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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Stock Analysis

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) is a Asset Management stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CSQ

$20.16

+$0.13 (+0.65%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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CSQ Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $20.19
Previous Close: $20.03
Day's Range: 20.03–20.23
52-Week Range: 16.41–21.17
Volume: 325.12K

Valuation

Market Cap: $3.23B
P/E Ratio: 3.08
P/S ratio: 41.05
EPS (ttm): 6.55

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $723.74M−16.21%
Net Income (FY): $721.78M−16.26%
Profit margin: 1,347.79%
Shares Outstanding: 160.37M
1-Year Return: +11.92%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $1.62+8.10%
Ex-Dividend Date: October 14, 2026
Avg Volume: 185.38K

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, CSQ closed at $20.16, +11.92% over 1 year.

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) has a market capitalization of $3.23B.

In fiscal 2025, CSQ reported revenue of $723.74M.

CSQ Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $11,192; +11.92%
5 years: $10,000 $15,679; +56.79%
10 years: $10,000 $43,406; +334.06%

If you had invested $10,000 in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $43,406 at the close on October 21, 2026: +334.06% in total, +15.81% 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.

+38.87%−24.23%+9.15%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+9.15%
2025	+16.29%
2024	+28.15%
2023	+20.85%
2022	−24.23%
2021	+30.81%
2020	+26.28%
2019	+38.87%
2018	−4.84%
2017	+28.05%
2016 (partial year)	+3.37%

As of October 21, 2026.

CSQ Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends October

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$723.74M	$721.78M	99.7%
2024	$863.77M	$861.93M	99.8%
2023	$171.23M	$169.64M	99.1%
2022	−$601.24M	−$602.97M	100.3%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$723.74M	—	—	$721.78M	99.7%
2024	$863.77M	—	—	$861.93M	99.8%
2023	$171.23M	—	—	$169.64M	99.1%
2022	−$601.24M	—	—	−$602.97M	100.3%

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

CSQ Dividend History

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$1.26+1.6% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$1.02	8	—
2025	$1.26	12	+1.6%
2024	$1.24	12	+0.0%
2023	$1.24	12	+0.0%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$1.02	8	—
2025	$1.26	12	+1.6%
2024	$1.24	12	+0.0%
2023	$1.24	12	+0.0%
2022	$1.24	12	+0.0%
2021	$1.24	12	+10.8%
2020	$1.12	12	+12.0%
2019	$1.00	12	+0.0%
2018	$1.00	12	+0.0%
2017	$1.00	12	+300.0%
2016	$0.25	3	—

Most recent payment: $0.13 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.

CSQ Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	CSQ	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	3.08	9.44	0.3x the median
P/S ratio	41.05	8.59	4.8x the median
Profit margin	1,347.79%	74.97%	1,272.8 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 Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) at $3.23B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

The 52-week range on file runs from $16.41 to $21.17. The most recent close on file for CSQ is $20.16, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.13 (+0.65%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 22.85% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $723.74M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $863.77M, that is a change of −16.21%. Net income for the same year was $721.78M. That is −16.26% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 1,347.79%. That is 1,272.8 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Trailing earnings per share are 6.55.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$601.24M in 2022 to $723.74M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

CSQ trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 3.08. That is 0.3 times the Asset Management median of 9.44. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 41.05 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 4.8 times the Asset Management median of 8.59. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +11.92%. Measured over 10 years, that is +15.81% a year compounded. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 23.08%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 8.1%. That is 0.8 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $1.62 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 14, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $1.02 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.26 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +38.87% and 2022 returned −24.23%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +9.15% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) 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
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	CSQ	$3.23B	3.1
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. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund trades at a P/E of 3.1.

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 Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched by Calamos Investments LLC. The fund is managed by Calamos Advisors LLC. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in common and preferred stocks of companies across all market capitalizations, convertible securities, and high yield corporate bonds with an average credit rating of BB as rated by S&P. The fund employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis with a combination of bottom-up and top-down security picking approaches to create its portfolio. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund was formed on December 31, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

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