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Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) Stock Analysis

Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE American and quoted in US Dollar.

BCV

$24.24

−$0.15 (−0.62%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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BCV Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026

Trading

Open: $24.78
Previous Close: $24.39
Day's Range: 24.24–24.78
52-Week Range: 20.68–27.33
Volume: 3.30K
Beta: 1.01

Valuation

Market Cap: $136.41M
P/E Ratio: 3.64
P/S ratio: 34.29
EPS (ttm): 6.66

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $43.43M+201.55%
Net Income (FY): $42.91M+208.64%
Profit margin: 984.47%
Shares Outstanding: 5.63M
1-Year Return: +22.38%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $1.64+6.77%
Ex-Dividend Date: September 16, 2026
Avg Volume: 16.62K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

BCV Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

+50.48%−33.67%+12.95%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+12.95%
2025	+33.45%
2024	+19.78%
2023	+5.56%
2022	−33.67%
2021	−0.04%
2020	+29.82%
2019	+50.48%
2018	−4.02%
2017	+13.43%
2016 (partial year)	+3.74%

As of September 4, 2026.

BCV Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends September

RevenueNet income

2021202220242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$43.43M	$42.91M	98.8%
2024	$14.40M	$13.90M	96.5%
2022	−$48.38M	−$48.80M	100.9%
2021	$42.81M	$42.24M	98.7%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$43.43M	—	—	$42.91M	98.8%
2024	$14.40M	—	—	$13.90M	96.5%
2022	−$48.38M	—	—	−$48.80M	100.9%
2021	$42.81M	—	—	$42.24M	98.7%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of September 30, 2025.

BCV Dividend History

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$1.31+2.3% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.70	2	—
2025	$1.31	4	+2.3%
2024	$1.28	4	+0.0%
2023	$1.28	4	+0.0%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.70	2	—
2025	$1.31	4	+2.3%
2024	$1.28	4	+0.0%
2023	$1.28	4	+0.0%
2022	$1.28	4	−69.0%
2021	$4.13	4	+32.4%
2020	$3.12	4	+81.4%
2019	$1.72	4	−28.3%
2018	$2.40	4	+106.9%
2017	$1.16	4	+50.6%
2016	$0.77	2	—

Most recent payment: $0.35 per share, ex-dividend June 15, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

BCV Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 561 stocks

Metric	BCV	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	3.64	10.34	65% below
P/S ratio	34.29	10.42	3.3x the median
Profit margin	984.47%	24.09%	960.4 pts above

Medians across 561 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

The market values Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) at $136.41M. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $20.68 to $27.33. The most recent close on file for BCV is $24.24, dated September 4, 2026. That is −$0.15 (−0.62%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 17.21% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Bancroft Fund Ltd. reported revenue of $43.43M. That is +201.55% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $14.40M. The same year closed with net income of $42.91M. That is +208.64% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 984.47%. That is 960.4 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Trailing earnings per share are 6.66.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $42.81M in 2021 to $43.43M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

BCV trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 3.64. That is 64.8% below the Asset Management median of 10.34. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 34.29 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 3.3 times the Asset Management median of 10.42. 561 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The reported beta is 1.01. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 20.67%. The trailing one-year price return is +22.38%. Measured over 10 years, that is +10.55% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 6.77%. That is 1.3 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. The indicated annual rate is $1.64 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 16, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $0.70 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.31 a share.

So far in 2026 the price is +12.95%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +50.48% and 2022 returned −33.67%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
Bancroft Fund Ltd.	BCV	$136.41M	3.6
BlackRock, Inc.	BLK	$182.35B	26.9
Blackstone Inc.	BX	$162.74B	30.5
KKR & Co. Inc.	KKR	$99.50B	34.4

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 10.3x. Bancroft Fund Ltd. trades at a P/E of 3.6.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Bancroft Fund Ltd.

Bancroft Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. It is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets. It primarily invests in convertible securities including convertible debt and convertible preferred stocks. The fund invests in stocks of companies across market capitalization. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index, Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index, and Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index. The fund was formerly known as Bancroft Convertible Fund, Inc. Bancroft Fund Ltd. was formed on April 20, 1971 and is domiciled in the United States.

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