# Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (ETG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $24.08, market value $1.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 3.7×** (5-yr avg 4.7×, 3-yr avg 4.7×). Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest trades at 3.7× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 4.7×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 5.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.6×.
- **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: 6.4%** (5-yr avg 9.8%). Free cash flow equals 6.4% of the market value, below its five-year average of 9.8%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 26.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 26.7% 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: 18.3%**. 18.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 15.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 15.1% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -16.9%**. Revenue fell 16.9% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -17.0%**. Earnings per share fell 17.0%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 0.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 0.3% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $238,219**. 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: 6.44%** ($1.55 per share, trailing). Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest yields 6.44%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 36%** (100% of free cash flow). 36% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.6%/yr** (1-yr 6.0%). The dividend has grown 4.6% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 22.8%** (YTD 8.5%, 3-mo 8.1%). The shares are up 22.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.5%** (24.5% 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): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.03** (volatility 16%). Beta of 1.03 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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