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Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) Stock Analysis

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE American and quoted in US Dollar.

CEV

$10.36

+$0.01 (+0.10%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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CEV Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$10.36
Previous Close
$10.35
Day's Range
10.26–10.46
52-Week Range
9.64–10.84
Volume
16.00K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.59
Valuation
Market Cap
$72.87M
P/E Ratio
9.96
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
14.35
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
1.04
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$418.33K−92.93%
Net Income (FY)
$5.48K−99.90%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
143.07%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
7.03M
1-Year Return
+15.01%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.60+5.80%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 14, 2026
Avg Volume
24.22K

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

CEV Stock Return by Calendar Year

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

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+6.72%
2025+6.23%
2024+2.29%
2023+8.16%
2022−22.70%
2021+2.98%
2020+5.93%
2019+27.09%
2018−5.13%
2017+2.81%
2016 (partial year)−11.38%

As of September 4, 2026.

CEV Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends November
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$418.33K$5.48K1.3%
2024$5.92M$5.48M92.5%
2023$2.90M$2.50M86.0%
2022−$17.18M−$17.66M102.8%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$418.33K——$5.48K1.3%
2024$5.92M——$5.48M92.5%
2023$2.90M——$2.50M86.0%
2022−$17.18M——−$17.66M102.8%

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

CEV Dividend History

$0.60+7.5% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.408—
2025$0.6012+7.5%
2024$0.5612+31.0%
2023$0.4312−18.4%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.408—
2025$0.6012+7.5%
2024$0.5612+31.0%
2023$0.4312−18.4%
2022$0.5212−7.4%
2021$0.5612+2.7%
2020$0.5512+2.2%
2019$0.5412+14.5%
2018$0.4712−4.1%
2017$0.4912+177.8%
2016$0.184—

Most recent payment: $0.05 per share, ex-dividend August 13, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

CEV Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 561 stocks
MetricCEVAsset Management medianvs median
P/E9.9610.344% below
P/S ratio14.3510.4238% above
Profit margin143.07%24.09%119.0 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 Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) at $72.87M. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

CEV last closed at $10.36 on September 4, 2026. That is +$0.01 (+0.10%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $9.64 to $10.84. The latest close sits 7.47% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $418.33K. Against the prior fiscal year total of $5.92M, that is a change of −92.93%. Net income for the same year was $5.48K. That is −99.90% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 143.07%. That is 119 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Trailing earnings per share are 1.04.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$17.18M in 2022 to $418.33K in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 9.96 times earnings. That is 3.68% below the Asset Management median of 10.34. The price-to-sales ratio is 14.35. On price-to-sales that is 37.68% above the Asset Management median of 10.42. The medians here are taken across 561 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.59. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 14.37%. The trailing one-year price return is +15.01%. Measured over 10 years, that is +1.24% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 5.8%. That is 2.3 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. At the indicated rate that is $0.60 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 14, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $0.40 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.60 a share.

2026 is still running; the price is +6.72% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +27.09% and 2022 returned −22.70%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) 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
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust CEV $72.87M 10.0
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. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust trades at a P/E of 10.0.

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 Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It invests in the fixed income markets. The fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by education, hospital, housing, insured-education, insured-electric utilities, insured-hospital, insured-transportation, insured-water and sewer, transportation, and other sectors. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust was formed in 1999 and is domiciled in United States.

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