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Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Boston, United States | NYSE American
10.57 USD -0.02 (-0.189%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 10.57
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:53 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook remains flat due to a high-confidence statistical model predicting zero directional movement over the next 45 days, while the stock trades near its 50-day average, suggesting a lack of immediate catalysts. However, the long-term picture is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year decline; despite a single recovery year in 2024, the asset has lost over 32% of its value since 2016, with the most recent annual performance showing a sharp drop. This persistent downward trajectory indicates structural deterioration rather than a temporary setback, making it unsuitable for a buy-and-hold strategy. On the income side, the trust offers a headline yield of nearly 6%, but this is misleading; the payout ratio exceeds 70%, signaling that the dividend is consuming the majority of distributable earnings and leaving little room for error if the underlying municipal bond portfolio underperforms.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.009233
AutoETS0.009233
AutoTheta0.009532
MSTL0.009946

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 70%
H-stat 0.85
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.870
Excess Kurtosis 0.26
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 47.769
Revenue per Share 0.709
Market Cap 74,344,888
Trailing P/E Infinity
Beta 0.58
Profit Margins 0.11%
Website https://funds.eatonvance.com/California-Municipal-Income-Trust-CEV.php

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 5.39% 5.32% 4.99%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-12 0.050 0.484966
2026-05-14 0.050 0.484966
2026-04-14 0.050 0.484027
2026-03-13 0.050 0.478469
2026-02-13 0.050 0.479846
2026-01-14 0.050 0.491159
2025-12-12 0.050 0.489237
2025-11-13 0.050 0.478011
2025-10-14 0.050 0.487805
2025-09-12 0.050 0.505051
2025-08-13 0.050 0.524659
2025-07-11 0.050 0.520833
2025-06-13 0.050 0.521921
2025-05-13 0.050 0.511247
2025-04-11 0.050 0.530223
2025-03-13 0.050 0.496524
2025-02-13 0.050 0.496524
2025-01-13 0.050 0.502008
2024-12-12 0.050 0.471698
2024-11-08 0.050 0.475737
2024-10-11 0.050 0.468165
2024-09-13 0.050 0.452899
2024-08-12 0.050 0.453309
2024-07-11 0.050 0.452080
2024-06-13 0.043 0.393773
2024-05-10 0.043 0.408745
2024-04-10 0.043 0.417476
2024-03-08 0.043 0.412668
2024-02-12 0.043 0.398887
2024-01-11 0.043 0.410697
2023-12-08 0.034 0.336634
2023-11-10 0.034 0.362473
2023-10-11 0.034 0.368764
2023-09-08 0.034 0.356021
2023-08-10 0.034 0.347648
2023-07-12 0.034 0.339660
2023-06-09 0.037 0.368526
2023-05-10 0.037 0.368893
2023-04-12 0.037 0.361328
2023-03-10 0.037 0.369261
2023-02-10 0.037 0.356798
2023-01-12 0.037 0.357488
2022-12-09 0.037 0.369630
2022-11-09 0.037 0.396570
2022-10-12 0.037 0.388655
2022-09-09 0.043 0.418695
2022-08-10 0.043 0.384272
2022-07-08 0.043 0.401869
2022-06-10 0.047 0.430403
2022-05-11 0.047 0.449761
2022-04-08 0.047 0.420018
2022-03-10 0.047 0.388430
2022-02-10 0.047 0.376603
2022-01-12 0.047 0.355253
2021-12-10 0.047 0.340827
2021-11-10 0.047 0.330986
2021-10-08 0.047 0.350224
2021-09-10 0.047 0.336918
2021-08-11 0.047 0.334044
2021-07-09 0.047 0.337401
2021-06-10 0.047 0.341074
2021-05-12 0.047 0.345588
2021-04-09 0.047 0.350224
2021-03-10 0.047 0.359602
2021-02-10 0.047 0.340087
2021-01-13 0.047 0.346097
2020-12-10 0.047 0.351796
2020-11-10 0.047 0.352588
2020-10-09 0.047 0.351008
2020-09-10 0.047 0.351271
2020-08-12 0.047 0.340580
2020-07-10 0.047 0.356331
