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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (PFO) Stock Analysis

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (PFO) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

PFO

$9.00

−$0.02 (−0.22%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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PFO Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$8.99
Previous Close
$9.02
Day's Range
8.99–9.03
52-Week Range
8.85–9.90
Volume
9.40K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.75
Valuation
P/E Ratio
9.28
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.97
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$11.20M−53.86%
Net Income (FY)
$10.54M−55.15%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
87.46%
1-Year Return
+2.70%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.66+7.34%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 23, 2026
Avg Volume
22.89K

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

PFO Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−0.69%
2025+12.48%
2024+21.43%
2023−0.58%
2022−27.23%
2021+3.57%
2020+14.10%
2019+24.99%
2018−4.20%
2017+13.98%
2016 (partial year)−9.11%

As of September 4, 2026.

PFO Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends November
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$11.20M$10.54M94.1%
2024$24.27M$23.49M96.8%
2023$2.21M$1.58M71.5%
2022−$23.80M−$24.45M102.7%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$11.20M$10.54M94.1%
2024$24.27M$23.49M96.8%
2023$2.21M$1.58M71.5%
2022−$23.80M−$24.45M102.7%

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

PFO Dividend History

$0.65+6.2% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.458
2025$0.6512+6.2%
2024$0.6112+6.5%
2023$0.5712−24.1%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.458
2025$0.6512+6.2%
2024$0.6112+6.5%
2023$0.5712−24.1%
2022$0.7512−8.9%
2021$0.8312+3.0%
2020$0.8012+2.7%
2019$0.7812−1.5%
2018$0.8012−7.1%
2017$0.8612+177.0%
2016$0.314

Most recent payment: $0.06 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.

PFO Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 561 stocks
MetricPFOAsset Management medianvs median
P/E9.2810.3410% below
Profit margin87.46%24.09%63.4 pts above

Medians across 561 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

Analysis

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Company Overview

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. trades under the ticker PFO. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

PFO last closed at $9.00 on September 4, 2026. That is −$0.02 (−0.22%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $8.85 to $9.90. The latest close sits 1.69% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $11.20M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $24.27M, that is a change of −53.86%. The same year closed with net income of $10.54M. That is −55.15% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 87.46%. That is 63.4 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.97.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$23.80M in 2022 to $11.20M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 9.28 times earnings. That is 10.25% below the Asset Management median of 10.34. The medians here are taken across 561 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +2.70%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +4.10%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.75. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 21.76%.

Growth & Income

PFO pays a dividend yielding 7.34%. That is 0.8 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. The indicated annual rate is $0.66 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 23, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $0.45 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.65 a share.

2026 is still running; the price is −0.69% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +24.99% and 2022 returned −27.23%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (PFO) 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
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. PFO 9.3
BlackRock, Inc. BLK $182.35B 26.9
Blackstone Inc. BX $162.74B 30.5
KKR & Co. Inc. KKR $99.50B 34.4

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 10.3x. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. trades at a P/E of 9.3.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc.

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating in the financial services sector. The fund primarily invests in preferred securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on December 10, 1991 and is domiciled in the United States.

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