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NYSE American · Asset Management · USD

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) Stock Analysis

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE American and quoted in US Dollar.

ECF

$12.32

+$0.03 (+0.24%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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ECF Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$12.30
Previous Close
$12.29
Day's Range
12.30–12.40
52-Week Range
10.71–13.85
Volume
23.20K
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.
1.08
Valuation
Market Cap
$168.27M
P/E Ratio
3.90
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
35.10
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
3.16
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$49.24M+86.23%
Net Income (FY)
$48.67M+89.13%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
897.92%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
13.66M
1-Year Return
+22.35%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.88+7.16%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 16, 2026
Avg Volume
21.00K

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

ECF 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)+9.27%
2025+30.04%
2024+27.48%
2023+8.01%
2022−31.63%
2021−0.79%
2020+31.73%
2019+47.17%
2018−3.70%
2017+19.51%
2016 (partial year)+2.13%

As of September 4, 2026.

ECF Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends September
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$49.24M$48.67M98.8%
2024$26.44M$25.73M97.3%
2023$6.93M$6.32M91.2%
2022−$50.19M−$50.74M101.1%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$49.24M——$48.67M98.8%
2024$26.44M——$25.73M97.3%
2023$6.93M——$6.32M91.2%
2022−$50.19M——−$50.74M101.1%

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

ECF Dividend History

$0.86+62.3% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.382—
2025$0.864+62.3%
2024$0.534+1.9%
2023$0.524+0.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.382—
2025$0.864+62.3%
2024$0.534+1.9%
2023$0.524+0.0%
2022$0.524−65.3%
2021$1.504+12.8%
2020$1.334+70.5%
2019$0.784+56.0%
2018$0.504+13.6%
2017$0.444+300.0%
2016$0.111—

Most recent payment: $0.19 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.

ECF Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 561 stocks
MetricECFAsset Management medianvs median
P/E3.9010.3462% below
P/S ratio35.1010.423.4x the median
Profit margin897.92%24.09%873.8 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

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) carries a market capitalisation of $168.27M. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

The most recent close on file for ECF is $12.32, dated September 4, 2026. That is +$0.03 (+0.24%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $10.71 to $13.85. The latest close sits 15.03% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $49.24M. That is +86.23% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $26.44M. The same year closed with net income of $48.67M. That is +89.13% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 897.92%. That is 873.8 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 3.16.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$50.19M in 2022 to $49.24M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 3.9. That is 62.28% below the Asset Management median of 10.34. The price-to-sales ratio is 35.1. On price-to-sales that is 3.4 times 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 1.08. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 21.94%. The trailing one-year price return is +22.35%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +11.43%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 7.16%. That is 0.9 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. The indicated annual rate is $0.88 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 16, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $0.38 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.86 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +47.17%; the weakest is 2022 at −31.63%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. So far in 2026 the price is +9.27%.

Peer Comparison

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) 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
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. ECF $168.27M 3.9
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. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. trades at a P/E of 3.9.

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 Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets. The fund primarily invests in convertible securities. It invests in stocks of companies across market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index, Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index, and S&P 500 Index. It was formerly known as Ellsworth Fund Ltd. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. was formed on June 27, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.

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