Gabelli Equity Trust Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Gabelli Equity Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 10.4%. Next payment date is on 23rd June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 13th June, 2025.
Key information
10.4%
Dividend yield
-1.6%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 8.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | -0.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | 23 Jun 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 13 Jun 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 98% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Sell Equity, Buy Fixed Income, Part 2: GAB And 5.9% From One Of The Highest Rated Preferred Shares On The Exchange
Feb 12GAB: 5 Reasons Why I Would Avoid This CEF
Feb 03GAB: Moving This Equity CEF To Hold After The Run-Up (Rating Downgrade)
Jul 23GAB: Multi-Year Lows In The Premium For This Equity CEF
Nov 01Tracking Mario Gabelli's Gabelli Funds 13F Portfolio - Q2 2023 Update
Aug 23GAB And USA: The Results After Making A Swap
Aug 01Gabelli Equity Trust declares $0.15 dividend
Feb 17Gabelli Equity Trust declares $0.15 dividend
Nov 11Gabelli Equity Trust goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Sep 14GAB: Playing With Fire, USA A Worthwhile Swap Candidate
Jun 14GAB: 10% Managed Distribution Plan Attracts Income Investors, Premium Is Climbing Higher
Nov 19GAB: Tempting Distribution Yield, Potential Opportunity
Aug 16Gabelli Equity Trust: Rights Offering Analysis
Jun 22Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: GAB's dividends per share have been stable 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 |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (GAB) | 10.4% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.7% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.0% |
| Analyst forecast (GAB) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: GAB's dividend (10.4%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.55%).
High Dividend: GAB's dividend (10.4%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.67%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (98.1%), GAB's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (80.8%), GAB's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/19 17:46 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.