# The Gabelli Utility Trust (GUT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-09. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $6.53, market value $588 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.1×** (5-yr avg 8.6×, 3-yr avg 8.6×). The Gabelli Utility Trust trades at 12.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 8.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 12.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 12.0×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 2.1×**. The shares trade at 2.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.0%** (5-yr avg 6.7%). Free cash flow equals 8.0% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 6.7%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 8.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.3% 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.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 9.19%** ($0.60 per share, trailing). The Gabelli Utility Trust yields 9.19%, 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: 9.4%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 9.4% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 19.6%** (YTD 14.5%, 3-mo 6.4%). The shares are up 19.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.6%** (20.5% above the low). Trading 8% 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): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.29** (volatility 17%). Beta of 0.29 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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