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Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (TEI)

Financial Services | Asset Management | San Mateo, United States | NYSE
6.27 USD +0.12 (1.951%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:50 a.m. EDT

The asset presents a compelling income profile with a massive 10.6% yield, yet this is largely a function of the depressed share price rather than robust earnings power. While the payout ratio sits at a healthy 36%, indicating the company can cover the dividend, the underlying business is struggling with significant headwinds. Earnings and revenue growth are both contracting sharply at -43%, and the balance sheet is fragile with a current ratio of just 0.3 and debt-to-equity exceeding 19x. The price action confirms this distress, trading well below its book value and failing to recover from a decade-long decline despite a recent annual rebound. For investors seeking capital appreciation, the structural damage to earnings and the heavy debt load make this a risky hold. However, for those strictly chasing income, the yield is attractive, though it comes with the caveat that the fund is currently in a defensive, low-growth mode.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.022627
AutoETS0.022627
MSTL0.023338
AutoTheta0.023792

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 6.28
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.001
Excess Kurtosis 0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 19.529
Revenue per Share 0.883
Market Cap 296,122,176
Trailing P/E 3.99
Beta 0.73
Profit Margins 177.22%
Website https://www.franklintempleton.com/investor/products/mutual-funds/overview?FundID=555

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.85% 14.03% 11.40% 11.41%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-23 0.054 0.850394
2026-08-24 0.054 0.803571
2026-07-24 0.054 0.821918
2026-06-23 0.048 0.744186
2026-05-21 0.048 0.771704
2026-04-23 0.048 0.744186
2026-03-24 0.048 0.784314
2026-02-20 0.048 0.697674
2026-01-23 0.048 0.728376
2025-12-15 0.353 5.550314
2025-11-17 0.048 0.752351
2025-10-17 0.048 0.776699
2025-09-18 0.048 0.754717
2025-08-18 0.048 0.794702
2025-07-18 0.048 0.820513
2025-06-16 0.048 0.821918
2025-05-19 0.048 0.869565
2025-04-17 0.048 0.935672
2025-03-17 0.048 0.872727
2025-02-18 0.048 0.890538
2025-01-21 0.048 0.917782
2024-12-16 0.048 0.914286
2024-11-18 0.048 0.897196
2024-10-17 0.048 0.849558
2024-09-19 0.048 0.816327
2024-08-19 0.048 0.866426
2024-07-18 0.048 0.871143
2024-06-18 0.048 0.897196
2024-05-16 0.048 0.869565
2024-04-16 0.048 0.939335
2024-03-18 0.048 0.912547
2024-02-16 0.048 0.919540
2024-01-18 0.048 0.943026
2023-12-15 0.046 0.896686
2023-11-16 0.044 0.903491
2023-10-13 0.046 1.004367
2023-09-15 0.047 0.957230
2023-08-16 0.049 1.004098
2023-07-19 0.048 0.917782
2023-06-16 0.047 0.912621
2023-05-12 0.048 0.985626
2023-04-19 0.046 0.888031
2023-03-16 0.048 1.000000
2023-02-16 0.050 0.936330
2023-01-18 0.047 0.810345
2022-12-16 0.044 0.888889
2022-11-16 0.042 0.850202
2022-10-14 0.046 1.040724
2022-09-16 0.048 0.979592
2022-08-12 0.046 0.822898
2022-07-15 0.053 1.097309
2022-06-16 0.059 1.090573
2022-05-13 0.060 1.071429
2022-04-14 0.064 0.989181
2022-03-16 0.063 0.992126
2022-02-16 0.063 0.900000
2022-01-14 0.065 0.896552
2021-12-14 0.066 0.924370
2021-11-12 0.068 0.870679
2021-10-14 0.069 0.886889
2021-09-14 0.069 0.853960
2021-08-13 0.072 0.901126
2021-07-14 0.061 0.779055
2021-06-14 0.060 0.737101
2021-05-14 0.085 1.080051
2021-04-14 0.075 0.996016
2021-03-12 0.051 0.684564
2021-02-12 0.040 0.512164
2021-01-14 0.047 0.606452
2020-12-14 0.041 0.523627
2020-11-13 0.044 0.596206
2020-10-14 0.044 0.597826
2020-09-14 0.040 0.534759
2020-08-14 0.036 0.469361
2020-07-14 0.051 0.665796
