GAMCO Investors

GAMI

Asset Management · Financial Services

Price

$25.30

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$544.9M

Winston Score

Winston is happy

A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Exceptional

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Good

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Share count falling — buybacks

−16.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 26.8M (2021) → 22.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

GAMCO Investors is a money management firm based in Rye, New York. It invests money on behalf of clients — including regular people, retirement funds, and institutions — mostly in stocks. The firm was founded by Mario Gabelli, a well-known value investor, and manages mutual funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts under the Gabelli brand.

GAMCO earns money primarily through management fees, which are a percentage of the assets it oversees. It operates mainly in the United States and manages roughly a few billion dollars in assets. Its competitive edge comes from its long track record in value investing and the personal reputation of Mario Gabelli, who remains central to the business. The main risk is that the firm is heavily dependent on one individual, and if clients pull money out during market downturns, revenue shrinks quickly since fees are tied directly to asset levels.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+15.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

32.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$231M cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

GAMCO Investors is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 15%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

86.7%

Premium pricing power — 86.7% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

36.7%

Excellent — 36.7% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

42.1%

Exceptional — 42.1% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+10.1%

Steady sales growth (+10.1% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+2.9%

Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

97%

Turns 97% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

24.7%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (24.7%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.01

Conservative — low debt load (0.01)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

62.88x

Comfortably covers interest (62.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

8.0x

Attractive valuation — P/E 8.0

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

-1.3

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.58%

Small dividend — 1.58% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+42.9%

Dividend growing fast (42.9% YoY)

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