# PIMCO Income Strategy Fund Shares of Beneficial Interest (PFL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $7.53, market value $376 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.6×** (5-yr avg 10.2×, 3-yr avg 10.2×). PIMCO Income Strategy Fund Shares of Beneficial Interest trades at 12.6× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.2×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 7.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 7.9×.
- **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: 5.1%** (5-yr avg 17.2%). Free cash flow equals 5.1% of the market value, below its five-year average of 17.2%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 8.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.8%**. 99.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.0%**. 13.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 11.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.2% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 20.1%** (3-yr 45.4%/yr). Revenue grew 20.1% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 13.4%**. Earnings per share rose 13.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -26.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -26.3% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $538,000**. 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: 12.89%** ($0.98 per share, trailing). PIMCO Income Strategy Fund Shares of Beneficial Interest yields 12.89%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 82%** (201% of free cash flow). 82% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -2.1%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 3.9%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 3.9% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -1.8%** (YTD -4.2%, 3-mo 0.5%). The shares are down 1.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.4%** (0.1% above the low). Trading 13% 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): 37**. An RSI of 37 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.33** (volatility 10%). Beta of 0.33 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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