2020-06-10 0.047 0.370079
2020-05-08 0.045 0.359138
2020-04-09 0.040 0.316456
2020-03-11 0.045 0.343774
2020-02-12 0.045 0.329429
2020-01-10 0.045 0.337079
2019-12-11 0.045 0.334572
2019-11-08 0.045 0.343249
2019-10-10 0.045 0.336072
2019-09-12 0.045 0.335821
2019-08-09 0.045 0.340909
2019-07-10 0.045 0.363196
2019-06-12 0.045 0.365260
2019-05-10 0.045 0.368852
2019-04-10 0.045 0.369458
2019-03-08 0.045 0.379427
2019-02-08 0.045 0.386930
2019-01-11 0.042 0.364267
2018-12-12 0.042 0.379061
2018-11-08 0.042 0.384615
2018-10-10 0.042 0.386029
2018-09-13 0.042 0.369069
2018-08-10 0.042 0.368745
2018-07-11 0.037 0.322019
2018-06-08 0.037 0.324846
2018-05-10 0.037 0.322300
2018-04-11 0.037 0.325991
2018-03-09 0.037 0.322019
2018-02-09 0.037 0.321460
2018-01-11 0.037 0.304276
2017-12-08 0.037 0.302288
2017-11-10 0.037 0.303777
2017-10-11 0.037 0.297428
2017-09-08 0.040 0.316456
2017-08-09 0.040 0.316706
2017-07-11 0.040 0.321027
2017-06-08 0.041 0.324367
2017-05-09 0.041 0.331715
2017-04-11 0.044 0.354267
2017-03-09 0.044 0.362438
2017-02-09 0.044 0.349762
2017-01-11 0.044 0.351157
2016-12-08 0.044 0.359477
2016-11-09 0.044 0.337165
2016-10-11 0.044 0.324245
2016-09-08 0.044 0.307263
2016-08-09 0.046 0.326937
2016-07-07 0.046 0.323488
2016-06-09 0.046 0.330223
2016-05-10 0.051 0.360169
2016-04-07 0.051 0.356643
2016-03-09 0.059 0.412876
2016-02-09 0.059 0.427536
2016-01-12 0.059 0.442611
2015-12-09 0.059 0.460218
2015-11-10 0.059 0.453846
2015-10-08 0.059 0.457364
2015-09-09 0.061 0.471407
2015-08-11 0.061 0.481073
2015-07-09 0.061 0.489174
2015-06-09 0.061 0.476562
2015-05-07 0.061 0.466361
2015-04-09 0.061 0.453532
2015-03-10 0.061 0.452858
2015-02-10 0.061 0.465294
2015-01-08 0.061 0.465649
2014-12-09 0.061 0.471771
2014-11-10 0.061 0.486056
2014-10-08 0.061 0.488782
2014-09-10 0.061 0.492333
2014-08-07 0.061 0.494327
2014-07-08 0.061 0.497147
2014-06-06 0.061 0.494728
2014-05-08 0.061 0.489960
2014-04-08 0.066 0.551839
2014-03-06 0.066 0.552764
2014-02-06 0.066 0.545455
2014-01-08 0.066 0.569948
2013-12-06 0.066 0.603291
2013-11-07 0.066 0.567498
2013-10-08 0.066 0.580986
2013-09-06 0.066 0.586667
2013-08-08 0.066 0.572420
2013-07-08 0.066 0.559796
2013-06-06 0.066 0.496241
2013-05-08 0.066 0.467753
2013-04-08 0.066 0.469751
2013-03-07 0.068 0.457297
2013-02-07 0.068 0.446194
2013-01-08 0.068 0.461017
2012-12-06 0.068 0.470588
2012-11-08 0.068 0.463847
2012-10-09 0.068 0.473868
2012-09-06 0.068 0.487106
2012-08-08 0.068 0.476190
2012-07-06 0.068 0.490267
2012-06-07 0.068 0.493469
2012-05-08 0.068 0.490621
2012-04-09 0.068 0.504077
2012-03-08 0.074 0.538966
2012-02-08 0.074 0.537010
2012-01-06 0.074 0.570988
2011-12-08 0.074 0.571429
2011-11-08 0.074 0.576773
2011-10-06 0.074 0.604575
2011-09-08 0.074 0.603097
2011-08-08 0.074 0.647419
2011-07-07 0.074 0.606557
2011-06-08 0.074 0.616667
2011-05-06 0.074 0.647986
2011-04-07 0.074 0.673953
2011-03-08 0.074 0.657778
2011-02-08 0.074 0.658949
2011-01-06 0.074 0.654867
2010-12-08 0.074 0.640138
2010-11-08 0.074 0.585907
2010-10-06 0.074 0.557229
2010-09-08 0.074 0.544518
2010-08-06 0.074 0.552239
2010-07-08 0.074 0.567050
2010-06-08 0.074 0.574088
2010-05-06 0.074 0.592474
2010-04-08 0.074 0.602116
2010-03-08 0.074 0.604082
2010-02-08 0.074 0.592949
2010-01-07 0.072 0.600000
2009-12-08 0.072 0.600000
2009-11-06 0.072 0.576923
2009-10-07 0.072 0.544218
2009-09-08 0.072 0.572792
2009-08-06 0.072 0.626087
2009-07-08 0.065 0.652610
2009-06-08 0.065 0.618459
2009-05-07 0.065 0.595784
2009-04-08 0.065 0.642292
2009-03-06 0.060 0.627615
2009-02-06 0.060 0.550459
2009-01-08 0.057 0.624315
2008-12-08 0.057 0.829694
2008-11-06 0.057 0.504425
2008-10-08 0.057 0.673759
2008-09-08 0.057 0.426966
2008-08-07 0.057 0.443580
2008-07-08 0.056 0.424886
