# PGIM High Yield Bond Fund Inc. (ISD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $12.24, market value $408 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.5×** (5-yr avg 10.9×, 3-yr avg 10.9×). PGIM High Yield Bond Fund Inc. trades at 10.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 10.9×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 7.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 7.2×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 38.6%** (5-yr avg 22.7%). Free cash flow equals 38.6% of the market value, above its five-year average of 22.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 9.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.2%**. 99.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.0%**. 12.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 11.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.7% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 15.2%**. Revenue grew 15.2% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -5.5%**. Earnings per share fell 5.5%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 13.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 13.8% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 10.29%** ($1.26 per share, trailing). PGIM High Yield Bond Fund Inc. yields 10.29%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 75%** (27% of free cash flow). 75% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -8.5%** (YTD -11.3%, 3-mo -3.1%). The shares are down 8.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.2%** (0.2% above the low). Trading 17% 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): 0.51** (volatility 12%). Beta of 0.51 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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