# Royce Small-Cap Trust Inc. (RVT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $18.47, market value $2.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 6.4×** (5-yr avg 7.2×, 3-yr avg 7.2×). Royce Small-Cap Trust Inc. trades at 6.4× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 7.2×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 25.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 25.9×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.1%** (5-yr avg 5.9%). Free cash flow equals 0.1% of the market value, below its five-year average of 5.9%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 15.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 15.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.0%**. 99.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 4.1%**. 4.1% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 4.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.0% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 805.0%**. Revenue grew 805.0% over the last year.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -71.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -71.8% a year over three years.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 7.70%** ($1.44 per share, trailing). Royce Small-Cap Trust Inc. yields 7.70%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 1%** (25% of free cash flow). 1% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 6.4%/yr** (1-yr 11.8%). The dividend has grown 6.4% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 24.7%** (YTD 18.9%, 3-mo 6.7%). The shares are up 24.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.4%** (23.4% above the low). Trading within 5% of 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): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.06** (volatility 18%). Beta of 1.06 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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