The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.

NYSE:GAB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.5b

Gabelli Equity Trust Dividend

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Gabelli Equity Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 11.26% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

11.3%

Dividend yield

86%

Payout ratio

Industry average yield2.3%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per sharen/a
Earnings per shareUS$0.72
Dividend yield forecast in 3Yn/a

Recent dividend updates

Recent updates

GAB: Multi-Year Lows In The Premium For This Equity CEF

Nov 01

Tracking Mario Gabelli's Gabelli Funds 13F Portfolio - Q2 2023 Update

Aug 23

GAB And USA: The Results After Making A Swap

Aug 01

Gabelli Equity Trust declares $0.15 dividend

Feb 17

Gabelli Equity Trust declares $0.15 dividend

Nov 11

Gabelli Equity Trust goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Sep 14

GAB: Playing With Fire, USA A Worthwhile Swap Candidate

Jun 14

GAB: 10% Managed Distribution Plan Attracts Income Investors, Premium Is Climbing Higher

Nov 19

GAB: Tempting Distribution Yield, Potential Opportunity

Aug 16

Gabelli Equity Trust: Rights Offering Analysis

Jun 22

Evaluating CEFs: A Look At GAB

Jan 13

Gabelli Equity Trust declares $0.15 dividend

Nov 13

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: GAB's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: GAB's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Gabelli Equity Trust Dividend Yield vs Market
How does GAB dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (GAB)11.3%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.7%
Industry Average (Capital Markets)2.3%
Analyst forecast in 3 Years (GAB)n/a

Notable Dividend: GAB's dividend (11.26%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.55%).

High Dividend: GAB's dividend (11.26%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.77%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (86.2%), GAB's payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (122.4%), GAB's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.

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