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Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NZF) Stock Analysis

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NZF) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

NZF

$10.94

−$0.06 (−0.55%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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NZF Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $11.04
Previous Close: $11.00
Day's Range: 10.91–11.08
52-Week Range: 10.45–13.02
Volume: 1.05M
Beta: 0.76

Valuation

Market Cap: $2.15B
P/E Ratio: 12.02
P/S ratio: 10.36
EPS (ttm): 0.91

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $61.46M−86.46%
Net Income (FY): $58.68M−86.98%
Profit margin: 85.47%
Shares Outstanding: 196.39M
1-Year Return: −6.83%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.95+8.67%
Ex-Dividend Date: September 15, 2026
Avg Volume: 956.68K

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, NZF closed at $10.94, −6.83% over 1 year.

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NZF) has a market capitalization of $2.15B.

In fiscal 2025, NZF reported revenue of $61.46M.

NZF Stock Return by Calendar Year

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NZF) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $9,317; −6.83%
5 years: $10,000 $8,996; −10.04%
10 years: $10,000 $12,758; +27.58%

If you had invested $10,000 in Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NZF) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $12,758 at the close on October 21, 2026: +27.58% in total, +2.47% 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.

+28.33%−25.50%−9.10%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−9.10%
2025	+11.83%
2024	+10.15%
2023	+2.51%
2022	−25.50%
2021	+11.19%
2020	+3.58%
2019	+28.33%
2018	−6.79%
2017	+14.48%
2016 (partial year)	−9.23%

As of October 21, 2026.

NZF Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends October

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$61.46M	$58.68M	95.5%
2024	$453.87M	$450.76M	99.3%
2023	−$1.16M	−$4.08M	351.7%
2022	−$612.33M	−$615.76M	100.6%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$61.46M	—	—	$58.68M	95.5%
2024	$453.87M	—	—	$450.76M	99.3%
2023	−$1.16M	—	—	−$4.08M	351.7%
2022	−$612.33M	—	—	−$615.76M	100.6%

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

NZF Dividend History

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$0.96+14.6% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.72	9	—
2025	$0.96	12	+14.6%
2024	$0.84	12	+56.6%
2023	$0.54	13	−24.1%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.72	9	—
2025	$0.96	12	+14.6%
2024	$0.84	12	+56.6%
2023	$0.54	13	−24.1%
2022	$0.71	13	−11.0%
2021	$0.79	12	+3.5%
2020	$0.77	12	−3.0%
2019	$0.79	12	−2.8%
2018	$0.81	12	−9.2%
2017	$0.89	12	+480.5%
2016	$0.15	2	—

Most recent payment: $0.08 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.

NZF Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	NZF	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	12.02	9.44	27% above
P/S ratio	10.36	8.59	21% above
Profit margin	85.47%	74.97%	10.5 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

The market values Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NZF) at $2.15B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

NZF last closed at $10.94 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.06 (−0.55%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $10.45 to $13.02. The latest close sits 4.69% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $61.46M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $453.87M, that is a change of −86.46%. The same year closed with net income of $58.68M. That is −86.98% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 85.47%. That is 10.5 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.91.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$612.33M in 2022 to $61.46M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 2 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

NZF trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 12.02. That is 27.33% above the Asset Management median of 9.44. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 10.36 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 20.56% above the Asset Management median of 8.59. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.76. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 13.26%. The trailing one-year total return is −6.83%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +2.47%.

Growth & Income

NZF pays a dividend yielding 8.67%. That is 0.2 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $0.95 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 15, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 9 payments totalling $0.72 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.96 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −9.10%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +28.33%; the weakest is 2022 at −25.50%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NZF) 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 Municipal Credit Income Fund	NZF	$2.15B	12.0
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 Municipal Credit Income Fund trades at a P/E of 12.0.

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 Municipal Credit Income Fund

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in undervalued municipal securities and other related investments the income from which is exempt from regular federal income taxes. It seeks to invest in investment grade securities rated Baa/BBB or better with an average maturity of around 18 years. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a focus on bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Standard & Poor's (S&P) National Municipal Bond Index. It was formerly known as Nuveen Enhanced Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund. Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund was formed on March 21, 2001 and is domiciled in the United States.

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