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Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (CRF) Stock Analysis

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (CRF) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE American and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CRF

$5.96

+$0.09 (+1.53%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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CRF Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $5.87
Previous Close: $5.87
Day's Range: 5.86–5.99
52-Week Range: 5.82–8.16
Volume: 1.15M
Beta: 1.25

Valuation

Market Cap: $1.01B
P/E Ratio: 5.42
P/S ratio: 89.79
EPS (ttm): 1.10

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $163.59M+0.08%
Net Income (FY): $162.40M−0.01%
Profit margin: 1,580.05%
Shares Outstanding: 170.26M
1-Year Return: −13.65%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $1.41+24.04%
Ex-Dividend Date: November 13, 2026
Avg Volume: 1.49M

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, CRF closed at $5.96, −13.65% over 1 year.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (CRF) has a market capitalization of $1.01B.

In fiscal 2025, CRF reported revenue of $163.59M.

CRF Stock Return by Calendar Year

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (CRF) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $8,635; −13.65%
5 years: $10,000 $11,137; +11.37%
10 years: $10,000 $26,809; +168.09%

If you had invested $10,000 in Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (CRF) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $26,809 at the close on October 21, 2026: +168.09% in total, +10.36% 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.

−36.73%+44.45%−16.79%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−16.79%
2025	+12.50%
2024	+44.45%
2023	+19.43%
2022	−36.73%
2021	+39.77%
2020	+28.20%
2019	+21.81%
2018	−11.75%
2017	+21.38%
2016 (partial year)	−0.54%

As of October 21, 2026.

CRF Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$163.59M	$162.40M	99.3%
2024	$163.45M	$162.41M	99.4%
2023	$175.61M	$174.58M	99.4%
2022	−$120.30M	−$121.23M	100.8%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$163.59M	—	—	$162.40M	99.3%
2024	$163.45M	—	—	$162.41M	99.4%
2023	$175.61M	—	—	$174.58M	99.4%
2022	−$120.30M	—	—	−$121.23M	100.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

CRF Dividend History

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$1.39+14.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$1.06	9	—
2025	$1.39	12	+14.0%
2024	$1.22	12	−11.1%
2023	$1.38	12	−32.4%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$1.06	9	—
2025	$1.39	12	+14.0%
2024	$1.22	12	−11.1%
2023	$1.38	12	−32.4%
2022	$2.04	12	+12.3%
2021	$1.81	12	−14.4%
2020	$2.12	12	−9.5%
2019	$2.34	12	−13.5%
2018	$2.71	12	+0.4%
2017	$2.69	12	+392.5%
2016	$0.55	2	—

Most recent payment: $0.12 per share, ex-dividend September 15, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

CRF Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	CRF	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	5.42	9.44	43% below
P/S ratio	89.79	8.59	10.5x the median
Profit margin	1,580.05%	74.97%	1,505.1 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.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (CRF) at $1.01B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

The 52-week range on file runs from $5.82 to $8.16. CRF last closed at $5.96 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.09 (+1.53%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 2.41% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. reported revenue of $163.59M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $163.45M, that is a change of +0.08%. The same year closed with net income of $162.40M. That is −0.01% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 1,580.05%. That is 1,505.1 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Trailing earnings per share are 1.1.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$120.30M in 2022 to $163.59M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

CRF trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 5.42. That is 42.58% below the Asset Management median of 9.44. The price-to-sales ratio is 89.79. On price-to-sales that is 10.5 times the Asset Management median of 8.59. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is −13.65%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +10.36%. The reported beta is 1.25. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 25.83%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 24.04%. That is 15.1 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. The indicated annual rate is $1.41 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is November 13, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 9 payments totalling $1.06 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.39 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −16.79%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2024 at +44.45%; the weakest is 2022 at −36.73%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (CRF) 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
Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc.	CRF	$1.01B	5.4
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. Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. trades at a P/E of 5.4.

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 Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Cornerstone Advisors, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in value and growth stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund also invests through other closed-end investment companies and ETFs. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index. Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. was formed on March 16, 1973 and is domiciled in the United States.

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