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

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $29.08, market value $2.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 4.6×** (5-yr avg 6.2×, 3-yr avg 6.2×). Eaton Vance Tax Advantaged Dividend Income Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest trades at 4.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 6.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 11.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 11.6×, 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.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.8%** (5-yr avg 9.6%). Free cash flow equals 6.8% of the market value, below its five-year average of 9.6%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 22.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 22.0% 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: 9.3%**. 9.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 7.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.5% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -62.2%**. Revenue fell 62.2% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -62.3%**. Earnings per share fell 62.3%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 7.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 7.8% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $331,204**. 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: 6.79%** ($1.98 per share, trailing). Eaton Vance Tax Advantaged Dividend Income Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest yields 6.79%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 79%** (100% of free cash flow). 79% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 1.0%/yr** (1-yr 2.5%). The dividend has grown 1.0% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 28.1%** (YTD 20.7%, 3-mo 11.0%). The shares are up 28.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -1.9%** (26.4% 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): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.71** (volatility 13%). Beta of 0.71 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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