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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.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CEV

$10.36

+$0.03 (+0.29%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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CEV Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $10.38
Previous Close: $10.33
Day's Range: 10.25–10.47
52-Week Range: 9.77–10.84
Volume: 41.91K
Beta: 0.60

Valuation

Market Cap: $73.43M
P/E Ratio: 10.04
P/S ratio: 14.46
EPS (ttm): 1.04

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $418.33K−92.93%
Net Income (FY): $5.48K−99.90%
Profit margin: 143.07%
Shares Outstanding: 7.03M
1-Year Return: +6.16%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.60+5.75%
Ex-Dividend Date: October 14, 2026
Avg Volume: 30.64K

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, CEV closed at $10.36, +6.16% over 1 year.

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) has a market capitalization of $73.43M.

In fiscal 2025, CEV reported revenue of $418.33K.

CEV Stock Return by Calendar Year

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $10,616; +6.16%
5 years: $10,000 $9,819; −1.81%
10 years: $10,000 $12,028; +20.28%

If you had invested $10,000 in Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $12,028 at the close on October 21, 2026: +20.28% in total, +1.86% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

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

+27.09%−22.70%+6.72%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
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 October 21, 2026.

CEV Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends November

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$418.33K	$5.48K	1.3%
2024	$5.92M	$5.48M	92.5%
2023	$2.90M	$2.50M	86.0%
2022	−$17.18M	−$17.66M	102.8%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$418.33K	—	—	$5.48K	1.3%
2024	$5.92M	—	—	$5.48M	92.5%
2023	$2.90M	—	—	$2.50M	86.0%
2022	−$17.18M	—	—	−$17.66M	102.8%

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

CEV Dividend History

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$0.60+7.5% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.45	9	—
2025	$0.60	12	+7.5%
2024	$0.56	12	+31.0%
2023	$0.43	12	−18.4%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.45	9	—
2025	$0.60	12	+7.5%
2024	$0.56	12	+31.0%
2023	$0.43	12	−18.4%
2022	$0.52	12	−7.4%
2021	$0.56	12	+2.7%
2020	$0.55	12	+2.2%
2019	$0.54	12	+14.5%
2018	$0.47	12	−4.1%
2017	$0.49	12	+455.7%
2016	$0.09	2	—

Most recent payment: $0.05 per share, ex-dividend September 14, 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 512 stocks

Metric	CEV	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	10.04	9.44	6% above
P/S ratio	14.46	8.59	68% above
Profit margin	143.07%	74.97%	68.1 pts above

Medians across 512 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

The market values Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) at $73.43M. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

CEV last closed at $10.36 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.03 (+0.29%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $9.77 to $10.84. The latest close sits 6.04% 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 68.1 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 74.97%. 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 10.04 times earnings. That is 6.36% above the Asset Management median of 9.44. The price-to-sales ratio is 14.46. On price-to-sales that is 68.27% above the Asset Management median of 8.59. The medians here are taken across 512 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.6. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 14.48%. The trailing one-year total return is +6.16%. Measured over 10 years, that is +1.86% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 5.75%. That is 3.2 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $0.60 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 14, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 9 payments totalling $0.45 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.60 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return 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	$73.43M	10.0
BlackRock, Inc.	BLK	$184.31B	25.8
Blackstone Inc.	BX	$127.43B	23.9
Brookfield Corporation	BN	$83.74B	69.5

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 9.4x. 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 daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 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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