Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR) Key Metrics
EFR valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 25, 2026- Market cap
- $295.8M
- Enterprise value
- $447.3M
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.6 10-yr median 10.6
- Forward P/E
- —
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 6.9 10-yr median 11.2
- Price / book
- 0.9 10-yr median 0.8
- EV / EBITDA
- — 10-yr median 15.3
- Dividend yield
- 7.98% $0.80 a year
- Beta
- 0.37
EFR key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsEFR valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
EFR returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
EFR per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
EFR financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
EFR efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
EFR valuation history
EFR returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
EFR debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
EFR cash returned to shareholders
EFR price vs earnings per share
EFR key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $334.5M | $374.7M | $338.1M | $338.1M | $527.0M | $458.5M | $466.3M | $497.0M | $533.9M | $521.3M |
| Enterprise value | $436.1M | $497.7M | $444.1M | $466.1M | $631.6M | $675.9M | $674.4M | $715.9M | $729.8M | $711.3M |
| P/E ratio | 14.8 | 7.3 | 6.2 | — | 9.2 | — | 67.0 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 9.7 |
| Price / sales | 11.0 | 6.6 | 6.1 | — | 9.0 | — | 61.1 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| Price / book | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Price / free cash flow | 5.9 | 13.4 | 5.5 | — | 2.0 | 18.4 | 9.9 | 16.5 | 18.1 | 6.7 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.9 | 13.4 | 5.5 | — | 2.0 | 18.4 | 9.9 | 16.5 | 18.1 | 6.7 |
| EV / sales | 14.3 | 8.8 | 8.0 | — | 10.8 | — | 88.4 | 18.2 | 15.5 | 15.7 |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.3 | 11.0 | 8.1 | — | 11.0 | — | 96.9 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 45.2 |
| EV / free cash flow | 7.7 | 17.9 | 7.3 | — | 2.4 | 27.1 | 14.3 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 9.1 |
| Earnings yield | 6.8% | 13.8% | 16.2% | −8.7% | 10.9% | −0.5% | 1.5% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 10.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 16.9% | 7.4% | 18.0% | −1.5% | 50.2% | 5.4% | 10.1% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 14.9% |
| Dividend yield | 11.2% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 8.6% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 10.6% | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 11.2% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 8.6% | 28.9% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 10.6% | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $11.40 | $12.77 | $11.64 | $11.17 | $14.90 | $11.90 | $12.91 | $13.43 | $14.55 | $14.15 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $1.04 | $1.94 | $1.92 | $0.00 | $1.65 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $1.06 | $1.29 | $1.23 |
| Earnings per share | $0.77 | $1.76 | $1.89 | −$0.97 | $1.63 | −$0.06 | $0.19 | $1.04 | $1.26 | $1.46 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $1.93 | $0.95 | $2.10 | −$0.17 | $7.48 | $0.65 | $1.30 | $0.81 | $0.80 | $2.11 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.93 | $0.95 | $2.10 | −$0.17 | $7.48 | $0.65 | $1.30 | $0.81 | $0.80 | $2.11 |
| Cash per share | $0.29 | $0.34 | $0.14 | $0.16 | $0.44 | $0.15 | $0.27 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.22 |
| Book value per share | $15.06 | $15.49 | $15.44 | $14.35 | $13.55 | $14.87 | $16.90 | $17.36 | $17.89 | $17.47 |
| Tangible book value per share | $15.06 | $15.49 | $15.44 | $14.35 | $13.55 | $14.87 | $16.90 | $17.36 | $17.89 | $17.47 |
| Dividends per share | $1.28 | $1.60 | $1.41 | $0.97 | $0.83 | $0.91 | $1.07 | $1.42 | $0.91 | $0.96 |
| Capex per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Debt per share | $3.75 | $4.53 | $3.79 | $4.39 | $3.39 | $5.79 | $6.04 | $6.00 | $5.42 | $5.37 |
| Shares outstanding | 29.3M | 29.3M | 29.0M | 30.3M | 35.4M | 38.5M | 36.1M | 37.0M | 36.7M | 36.8M |
| Change in shares outstanding | 0.0% | +1.0% | −4.0% | −14.4% | −8.2% | +6.7% | −2.4% | +0.9% | −0.4% | 0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 5.0% | 11.4% | 12.4% | −6.5% | 10.9% | −0.4% | 1.1% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 8.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8.8% | −3.6% | 4.2% | −0.2% | 0.4% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 3.8% | 8.6% | 9.5% | −4.8% | 7.8% | −0.3% | 0.8% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| Return on tangible assets | 3.9% | 8.4% | 9.4% | −5.2% | 8.8% | −0.3% | 0.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | 186.1% | 49.0% | 109.6% | — | 452.3% | — | 616.9% | 76.5% | 62.4% | 172.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.50 | 0.54 | 1.11 | — | 4.60 | — | 6.76 | 0.78 | 0.64 | 1.45 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $110.0M | $133.0M | $110.0M | $133.0M | $120.0M | $223.0M | $218.0M | $222.0M | $199.0M | $198.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $8.4M | $9.9M | $4.0M | $5.0M | $15.4M | $5.6M | $9.9M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $8.0M |
| Net debt | $101.6M | $123.1M | $106.0M | $128.0M | $104.6M | $217.4M | $208.1M | $218.9M | $195.9M | $190.0M |
| Debt / equity | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.31 |
| Debt / assets | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.50 | 2.71 | 1.93 | — | 1.82 | — | 29.92 | 4.93 | 3.89 | 12.09 |
| Current ratio | 1.11 | 0.70 | 0.43 | 23.28 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.66 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.07 |
