# The Gabelli Utility Trust (GUT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $5.34, market value $481 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 8.6×** (5-yr avg 9.6×, 3-yr avg 9.6×). The Gabelli Utility Trust trades at 8.6× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 9.6×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 9.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 9.8×.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.8%** (5-yr avg 7.7%). Free cash flow equals 9.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of 7.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 11.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 11.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 98.1%**. 98.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.0%**. 15.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 15.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 15.0% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 30.7%**. Revenue grew 30.7% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 8.0%**. Earnings per share rose 8.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 11.24%** ($0.60 per share, trailing). The Gabelli Utility Trust yields 11.24%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 95%** (97% of free cash flow). 95% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 14**. 14 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.5%/yr** (1-yr 1.7%). The dividend has grown 0.5% a year over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 11.5%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 11.5% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -4.4%** (YTD -6.0%, 3-mo -16.4%). The shares are down 4.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.5%** (6.2% above the low). Trading 24% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 40**. An RSI of 40 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.26** (volatility 20%). Beta of 0.26 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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