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Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
10.55 USD -0.03 (-0.284%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 10.55
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:12 a.m. EDT

The asset presents a compelling income profile with a 10.8% yield, yet the capital appreciation story is fractured. While the trailing twelve-month earnings growth is robust at 48%, the broader revenue trajectory shows a 3% contraction, suggesting the top-line expansion is not keeping pace with cost control or market share gains. The balance sheet is a significant concern for a long-term holder, characterized by a precarious current ratio of 0.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 36, which limits the fund's ability to weather stress periods despite the high free cash flow generation. From a short-term perspective, the stock is trading near its 52-week lows with minimal momentum, offering a floor for income investors but lacking the technical catalyst for a near-term rally. The recent price action shows a flat trajectory, confirming the lack of directional bias in the immediate term. Ultimately, this is a speculative high-yield play rather than a core holding, as the underlying business faces headwinds in revenue growth and carries elevated leverage risks.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.011035
AutoETS0.011036
AutoTheta0.013100
MSTL0.016574

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 65%
H-stat 0.42
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.446
Excess Kurtosis -0.74
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 36.553
Revenue per Share 1.171
Market Cap 613,276,224
Trailing P/E 6.68
Beta 0.83
Profit Margins 148.51%
Website https://individualinvestor.myleggmason.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1415&mktcd=SBEM&cached=true&mode=2&userID=355661

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.90% 10.82% 11.01% 10.59%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-24 0.095 0.904762
2026-07-24 0.095 0.907354
2026-06-23 0.095 0.899621
2026-05-21 0.095 0.921435
2026-04-23 0.095 0.890347
2026-03-24 0.095 0.950000
2026-02-20 0.095 0.852783
2026-01-23 0.095 0.873162
2025-12-23 0.095 0.880445
2025-11-20 0.095 0.915222
2025-10-24 0.095 0.905624
2025-09-23 0.095 0.919652
2025-08-22 0.095 0.924125
2025-07-24 0.095 0.949051
2025-06-23 0.095 0.966429
2025-05-22 0.090 0.947368
2025-04-23 0.090 0.979325
2025-03-24 0.090 0.913706
2025-02-21 0.088 0.893401
2025-01-24 0.088 0.895219
2024-12-23 0.088 0.899796
2024-11-21 0.085 0.864700
2024-10-24 0.085 0.862069
2024-09-23 0.085 0.841584
2024-08-23 0.085 0.857719
2024-07-24 0.085 0.879917
2024-06-21 0.085 0.899471
2024-05-22 0.085 0.895680
2024-04-22 0.085 0.941307
2024-03-20 0.085 0.912997
2024-02-21 0.085 0.942350
2024-01-23 0.085 0.948661
2023-12-20 0.085 0.912997
2023-11-21 0.085 0.990676
2023-10-23 0.085 1.078680
2023-09-21 0.085 0.997653
2023-08-23 0.070 0.784753
2023-07-21 0.070 0.793651
2023-06-22 0.070 0.803674
2023-05-22 0.070 0.814901
2023-04-20 0.070 0.794552
2023-03-23 0.070 0.820633
2023-02-17 0.080 0.866739
2023-01-23 0.080 0.835073
2022-12-21 0.080 0.906002
2022-11-21 0.080 0.904977
2022-10-21 0.080 1.037613
2022-09-22 0.080 0.944510
2022-08-23 0.080 0.865801
2022-07-21 0.080 0.894855
2022-06-22 0.080 0.915332
2022-05-20 0.090 0.943396
2022-04-21 0.090 0.899101
2022-03-23 0.090 0.868726
2022-02-17 0.090 0.785340
2022-01-21 0.090 0.767918
2021-12-22 0.090 0.714853
2021-11-19 0.090 0.663717
2021-10-21 0.090 0.662252
2021-09-22 0.090 0.653120
2021-08-23 0.090 0.647017
2021-07-22 0.090 0.650289
2021-06-22 0.090 0.636042
2021-05-20 0.090 0.660793
2021-04-22 0.090 0.662739
2021-03-23 0.090 0.687023
2021-02-18 0.090 0.655022
2021-01-21 0.090 0.657414
2020-12-22 0.090 0.655977
2020-11-19 0.095 0.716981
2020-10-22 0.095 0.753968
2020-09-22 0.095 0.738725
2020-08-21 0.100 0.768639
2020-07-23 0.100 0.802568
2020-06-22 0.100 0.815661
2020-05-20 0.100 0.859107
2020-04-22 0.100 0.937207
2020-03-23 0.100 1.137656
2020-02-20 0.100 0.667111
2020-01-23 0.100 0.677966
2019-12-19 0.100 0.707214
2019-11-21 0.100 0.723066
2019-10-17 0.100 0.717875
2019-09-19 0.100 0.722022
2019-08-22 0.100 0.727273
2019-07-18 0.100 0.692521
2019-06-20 0.100 0.711238
2019-05-23 0.100 0.732064
2019-04-17 0.100 0.715820
2019-03-21 0.100 0.725689
2019-02-14 0.100 0.732601
2019-01-17 0.100 0.765111
2018-12-20 0.100 0.836820
2018-11-21 0.100 0.811030
2018-10-18 0.100 0.773994
2018-09-20 0.100 0.741290
2018-08-23 0.100 0.745156
2018-07-19 0.100 0.731529
2018-06-21 0.100 0.755287
2018-05-24 0.100 0.735835
2018-04-19 0.100 0.698324
2018-03-22 0.100 0.693963
