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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) Stock Analysis

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

HIO

$3.28

+$0.03 (+0.92%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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HIO Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $3.27
Previous Close: $3.25
Day's Range: 3.26–3.28
52-Week Range: 3.21–3.89
Volume: 833.25K
Beta: 0.52

Valuation

P/E Ratio: 13.67
EPS (ttm): 0.24

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $26.66M−45.15%
Net Income (FY): $26.16M−45.55%
Profit margin: 84.13%
1-Year Return: −5.60%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.43+13.11%
Ex-Dividend Date: October 23, 2026
Avg Volume: 545.72K

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, HIO closed at $3.28, −5.60% over 1 year.

In fiscal 2025, HIO reported revenue of $26.66M.

HIO Stock Return by Calendar Year

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $9,440; −5.60%
5 years: $10,000 $10,329; +3.29%
10 years: $10,000 $15,485; +54.85%

If you had invested $10,000 in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $15,485 at the close on October 21, 2026: +54.85% in total, +4.47% 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.

+24.29%−17.09%−5.29%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−5.29%
2025	+5.50%
2024	+13.75%
2023	+8.13%
2022	−17.09%
2021	+12.82%
2020	+6.19%
2019	+24.29%
2018	−7.48%
2017	+9.03%
2016 (partial year)	+2.99%

As of October 21, 2026.

HIO Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends September

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$26.66M	$26.16M	98.1%
2024	$48.61M	$48.05M	98.8%
2023	$28.71M	$28.11M	97.9%
2022	−$81.63M	−$82.27M	100.8%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$26.66M	—	—	$26.16M	98.1%
2024	$48.61M	—	—	$48.05M	98.8%
2023	$28.71M	—	—	$28.11M	97.9%
2022	−$81.63M	—	—	−$82.27M	100.8%

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

HIO Dividend History

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$0.43+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.29	8	—
2025	$0.43	12	+0.0%
2024	$0.43	12	+12.5%
2023	$0.38	12	+6.7%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.29	8	—
2025	$0.43	12	+0.0%
2024	$0.43	12	+12.5%
2023	$0.38	12	+6.7%
2022	$0.36	12	−1.6%
2021	$0.37	12	−7.1%
2020	$0.39	12	+11.6%
2019	$0.35	12	+8.3%
2018	$0.33	12	−9.4%
2017	$0.36	12	+437.3%
2016	$0.07	2	—

Most recent payment: $0.04 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.

HIO Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	HIO	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	13.67	9.44	45% above
Profit margin	84.13%	74.97%	9.2 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 record here covers Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc., ticker HIO. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

HIO last closed at $3.28 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.03 (+0.92%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $3.21 to $3.89. The latest close sits 2.18% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $26.66M. That is −45.15% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $48.61M. Net income for the same year was $26.16M. That is −45.55% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 84.13%. That is 9.2 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Trailing earnings per share are 0.24.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$81.63M in 2022 to $26.66M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 13.67. That is 44.81% above the Asset Management median of 9.44. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The reported beta is 0.52. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 16.01%. The trailing one-year total return is −5.60%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +4.47%.

Growth & Income

HIO pays a dividend yielding 13.11%. That is 4.2 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. The indicated annual rate is $0.43 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is October 23, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $0.29 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.43 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +24.29% and 2022 returned −17.09%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is −5.29%.

Peer Comparison

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) 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 High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.	HIO	—	13.7
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 High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. trades at a P/E of 13.7.

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 High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in high-yielding corporate debt obligations. The fund seeks to maintain an average duration of around four years with an average credit quality of B. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index. The fund was formerly known as High Income Opportunity Fund. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on November 16, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.

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