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Calamos Strategic Total Return Common Stock

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US Equity
$20.39▼ $0.01 (−0.05%)
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🏦Market Cap
$345B
Large Cap
📈Revenue Growth (YoY)
+39.6%
High Growth
📊Gross Margin
45.5%
Healthy
💵FCF Margin
8.2%
Moderate
⚖️P/S Ratio
9.8x
Elevated
Otter Score
88
Very Good

Trading Snapshot

Day Range
$20.12 – $20.63
52-Week Range
$55.40 – $156.86
Volume
$4.14B
Avg Volume
$4.71B
Shares Outstanding
16.92B
Next Earnings
Dec 9, 2026

Fundamentals Snapshot

Annual Revenue
$347M
Last Q Revenue
$131M
P/E Ratio
12.2
P/S Ratio
9.8x
EPS (TTM)
$7.48
Dividend Yield
3.71%
Dilution (1yr)
+0.0%

Why Investors Own CSQ

  • ✓High-growth profile — revenue up +39.6% YoY with expanding US Equity exposure.
  • ✓Healthy economics — 46% gross margin and 8% free-cash-flow margin.
  • ✓New products and segments could unlock additional revenue streams.
⚠️ Key Risks

Execution delays, intensifying competition, and valuation compression if growth decelerates.

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Calamos Strategic Total Return Common Stock

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Financial Trends
RevenueThe total money the company brought in from sales, before subtracting any costs.
$347M▼ −59.8% YoY
Gross MarginOf every $1 of sales, how much is left after the direct cost of making the product/service. Higher = more efficient.
87.5%▼ −12.5% YoY
Operating IncomeProfit from the core business after operating costs, but before interest and taxes. Negative means the core business isn’t profitable yet.
$786M▼ −15.0% YoY
Free Cash FlowCash left over after running the business and paying for equipment/capex. Negative means the company is burning cash.
−$12M▼ −109.0% YoY
Shares OutstandingHow many shares exist. Rising means the company is issuing more shares, which dilutes (shrinks) each existing owner’s slice.
160.4M▲ +0.0% YoY
Net CashCash minus total debt. Positive = more cash than debt (financially strong); negative = more debt than cash (net debt).
−$1.2B▼ −$127M YoY
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About Calamos Strategic Total Return Common Stock

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Otter Score Breakdown

How it's scoredFive components, each rated 1–5★ and equally weighted (20%), averaged to a 0–100 score:💎 Quality — gross margin🚀 Growth — revenue YoY⚖️ Valuation — P/S ratio⚡ Momentum — 30-day price change💧 Dilution — 1-yr share issuance (buybacks score higher)
💎Quality★★★★★
🚀Growth★★★★★
⚖️Valuation★★★★★
⚡Momentum★★★★★
💧Dilution★★★★★
Overall Score
Very Good
88/100

Analyst Price Target

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Average Target
$21.93
▲ +7.6% Upside
High Target$27.28
Low Target$16.94
Based on 29 analysts

Latest News & Updates

Seeking Alpha·3d ago

CSQ: Strong Performance, But Leverage And Fees Limit Upside

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is a $5.2B CEF focused on equities, convertibles, and high-yield credit, employing significant leverage. CSQ has delivered strong historical NAV returns and supports its sizable 7.8% d

Seeking Alpha·3d ago

CSQ: Positioned For Growth In A Higher-Rate Market

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is rated Buy, leveraging diversified equities and fixed income with a strong tilt toward information technology and financials. CSQ's overweight in AI-driven mega-cap tech and financia

PRNewsWire·29d ago

Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution

METRO CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Calamos Investments®* has announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions paid in September 2026 to shareholders of its seven closed-end funds (the Funds) p

PRNewsWire·Aug 26

Calamos Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CHW, CGO and CCD) Announce Private Placements Totaling $248.25 Million of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

METRO CHICAGO, Ill., Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boards of Trustees of six of Calamos Investments' closed-end funds (the Funds) today announced the issuance of additional series of mandatory redeemable preferred (M

Seeking Alpha·Jul 13

CSQ: Trading Below Its Historical Discount

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund remains a buy, trading at a 9.13% discount to NAV and offering a 7.8% dividend yield. CSQ's portfolio blends large-cap tech equities and income securities, but relies heavily on net re