2018-02-15 0.100 0.673401
2018-01-18 0.100 0.635324
2017-12-21 0.100 0.645161
2017-11-22 0.100 0.653595
2017-10-19 0.100 0.637755
2017-09-21 0.100 0.638162
2017-08-23 0.100 0.647668
2017-07-19 0.100 0.638978
2017-06-21 0.100 0.640615
2017-05-17 0.100 0.639386
2017-04-19 0.100 0.640615
2016-12-13 0.210 1.390728
2016-11-16 0.105 0.721154
2016-10-19 0.105 0.674807
2016-09-21 0.105 0.651769
2016-08-17 0.105 0.643382
2016-07-20 0.105 0.655022
2016-06-15 0.105 0.703753
2016-05-18 0.105 0.711382
2016-04-20 0.105 0.715746
2016-03-16 0.105 0.742049
2016-02-17 0.105 0.803982
2016-01-20 0.105 0.845411
2015-12-16 0.105 0.778354
2015-11-18 0.105 0.746269
2015-10-21 0.105 0.731198
2015-09-16 0.105 0.768105
2015-08-19 0.105 0.746799
2015-07-22 0.105 0.722146
2015-06-17 0.105 0.693527
2015-05-20 0.115 0.712957
2015-04-15 0.115 0.708564
2015-03-18 0.115 0.743374
2015-02-18 0.115 0.731087
2015-01-21 0.115 0.729695
2014-12-17 0.115 0.760079
2014-11-19 0.115 0.688623
2014-10-22 0.115 0.668994
2014-09-17 0.115 0.651189
2014-08-20 0.120 0.662252
2014-07-16 0.120 0.651820
2014-06-18 0.120 0.659341
2014-05-21 0.120 0.656096
2014-04-15 0.120 0.684150
2014-03-19 0.120 0.702988
2014-02-19 0.120 0.711322
2014-01-22 0.120 0.688073
2013-12-18 0.120 0.702576
2013-11-20 0.120 0.709639
2013-10-16 0.120 0.678349
2013-09-18 0.120 0.676819
2013-08-21 0.120 0.717274
2013-07-17 0.120 0.662983
2013-06-19 0.120 0.639318
2013-05-22 0.120 0.560748
2013-04-17 0.120 0.558919
2013-03-13 0.120 0.539084
2013-02-13 0.120 0.549954
2013-01-16 0.120 0.542250
2012-12-12 0.120 0.547196
2012-11-20 0.120 0.558140
2012-10-17 0.120 0.550964
2012-09-19 0.120 0.548697
2012-08-22 0.120 0.568990
2012-07-18 0.120 0.574163
2012-06-20 0.120 0.603925
2012-05-16 0.115 0.582869
2012-04-18 0.115 0.563726
2012-03-21 0.115 0.562347
2012-02-15 0.115 0.572139
2012-01-18 0.115 0.601150
2011-12-14 0.115 0.608466
2011-11-16 0.110 0.574713
2011-10-19 0.110 0.588865
2011-09-21 0.110 0.589181
2011-08-17 0.110 0.574713
2011-07-20 0.110 0.564103
2011-06-15 0.110 0.583245
2011-05-18 0.110 0.573514
2011-04-19 0.110 0.592992
2011-03-16 0.110 0.587607
2011-02-16 0.110 0.597177
2011-01-19 0.110 0.604396
2010-12-21 0.110 0.613155
2010-11-17 0.110 0.593312
2010-10-20 0.110 0.562660
2010-09-15 0.110 0.582319
2010-08-18 0.110 0.582627
2010-07-21 0.110 0.613155
2010-06-16 0.110 0.639163
2010-05-19 0.120 0.702576
2010-04-21 0.120 0.660066
2010-03-17 0.120 0.661522
2010-02-17 0.120 0.689259
2010-01-20 0.120 0.674536
2009-12-16 0.120 0.690846
2009-11-18 0.120 0.696460
2009-10-21 0.120 0.688468
2009-09-16 0.120 0.705467
2009-08-19 0.120 0.747664
2009-07-22 0.120 0.774194
2009-06-17 0.120 0.825878
2009-05-20 0.140 0.974930
2009-04-15 0.140 1.101495
2009-03-18 0.140 1.251117
2009-02-18 0.140 1.224847
2009-01-21 0.140 1.127214
2008-12-17 0.140 1.278539
2008-11-19 0.140 1.481482
2008-10-22 0.140 1.296296
2008-09-17 0.140 1.098901
2008-08-20 0.140 0.830368
2008-07-16 0.140 0.840841
2008-06-18 0.140 0.775194
2008-05-21 0.140 0.773054
2008-04-16 0.140 0.791408
2008-03-18 0.140 0.808781
2008-02-20 0.140 0.790068
2008-01-16 0.140 0.768808
2007-12-19 0.140 0.791408
2007-11-20 0.140 0.782998
2007-10-17 0.140 0.783875
2007-09-19 0.140 0.795455
2007-08-22 0.103 0.607670
2007-07-18 0.103 0.577354
2007-06-20 0.103 0.568747
2007-05-16 0.103 0.561614
2007-04-18 0.103 0.573816
2007-03-21 0.103 0.578002
2007-02-14 0.100 0.564016
2007-01-17 0.100 0.569476
2006-12-20 0.598 3.397727
2006-11-15 0.100 0.563380
2006-09-20 0.100 0.567537
2006-08-18 0.100 0.571102
2006-07-21 0.100 0.589970
2006-06-23 0.100 0.606061
2006-05-19 0.100 0.593824
2006-04-21 0.100 0.578035
2006-03-24 0.100 0.564972
2006-02-16 0.120 0.658617
2006-01-20 0.120 0.668896
2005-11-10 0.120 0.677583
2005-10-14 0.120 0.685323
2005-09-09 0.120 0.634249
2005-08-12 0.120 0.653951
2005-07-08 0.120 0.655380
2005-06-10 0.120 0.659341
2005-05-13 0.150 0.863061
2005-04-08 0.150 0.813449
2005-03-04 0.150 0.764526
2005-01-14 0.106 0.548370
2004-12-03 0.220 1.138716
2004-11-12 0.150 0.791975
2004-10-08 0.150 0.794492
2004-09-10 0.413 2.248231
2004-08-13 0.150 0.847458
2004-07-09 0.150 0.892857
2004-06-14 0.150 0.906344
2004-05-14 0.150 0.934579
2004-04-16 0.150 0.800000
2004-03-12 0.150 0.757576
2004-02-13 0.150 0.750000
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.14
dividendYield 10.86
exDividendDate 2026-09-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.095
lastDividendDate 2026-08-24
dividendDate 2019-03-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.031280518
Address1 One Madison Avenue
Address2 17th Floor
All Time High 22.84
All Time Low 7.4
Ask 10.66
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 156,530
Average Daily Volume3 Month 170,014
Average Volume 170,014
