markets Fund yields 4.17%, an income-level yield.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 28.3%/yr** (1-yr 224.1%). The dividend has compounded at 28.3% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 66.1%** (YTD 38.1%, 3-mo 3.3%). The shares are up 66.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.9%** (48.2% 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): 62**. An RSI of 62 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.33** (volatility 27%). Beta of 1.33 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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