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Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE) Stock Analysis

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

JCE

$17.18

+$0.08 (+0.47%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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JCE Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $17.24
Previous Close: $17.10
Day's Range: 17.12–17.27
52-Week Range: 13.99–17.45
Volume: 44.18K

Valuation

P/E Ratio: 5.61
EPS (ttm): 3.06

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $46.85M−17.42%
Net Income (FY): $46.62M−17.51%
1-Year Return: +17.50%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $1.46+8.51%
Ex-Dividend Date: September 15, 2026
Avg Volume: 32.16K

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, JCE closed at $17.18, +17.50% over 1 year.

In fiscal 2025, JCE reported revenue of $46.85M.

JCE Stock Return by Calendar Year

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $11,750; +17.50%
5 years: $10,000 $16,825; +68.25%
10 years: $10,000 $35,126; +251.26%

If you had invested $10,000 in Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $35,126 at the close on October 21, 2026: +251.26% in total, +13.39% 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.

+47.66%−14.30%+12.75%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+12.75%
2025	+9.06%
2024	+27.90%
2023	+10.67%
2022	−14.30%
2021	+47.66%
2020	+3.59%
2019	+30.50%
2018	−11.09%
2017	+32.00%
2016 (partial year)	−5.73%

As of October 21, 2026.

JCE Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$46.85M	$46.62M	99.5%
2024	$56.73M	$56.51M	99.6%
2023	$40.76M	$40.54M	99.5%
2022	−$47.22M	−$47.43M	100.4%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$46.85M	—	—	$46.62M	99.5%
2024	$56.73M	—	—	$56.51M	99.6%
2023	$40.76M	—	—	$40.54M	99.5%
2022	−$47.22M	—	—	−$47.43M	100.4%

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

JCE Dividend History

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$1.28+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$1.07	3	—
2025	$1.28	4	+0.0%
2024	$1.28	4	+0.0%
2023	$1.28	4	−45.1%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$1.07	3	—
2025	$1.28	4	+0.0%
2024	$1.28	4	+0.0%
2023	$1.28	4	−45.1%
2022	$2.33	5	+26.8%
2021	$1.84	5	+98.6%
2020	$0.93	4	−7.5%
2019	$1.00	4	−10.1%
2018	$1.11	4	−56.1%
2017	$2.53	5	+810.8%
2016	$0.28	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.36 per share, ex-dividend September 15, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

JCE Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	JCE	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	5.61	9.44	41% below

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

The record here covers Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund, ticker JCE. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

JCE last closed at $17.18 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.08 (+0.47%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $13.99 to $17.45. The latest close sits 22.8% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $46.85M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $56.73M, that is a change of −17.42%. The same year closed with net income of $46.62M. That is −17.51% against the prior fiscal year. Trailing earnings per share are 3.06.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$47.22M in 2022 to $46.85M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 5.61 times earnings. That is 40.57% below the Asset Management median of 9.44. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 22.56%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +17.50%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +13.39%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 8.51% on the latest price. That is 0.4 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $1.46 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 15, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.07 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.28 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +47.66%; the weakest is 2022 at −14.30%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +12.75% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE) 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
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund	JCE	—	5.6
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. Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund trades at a P/E of 5.6.

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 Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, and INTECH Investment Management. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund also invests some portion of its portfolio in derivatives using futures and options. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in stocks of large-cap companies with market capitalization within the range of S&P 500 Index. The fund employs quantitative analysis to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index. Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund was formed on March 23, 2007 and is domiciled in the United States.

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