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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.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

ECF

$11.80

+$0.34 (+2.97%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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ECF Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $11.53
Previous Close: $11.46
Day's Range: 11.49–11.80
52-Week Range: 10.71–13.85
Volume: 22.58K
Beta: 1.08

Valuation

Market Cap: $161.16M
P/E Ratio: 3.79
P/S ratio: 33.62
EPS (ttm): 3.11

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $49.24M+86.23%
Net Income (FY): $48.67M+89.13%
Profit margin: 897.92%
Shares Outstanding: 13.66M
1-Year Return: +3.79%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.88+7.68%
Ex-Dividend Date: September 16, 2026
Avg Volume: 32.78K

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, ECF closed at $11.80, +3.79% over 1 year.

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) has a market capitalization of $161.16M.

In fiscal 2025, ECF reported revenue of $49.24M.

ECF Stock Return by Calendar Year

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $10,379; +3.79%
5 years: $10,000 $12,605; +26.05%
10 years: $10,000 $29,219; +192.19%

If you had invested $10,000 in Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $29,219 at the close on October 21, 2026: +192.19% in total, +11.32% 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.

+47.17%−31.63%+4.66%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+4.66%
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 October 21, 2026.

ECF Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends September

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$49.24M	$48.67M	98.8%
2024	$26.44M	$25.73M	97.3%
2023	$6.93M	$6.32M	91.2%
2022	−$50.19M	−$50.74M	101.1%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$49.24M	—	—	$48.67M	98.8%
2024	$26.44M	—	—	$25.73M	97.3%
2023	$6.93M	—	—	$6.32M	91.2%
2022	−$50.19M	—	—	−$50.74M	101.1%

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

ECF Dividend History

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$0.86+62.3% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.60	3	—
2025	$0.86	4	+62.3%
2024	$0.53	4	+1.9%
2023	$0.52	4	+0.0%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.60	3	—
2025	$0.86	4	+62.3%
2024	$0.53	4	+1.9%
2023	$0.52	4	+0.0%
2022	$0.52	4	−65.3%
2021	$1.50	4	+12.8%
2020	$1.33	4	+70.5%
2019	$0.78	4	+56.0%
2018	$0.50	4	+13.6%
2017	$0.44	4	+300.0%
2016	$0.11	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.20 per share, ex-dividend September 16, 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 512 stocks

Metric	ECF	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	3.79	9.44	60% below
P/S ratio	33.62	8.59	3.9x the median
Profit margin	897.92%	74.97%	823.0 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

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) carries a market capitalisation of $161.16M. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

The most recent close on file for ECF is $11.80, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.34 (+2.97%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $10.71 to $13.85. The latest close sits 10.18% 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 823 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 3.11.

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 3.79. That is 59.85% below the Asset Management median of 9.44. The price-to-sales ratio is 33.62. On price-to-sales that is 3.9 times 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 1.08. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 22.03%. The trailing one-year total return is +3.79%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +11.32%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 7.68%. That is 1.2 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. 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 3 payments totalling $0.60 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 total return is +4.66%.

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	$161.16M	3.8
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. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. trades at a P/E of 3.8.

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 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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