2008-06-06 0.056 0.409357
2008-05-08 0.056 0.419476
2008-04-08 0.056 0.427481
2008-03-06 0.056 0.419476
2008-02-07 0.056 0.391061
2008-01-08 0.056 0.403749
2007-12-06 0.056 0.409058
2007-11-07 0.056 0.413284
2007-10-05 0.056 0.400000
2007-09-06 0.056 0.395480
2007-08-08 0.056 0.394366
2007-07-06 0.056 0.384088
2007-06-07 0.056 0.368421
2007-05-08 0.056 0.363636
2007-04-05 0.056 0.367937
2007-03-08 0.056 0.369393
2007-02-08 0.056 0.374332
2007-01-08 0.056 0.374582
2006-12-07 0.056 0.370615
2006-11-08 0.056 0.376851
2006-10-05 0.056 0.377358
2006-09-07 0.056 0.383825
2006-08-08 0.056 0.390516
2006-07-06 0.056 0.405210
2006-06-08 0.056 0.397445
2006-05-08 0.067 0.440789
2006-04-06 0.067 0.451787
2006-03-08 0.067 0.455782
2006-02-08 0.067 0.462707
2006-01-06 0.067 0.465925
2005-12-08 0.067 0.490124
2005-11-08 0.067 0.485507
2005-10-06 0.067 0.458904
2005-09-07 0.067 0.449664
2005-08-08 0.067 0.453930
2005-07-07 0.067 0.454237
2005-06-07 0.075 0.507786
2005-05-05 0.075 0.516173
2005-04-07 0.080 0.559050
2005-03-07 0.080 0.527009
2005-02-07 0.080 0.519143
2005-01-06 0.080 0.533333
2004-12-07 0.085 0.556283
2004-11-04 0.085 0.551948
2004-10-06 0.085 0.564409
2004-09-08 0.085 0.564784
2004-08-05 0.085 0.579019
2004-07-07 0.085 0.595655
2004-06-04 0.085 0.602837
2004-05-06 0.085 0.597750
2004-04-07 0.085 0.591510
2004-03-04 0.085 0.557377
2004-02-06 0.085 0.560316
2004-01-07 0.085 0.568562
2003-12-05 0.085 0.572005
2003-11-06 0.085 0.575101
2003-10-07 0.085 0.595655
2003-09-04 0.079 0.584320
2003-08-07 0.079 0.570809
2003-07-07 0.079 0.518713
2003-06-05 0.079 0.524917
2003-05-07 0.079 0.557123
2003-04-07 0.079 0.567529
2003-03-06 0.079 0.567937
2003-02-06 0.079 0.575382
2003-01-07 0.079 0.560284
2002-12-05 0.079 0.569575
2002-11-07 0.079 0.563079
2002-10-07 0.079 0.525266
2002-09-05 0.079 0.528782
2002-08-07 0.078 0.543554
2002-07-03 0.078 0.546218
2002-06-06 0.078 0.543554
2002-05-07 0.078 0.537931
2002-04-05 0.078 0.557940
2002-03-07 0.078 0.532423
2002-02-07 0.078 0.525606
2002-01-07 0.074 0.519298
2001-12-06 0.074 0.509642
2001-11-07 0.070 0.483092
2001-10-03 0.070 0.486111
2001-09-06 0.065 0.464286
2001-08-08 0.065 0.485075
2001-07-05 0.060 0.484653
2001-06-07 0.060 0.488202
2001-05-07 0.057 0.476589
2001-04-05 0.057 0.473029
2001-03-07 0.057 0.454545
2001-02-07 0.057 0.430189
2001-01-05 0.057 0.460606
2000-12-07 0.057 0.487701
2000-11-08 0.057 0.501099
2000-10-04 0.057 0.487701
2000-09-07 0.057 0.475000
2000-08-08 0.057 0.498361
2000-07-06 0.057 0.515254
2000-06-07 0.057 0.530233
2000-05-04 0.064 0.538947
2000-04-06 0.064 0.544681
2000-03-08 0.064 0.568889
2000-02-08 0.064 0.578531
2000-01-06 0.064 0.581818
1999-12-08 0.064 0.581818
1999-11-05 0.064 0.519797
1999-10-06 0.064 0.506931
1999-09-08 0.064 0.487619
1999-08-05 0.064 0.465455
1999-07-02 0.065 0.468468
1999-06-03 0.062 0.459259
1999-05-06 0.063 0.434483
1999-04-05 0.064 0.423140
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.6
dividendYield 5.67
exDividendDate 2026-07-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.056657225
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2026-06-12
dividendDate 2019-01-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.09400821
Address1 One Post Office Square
All Time High 15.88
All Time Low 5.26
Ask 10.75
Ask Size 1,500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 21,880
Average Daily Volume3 Month 23,336
Average Volume 23,336
Average Volume10Days 21,880
Beta 0.578
Bid 10.31
Bid Size 2,300
Book Value 11.211
City Boston
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.57
Current Ratio 0.547
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 10.6299
Day Low 10.47
Debt To Equity 47.769
Dividend Date 1,548,115,200
Dividend Rate 0.6
Dividend Yield 5.67
