# BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Inc. (LEO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $6.07, market value $378 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 30.4×** (5-yr avg 61.7×, 3-yr avg 61.7×). BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Inc. trades at 30.4× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 61.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **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: 3.3%** (5-yr avg 11.4%). Free cash flow equals 3.3% of the market value, below its five-year average of 11.4%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.4%**. 99.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -3.1%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on assets: -2.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces -2.0% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -117.8%**. Earnings per share fell 117.8%.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -34.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -34.6% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $106,568**. 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: 5.93%** ($0.27 per share, trailing). BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Inc. yields 5.93%, an income-level yield.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -9.4%/yr** (1-yr 12.3%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 6.8%** (YTD -1.7%, 3-mo -3.8%). The shares are up 6.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.3%** (1.0% above the low). Trading 7% 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): 31**. An RSI of 31 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.26** (volatility 10%). Beta of 0.26 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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