profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
$9.19-1.39% today
-12.6% in 1 year
1-year low $9.081-year high $11.30
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $5.28 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -$148 million in 2022 to $102 million in 2025, with $101 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
$65M
Free cash flow 2025$26M
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividends$65M
Cash vs. debt$39,708 vs. $239M
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund vs. similar companies
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund | 5.3× · Cheap | ||
 BlackRock | 34.1× · Expensive | ||
 Blackstone | 49.9× · Expensive | ||
 Investor | 8.5× · Cheap | ||
 Brookfield | 71.8× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -148 | 73 | 63 | 102 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -150 | 71 | 62 | 101 | |
| -2.47 | 1.21 | 1.06 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 100.8% | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.7% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 857 | 872 | 818 | 896 |
| Cash | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total debt | 235 | 250 | 200 | 239 |
| Total liabilities | 241 | 255 | 202 | 243 |
| 617 | 618 | 617 | 653 | |
| 61 | 59 | 58 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -24.3% | 11.6% | 10.0% | 15.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | 51 | 112 | 26 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 171 | 51 | 112 | 26 | |
| Dividends paid | 61 | 55 | 59 | 65 |
| 5 | 16 | 3 | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 5.3×
- –
- –
- 0.9×
- 5.2×
- 20.4×
- –
- 4.9%
- 18.9%
- 10.8%
Profitability
- 94.1%
- 147.4%
- 98.7%
- 104.0%
- 11.1%
- 1.3%
- 15.9%
- 11.3%
- 11.4%
- –
Growth
- +18.9%
- –
- −71.0%
- −1.2%
- −1.1%
Financial health
- 3.4×
- 0.37
- 26.6%
- 8.9×
- 0.79
- 0.79
- 0.08
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 23%of 748
Top 5%of 873
Top 28%of 883
Top 48%of 933
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | 1.11 | – | – |
| Sep 2, 2025 | 0.63 | – | – |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 0.75 | – | – |
| Aug 28, 2024 | 0.31 | – | – |
| May 23, 2024 | 0.90 | – | – |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 0.32 | – | – |
| Mar 1, 2023 | 0.40 | – | – |
| Aug 24, 2022 | -1.64 | – | – |
10.8%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$108a year at today's yield, before tax
−1.2%2020 to 2025
Raised2 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.31 in 2015 → $1.11 in 2025
How safe it looks
63.8% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 246.5%
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
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Questions about Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Is Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund AI analysis
What does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund do?
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. is an open ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is in Asset Management.
Does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 10.8% a year, about 64% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $64.5 million in dividends.
Is Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock halal?
No. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund does not pass our halal screen: it looks like an interest-income fund. How we check
How has Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock done over the past year?
Down 12.6% over the past twelve months, to $9.19. It traded between $9.08 and $11.30 and is 18.7% below its high.
Who are Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are BlackRock, Blackstone, Investor and Brookfield. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.