Earnings Growth 0.479
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.479
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 22.438
Enterprise Value 111,923,104
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.0
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,783,987,200
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.3278
Fifty Day Average Change 0.2421999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.023451257
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 9.400821
Fifty Two Week High 10.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.21000004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.019480523
Fifty Two Week Low 9.35
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.2199993
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1304812
Fifty Two Week Range 9.35 - 10.78
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 917,447,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.04
Free Cashflow 3,930,816
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 4,988,208
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.17093
Implied Shares Outstanding 7,033,575
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,222,400
Last Dividend Value 0.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,764,460,800
Long Business Summary Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It invests in the fixed income markets. The fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by education, hospital, housing, insured-education, insured-electric utilities, insured-hospital, insured-transportation, insured-water and sewer, transportation, and other sectors. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust was formed in 1999 and is domiciled in United States.
Long Name Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 74,344,888
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3598571
Most Recent Quarter 1,764,460,800
Net Income To Common 5,484
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 74,485,559
Open 10.57
Operating Cashflow -7,043,821
Operating Margins 0.83359003
Payout Ratio 0.7278
Phone 617 482 8260
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 10.57
Post Market Time 1,783,976,700
Previous Close 10.59
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.94282395
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 14.904127
Profit Margins 0.0011
Quick Ratio 0.547
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0200005
Regular Market Change Percent -0.188862
Regular Market Day High 10.6299
Regular Market Day Low 10.47
Regular Market Day Range 10.47 - 10.6299
Regular Market Open 10.57
Regular Market Previous Close 10.59
Regular Market Price 10.57
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,790
Regular Market Volume 22,070
Return On Assets 0.02253
Return On Equity 0.00007
Revenue Growth 0.058
Revenue Per Share 0.709
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 7,033,575
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0014
Shares Short 3,267
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 6,347
Short Name 10,525
Short Ratio 0.33
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol CEV
Total Cash 88,690
Total Cash Per Share 0.013
Total Debt 37,666,908
Total Revenue 4,988,208
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.6
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.056657225
Trailing Eps 0.0
Trailing P E Infinity
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.2967
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.27330017
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.026542502
Type Disp Equity
Volume 22,070
Website https://funds.eatonvance.com/California-Municipal-Income-Trust-CEV.php
Zip 2,109