# The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (GAB) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-09. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $5.68, market value $2.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 5.8×** (5-yr avg 6.0×, 3-yr avg 6.0×). The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. trades at 5.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 6.0×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 6.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.4×.
- **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: 8.4%** (5-yr avg 16.8%). Free cash flow equals 8.4% of the market value, below its five-year average of 16.8%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 17.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 17.3% 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: 15.3%**. 15.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 14.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 14.5% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 50.4%**. Revenue grew 50.4% over the last year.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -11.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -11.3% a year over three years.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 10.58%** ($0.60 per share, trailing). The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. yields 10.58%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 54%** (100% of free cash flow). 54% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.5%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 0.5% a year over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 10.6%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 10.6% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 3.0%** (YTD -2.1%, 3-mo 5.3%). The shares are up 3.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.9%** (7.6% above the low). Trading 10% 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): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.65** (volatility 15%). Beta of 0.65 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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