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Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD) Stock Analysis

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

EMD

$9.31

+$0.01 (+0.11%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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EMD Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $9.32
Previous Close: $9.30
Day's Range: 9.27–9.36
52-Week Range: 9.10–11.30
Volume: 165.57K
Beta: 0.86

Valuation

P/E Ratio: 5.93
EPS (ttm): 1.57

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $102.50M+63.45%
Net Income (FY): $101.13M+64.31%
Profit margin: 137.95%
1-Year Return: −3.96%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $1.14+12.26%
Ex-Dividend Date: October 23, 2026
Avg Volume: 214.01K

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, EMD closed at $9.31, −3.96% over 1 year.

In fiscal 2025, EMD reported revenue of $102.50M.

EMD Stock Return by Calendar Year

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $9,604; −3.96%
5 years: $10,000 $11,365; +13.65%
10 years: $10,000 $15,005; +50.05%

If you had invested $10,000 in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $15,005 at the close on October 21, 2026: +50.05% in total, +4.14% 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.

+26.62%−20.78%−6.77%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−6.77%
2025	+23.42%
2024	+16.30%
2023	+12.26%
2022	−20.78%
2021	−0.31%
2020	+7.03%
2019	+26.62%
2018	−13.70%
2017	+12.00%
2016 (partial year)	−5.34%

As of October 21, 2026.

EMD Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$102.50M	$101.13M	98.7%
2024	$62.71M	$61.55M	98.1%
2023	$72.56M	$71.40M	98.4%
2022	−$148.40M	−$149.61M	100.8%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$102.50M	—	—	$101.13M	98.7%
2024	$62.71M	—	—	$61.55M	98.1%
2023	$72.56M	—	—	$71.40M	98.4%
2022	−$148.40M	—	—	−$149.61M	100.8%

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

EMD Dividend History

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$1.11+8.6% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.76	8	—
2025	$1.11	12	+8.6%
2024	$1.02	12	+11.2%
2023	$0.92	12	−8.9%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.76	8	—
2025	$1.11	12	+8.6%
2024	$1.02	12	+11.2%
2023	$0.92	12	−8.9%
2022	$1.01	12	−6.5%
2021	$1.08	12	−8.1%
2020	$1.18	12	−2.1%
2019	$1.20	12	+0.0%
2018	$1.20	12	+33.3%
2017	$0.90	9	+185.7%
2016	$0.32	2	—

Most recent payment: $0.10 per share, ex-dividend August 24, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

EMD Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	EMD	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	5.93	9.44	37% below
Profit margin	137.95%	74.97%	63.0 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.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. trades under the ticker EMD. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

The most recent close on file for EMD is $9.31, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.01 (+0.11%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $9.10 to $11.30. The latest close sits 2.31% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $102.50M. That is +63.45% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $62.71M. Net income for the same year was $101.13M. That is +64.31% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 137.95%. That is 63 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Trailing earnings per share are 1.57.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$148.40M in 2022 to $102.50M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

EMD trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 5.93. That is 37.18% below the Asset Management median of 9.44. The medians here are taken across 512 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

The reported beta is 0.86. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 18.52%. The trailing one-year total return is −3.96%. Measured over 10 years, that is +4.14% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 12.26% on the latest price. That is 3.3 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $1.14 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 23, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $0.76 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.11 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +26.62% and 2022 returned −20.78%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is −6.77%.

Peer Comparison

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD) 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
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.	EMD	—	5.9
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. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. trades at a P/E of 5.9.

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 Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. is an open ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. The fund invests in fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe. It seeks to invest in fixed income securities issued by governments, government-related entities, and corporations which are of any maturity and quality. The fund employs fundamental analysis along with a top-down security picking approach focusing on factors like currency, inflation and interest rate trends, growth rate forecasts, liquidity of markets for that country's debt, political outlook, tax environment to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. The fund was formerly known as Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. was formed on December 1, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

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