2020-06-12 0.047 0.616798
2020-05-14 0.045 0.609756
2020-04-14 0.041 0.535948
2020-03-13 0.060 0.769231
2020-02-14 0.061 0.669594
2020-01-14 0.061 0.659459
2019-12-13 0.071 0.800451
2019-11-14 0.054 0.600000
2019-10-11 0.058 0.645161
2019-09-13 0.057 0.629834
2019-08-14 0.066 0.704376
2019-07-12 0.066 0.652819
2019-06-13 0.067 0.660099
2019-05-14 0.067 0.664683
2019-04-12 0.070 0.679612
2019-03-14 0.070 0.673077
2019-02-14 0.071 0.686654
2019-01-14 0.066 0.665323
2018-12-14 0.065 0.691489
2018-11-14 0.066 0.687500
2018-10-12 0.068 0.693878
2018-09-13 0.075 0.760649
2018-08-14 0.075 0.728155
2018-07-12 0.072 0.689655
2018-06-27 0.214 2.091887
2018-03-27 0.257 2.272325
2017-12-14 0.295 2.599119
2017-09-27 0.112 0.972222
2017-06-27 0.107 0.956211
2017-03-27 0.107 0.956211
2016-12-13 0.200 1.899335
2016-09-27 0.200 1.845018
2016-06-27 0.200 1.980198
2016-03-28 0.200 1.947420
2015-12-14 0.222 2.366738
2015-09-25 0.200 2.055499
2015-06-26 0.200 1.865672
2015-03-25 0.200 1.848429
2014-12-12 0.544 4.763573
2014-09-26 0.200 1.556420
2014-06-25 0.200 1.470588
2014-03-26 0.250 1.773050
2013-12-11 0.694 5.125554
2013-09-25 0.250 1.712329
2013-06-26 0.250 1.754386
2013-03-26 0.250 1.502404
2012-12-12 0.250 1.484561
2012-09-26 0.250 1.460280
2012-06-27 0.250 1.620220
2012-03-27 0.250 1.594388
2011-12-13 0.653 4.347536
2011-09-27 0.250 1.608752
2011-06-27 0.250 1.445087
2011-03-25 0.250 1.491647
2010-12-14 0.492 3.048327
2010-09-28 0.250 1.480166
2010-06-28 0.250 1.694915
2010-03-29 0.250 1.712329
2009-12-14 0.375 2.575549
2009-09-28 0.250 1.753156
2009-06-26 0.250 2.183406
2009-03-27 0.250 2.679528
2008-12-12 0.691 8.825032
2008-09-26 0.250 2.113271
2008-06-26 0.250 1.792115
2008-03-27 0.250 1.784440
2007-12-19 0.590 4.566563
2007-09-26 0.250 1.807665
2007-06-27 0.250 1.740947
2007-03-28 0.250 1.759324
2006-12-27 0.397 2.927729
2006-09-27 0.220 1.635688
2006-06-28 0.220 1.853412
2006-03-29 0.220 1.679389
2005-12-28 0.254 2.065041
2005-09-28 0.250 1.839588
2005-06-28 0.250 1.818182
2005-03-29 0.250 1.971609
2004-12-29 0.250 1.793400
2004-09-28 0.250 1.915709
2004-06-28 0.250 2.138580
2004-03-29 0.250 1.810282
2003-12-29 0.250 1.881114
2003-09-26 0.250 2.000000
2003-06-26 0.250 2.039152
2003-03-27 0.250 2.189142
2002-12-27 0.310 2.622674
2002-09-26 0.310 2.831050
2002-06-26 0.310 2.862419
2002-03-26 0.310 2.645051
2001-12-27 0.310 2.910798
2001-09-26 0.310 3.066271
2001-06-27 0.310 2.818182
2001-03-28 0.310 2.969349
2000-12-27 0.355 3.641026
2000-09-27 0.310 3.061728
2000-06-28 0.310 3.119497
2000-03-29 0.310 3.200000
1999-12-28 0.310 3.351351
1999-09-28 0.310 3.119497
1999-06-28 0.310 2.834286
1999-03-29 0.310 3.159236
1998-12-29 0.310 3.284768
1998-09-28 0.310 3.306667
1998-06-26 0.310 2.610526
1998-03-27 0.310 2.350711
1997-12-29 0.310 2.517766
1997-09-26 0.310 2.339623
1997-06-26 0.310 2.361905
1997-03-26 0.310 2.530612
1996-12-27 0.310 2.583333
1996-09-26 0.310 2.530612
1996-06-26 0.310 2.695652
1996-03-27 0.310 2.556701
1995-12-27 0.310 2.786517
1995-09-27 0.325 2.988506
1994-09-26 0.310 2.786517
1994-06-24 0.340 2.720000
1994-03-25 0.340 2.542056
1993-12-27 0.370 2.529915
Additional Data
dividendYield 10.45
exDividendDate 2026-09-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.57
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.09268293
lastDividendValue 0.054
lastDividendDate 2026-09-23
dividendDate 2019-02-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.014423072
Address1 One Franklin Parkway
Address2 Building 970, 1st Floor
All Time High 18.2
All Time Low 4.33
Ask 6.38
Ask Size 2,100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 154,620
Average Daily Volume3 Month 145,451
Average Volume 145,451
Average Volume10Days 154,620
Beta 0.733
Bid 6.26
Bid Size 200
Book Value 7.047
City San Mateo