Average Volume10Days 156,530
Beta 0.827
Bid 10.51
Bid Size 400
Book Value 11.237
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.55
Current Ratio 0.074
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 10.59
Day Low 10.52
Debt To Equity 36.553
Display Name Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Dividend Date 1,551,398,400
Dividend Rate 1.14
Dividend Yield 10.86
Earnings Growth 0.482
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.482
Earnings Timestamp End 1,756,814,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,756,205,940
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 12.529
Enterprise Value 853,168,704
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.58
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,121,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.6008
Fifty Day Average Change -0.05079937
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.004792032
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.1280518
Fifty Two Week High 11.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.75
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06637168
Fifty Two Week Low 9.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.9499998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.098958306
Fifty Two Week Range 9.6 - 11.3
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,070,548,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.35
Free Cashflow 31,739,530
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.0299997
Fullday Change Percent -0.283551
Fullday Price 10.55
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 68,093,472
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000020000001
Held Percent Institutions 0.43989
Implied Shares Outstanding 58,130,443
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,529,600
Last Dividend Value 0.095
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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 co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. The fund invests in fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe. It seeks to invest in fixed income securities issued by governments, government-related entities, and corporations which are of any maturity and quality. The fund employs fundamental analysis along with a top-down security picking approach focusing on factors like currency, inflation and interest rate trends, growth rate forecasts, liquidity of markets for that country's debt, political outlook, tax environment to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. The fund was formerly known as Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. was formed on December 1, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 613,276,224
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_7337626
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 101,129,168
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 615,020,086
Open 10.58
Operating Cashflow 26,176,716
Operating Margins 0.8708
Payout Ratio 0.6422
Phone 800-822-5544
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 10.55
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 10.58
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9388627
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 9.006388
Profit Margins 1.48515
Quick Ratio 0.071
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0299997
Regular Market Change Percent -0.283551
Regular Market Day High 10.59
Regular Market Day Low 10.52
Regular Market Day Range 10.52 - 10.59
Regular Market Open 10.58
Regular Market Previous Close 10.58
Regular Market Price 10.55
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 102,097
Return On Assets 0.043390002
Return On Equity 0.15928
Revenue Growth -0.03
Revenue Per Share 1.171
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 58,130,443
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0032
Shares Short 183,436
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 128,485
Short Name Western Asset Emerging Markets
Short Percent Of Float 0.0032
Short Ratio 1.06
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol EMD
Total Cash 39,708
Total Cash Per Share 0.001
Total Debt 238,769,616
Total Revenue 68,093,472
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 1.58
Trailing P E 6.677215
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.63465
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.08465004
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.007959833
Type Disp Equity
Volume 102,097
Website https://individualinvestor.myleggmason.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1415&mktcd=SBEM&cached=true&mode=2&userID=355661
Zip 10,010