profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
$8.76+1.27% today
-13.1% in 1 year
1-year low $8.231-year high $10.17
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2024 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $11.93 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 Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -$56.7 million in 2023 to $87.6 million in 2026, with $85.4 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
$116M
Free cash flow 2026$93M
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividends$116M
Cash vs. debt$18M vs. $585M
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund vs. similar companies
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund grows the slowest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund | 11.9× · Cheap | ||
 PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund | 8.9× · Cheap | ||
 Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund | 39.0× · Expensive | ||
 Reaves Utility Income Fund | 4.1× · Cheap | ||
 Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund | 7.1× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income 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 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -57 | 142 | 102 | 88 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -59 | 140 | 100 | 85 | |
| -0.59 | 1.05 | 0.71 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 103.2% | 98.6% | 98.1% | 97.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,997 | 2,049 | 2,137 | 2,151 |
| Cash | 8 | 14 | 8 | 18 |
| Total debt | 314 | 439 | 553 | 585 |
| Total liabilities | 776 | 815 | 929 | 974 |
| 1,221 | 1,234 | 1,208 | 1,177 | |
| 116 | 116 | 116 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -4.8% | 11.4% | 8.3% | 7.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412 | 7 | 10 | 93 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 412 | 7 | 10 | 93 | |
| Dividends paid | 149 | 127 | 126 | 116 |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 11.9×
- –
- –
- 0.8×
- 11.6×
- 10.9×
- –
- 9.2%
- 8.4%
- 9.4%
Profitability
- 36.3%
- 115.6%
- 97.5%
- 115.6%
- 6.2%
- 5.2%
- 7.1%
- 4.2%
- 6.2%
- –
Growth
- −21.6%
- –
- +38.4%
- −6.0%
- +0.0%
Financial health
- 4.4×
- 0.40
- 25.5%
- 7.5×
- 0.60
- 0.60
- 0.05
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 39%of 843
Top 37%of 866
Bottom 7%of 862
Top 30%of 921
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2025 | 0.67 | – | – |
| May 28, 2025 | 0.14 | – | – |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.00 | – | – |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.00 | – | – |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.09 | – | – |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.00 | – | – |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.42 | – | – |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.00 | – | – |
9.4%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$94a year at today's yield, before tax
−6.0%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$1.22 in 2015 → $0.88 in 2025
How safe it looks
136.1% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 124.6%
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.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
42No pass
Benjamin Graham
66Pass
Philip Fisher
49No pass
Peter Lynch
57No pass
Joel Greenblatt
24No pass
Charlie Munger
40No pass
Terry Smith
27No pass
Questions about Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
Is Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. 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 Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund AI analysis
What does Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund do?
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It is in Asset Management - Income.
Does Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 9.4% a year, about 136% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $116 million in dividends.
Is Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund stock halal?
No. Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund does not pass our halal screen: its main business, interest-based asset management, is not permitted. How we check
How has Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund stock done over the past year?
Down 13.1% over the past twelve months, to $8.76. It traded between $8.23 and $10.17 and is 13.9% below its high.
Who are Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund, Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund, Reaves Utility Income Fund and Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 9, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.