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 6.27
Current Ratio 0.305
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 6.28
Day Low 6.165
Debt To Equity 19.529
Display Name Templeton EM Income Fund
Dividend Date 1,551,312,000
Dividend Yield 10.45
Earnings Growth -0.43
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.43
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 8.412
Enterprise Value 350,810,240
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.57
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,121,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 6.533
Fifty Day Average Change -0.263
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.04025716
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.4423072
Fifty Two Week High 7.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.73
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10428572
Fifty Two Week Low 5.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.09043478
Fifty Two Week Range 5.75 - 7.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 748,791,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.6
Free Cashflow 20,221,648
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.11000013
Fullday Change Percent 1.78862
Fullday Price 6.27
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 41,702,580
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.32108003
Implied Shares Outstanding 47,228,418
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,121,600
Last Dividend Value 0.054
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. It is managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe. It primarily invests in bonds issued by sovereign or sovereign-related entities and private sector companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index. Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund was formed on September 23, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 296,122,176
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_406029
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 73,904,224
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 299,900,454
Open 6.17
Operating Cashflow 27,269,456
Operating Margins 0.90792
Payout Ratio 0.36310002
Phone 650 312 3000
Previous Close 6.15
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.88974035
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.100812
Profit Margins 1.77217
Quick Ratio 0.232
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.12
Regular Market Change Percent 1.95122
Regular Market Day High 6.28
Regular Market Day Low 6.165
Regular Market Day Range 6.165 - 6.28
Regular Market Open 6.17
Regular Market Previous Close 6.15
Regular Market Price 6.27
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 177,044
Return On Assets 0.060850002
Return On Equity 0.23347001
Revenue Growth 0.115
Revenue Per Share 0.883
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 47,228,418
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.001
Shares Short 47,834
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 112,651
Short Name Templeton Emerging Markets Inco
Short Percent Of Float 0.001
Short Ratio 0.28
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol TEI
Total Cash 4,644,526
Total Cash Per Share 0.098
Total Debt 65,000,000
Total Revenue 41,702,580
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.57
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.09268293
Trailing Eps 1.57
Trailing P E 3.9936304
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.5348
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.26480007
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.040521525
Type Disp Equity
Volume 177,044
Website https://www.franklintempleton.com/investor/products/mutual-funds/overview?FundID=555
Zip 94,403