# Tri Continental Corporation (TY) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $35.59, market value $1.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 7.2×** (5-yr avg 5.1×, 3-yr avg 5.1×). Tri Continental Corporation trades at 7.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 5.1×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 7.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 7.5×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Earnings yield: 13.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 13.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.7%**. 99.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.8%**. 12.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 12.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 12.8% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -20.7%**. Revenue fell 20.7% over the last year.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.33%** ($0.54 per share, trailing). Tri Continental Corporation yields 3.33%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.5%/yr** (1-yr -21.8%). The dividend has grown 0.5% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 11.2%** (YTD 12.6%, 3-mo 5.1%). The shares are up 11.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.6%** (16.6% 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): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.67** (volatility 12%). Beta of 0.67 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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