| Quick ratio | 1.11 | 0.70 | 0.16 | 24.11 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.07 |
| Interest coverage | 3.2 | 5.7 | 7.6 | -8.3 | 25.1 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 12.0 | — |
| Working capital | $2.1M | −$8.3M | −$14.0M | $14.2M | −$27.0M | −$17.4M | −$7.6M | −$9.4M | −$10.1M | −$208.7M |
| Invested capital | $543.3M | $577.7M | $554.4M | $562.3M | $584.0M | $790.5M | $818.7M | $861.2M | $852.3M | $833.6M |
| Tangible asset value | $441.7M | $454.6M | $448.4M | $434.3M | $479.4M | $573.1M | $610.5M | $642.3M | $656.3M | $643.5M |
| Net current asset value | −$109.0M | −$142.5M | −$126.9M | −$120.2M | −$148.2M | −$241.3M | −$231.8M | −$234.1M | −$211.2M | −$208.7M |
| Graham number | $16.15 | $24.78 | $25.62 | — | $22.28 | — | $8.56 | $20.13 | $22.50 | $23.94 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$3.83 | −$4.97 | −$4.31 | −$4.06 | −$4.26 | −$6.30 | −$6.46 | −$6.44 | −$5.84 | −$5.76 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $37.5M | $47.0M | $40.8M | $29.2M | $29.5M | $35.1M | $38.7M | $52.5M | $33.3M | $35.4M |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | — | — | $123.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend payout ratio | 166.2% | 90.9% | 74.3% | — | 51.3% | — | 556.7% | 136.5% | 72.3% | 65.8% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 66.4% | 168.6% | 66.9% | — | 57.6% | 140.5% | 82.3% | 174.6% | 113.2% | 45.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Capex / depreciation | — | — | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| SG&A / revenue | 2.5% | 20.1% | 1.4% | — | 1.6% | — | 8.5% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 15.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 130.3 | 49.5 | 54.5 | — | 36.7 | — | 264.0 | 69.3 | 60.4 | 77.8 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | 155.2 | 158.1 | -55.6 | -86.4 | -128.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 1,203.9 | 1,190.0 | 639.0 | 2,918.5 | 6,187.9 | 6,001.8 | — | — | — | — |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -1,073.6 | -985.3 | -426.4 | — | -6,237.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Receivables turnover | 2.80 | 7.37 | 6.70 | 0.00 | 9.95 | 0.00 | 1.38 | 5.26 | 6.05 | 4.69 |
| Payables turnover | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 2.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Average receivables | $10.9M | $7.7M | $8.3M | $8.6M | $5.9M | $4.6M | $5.5M | $7.5M | $7.8M | $9.6M |
| Average payables | $23.3M | $26.0M | $12.7M | $25.4M | $38.8M | $24.8M | $21.2M | $21.3M | $23.9M | $19.0M |
| Average inventory | — | $3.4M | $3.1M | −$484,355 | −$541,817 | −$531,773 | −$1.6M | −$1.7M | −$741,995 | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from EFR's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed October 31, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
EFR valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (October 31, 2025), Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust traded at 14.8 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 10.6. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 19.6. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust earned a return on equity of 5.0% and a return on invested capital of 3.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $110.0 million of debt and $8.4 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $101.6 million. It returned $37.5 million to shareholders: $37.5 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 66% of free cash flow. The share count fell 20.4% from 36.8M to 29.3M over 9 years.
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EFR key metrics FAQ
What is Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's P/E ratio?
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's trailing P/E ratio is 19.6 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 25, 2026). At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 14.8, compared with a 10-year median of 10.6.
What is Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's EV/EBITDA?
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's enterprise value was 19.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $436.1 million, EBITDA $22.6 million).
What is Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's return on equity?
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's return on equity (ROE) was 5.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $22.6 million on average shareholders' equity of $448.1 million.
What is Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's ROIC?
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's return on invested capital was 3.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust have?
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust had total debt of $110.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25 and $101.6 million of net debt (4.50 times EBITDA).
What is Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's dividend yield?
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's forward dividend yield is 7.98%. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust paid $37.5 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.28 per share), a payout ratio of 166.2%.
What is Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's free cash flow yield?
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust generated $56.6 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 16.9% on its market value at year-end ($334.5 million).
What is Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's current ratio?
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust's current ratio was 1.11 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.11 times current liabilities.