GAMCO Expects to Report Diluted EPS for the Third Quarter 2026 of $0.60 to $0.66 Per Share
Assets under management rose year over year, while expected diluted earnings per share are below the prior-year quarter.
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GAMCO Investors (GAMI) expects third-quarter 2026 diluted earnings per share to be below the comparable quarter of 2025.
The expected range is $0.60 to $0.66, versus $0.68 a year earlier. Assets under management totaled $35.2 billion at September 30, 2026, compared with $35.0 billion at September 30, 2025. The company plans to review further financial results in early November.
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Hollow bars mark forward-looking points. How the balance works
Positive
- Minor pointAssets under management rose to $35.2 billion at September 30, 2026, from $35.0 billion a year earlier.
Negative
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Expected third-quarter 2026 diluted EPS of $0.60 to $0.66 compares with $0.68 in third-quarter 2025.
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PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“Gabelli”) (OTCQX: GAMI) announced today that assets under management (“AUM”) were
Gabelli expects to report third quarter 2026 diluted earnings in the range of
Gabelli plans to review further details of its financial results in early November.
About GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Gabelli (OTCQX: GAMI), established in 1977, is a widely-recognized provider of investment advisory services to 27 open-end funds, 13 United States closed-end funds and one United Kingdom limited investment company, 8 actively managed exchange traded funds, one société d’investissement à capital variable, and approximately 1,700 institutional and private wealth management investors principally in the U.S. The Company’s revenues are based primarily on the levels of assets under management and fees associated with the various investment products.
In 1977, Gabelli launched its well-known All Cap Value equity strategy, Gabelli Value, in a separate account format and in 1986 entered the mutual fund business. Today, Gabelli offers a diverse set of client solutions across asset classes (e.g. Equities, Debt Instruments, Convertibles, non-market correlated Merger Arbitrage), regions, market capitalizations, sectors (e.g. Gold, Utilities) and investment styles (e.g. Value, Growth). Gabelli serves a broad client base, including institutions, intermediaries, offshore investors, private wealth, and direct retail investors.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The financial results set forth in this press release are preliminary. Our disclosure and analysis in this press release, which do not present historical information, contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements convey our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements because they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning. They also appear in any discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance of our products, expenses, the outcome of any legal proceedings, and financial results. Although we believe that we are basing our expectations and beliefs on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of what we currently know about our business and operations, the economy, and other conditions, there can be no assurance that our actual results will not differ materially from what we expect or believe. Therefore, you should proceed with caution in relying on any of these forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance.
Forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, some of which are listed below, that are difficult to predict and could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may cause our actual results to differ from our expectations include risks associated with a decline in the securities markets that adversely affect our assets under management, negative performance of our products, the failure to perform as required under our investment management agreements, and a general downturn in the economy that negatively impacts our operations. We also direct your attention to the more specific discussions of these and other risks, uncertainties and other important factors contained in our Annual Report and other public filings. Other factors that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We do not undertake to update publicly any forward-looking statements if we subsequently learn that we are unlikely to achieve our expectations whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Contact:
Kieran Caterina
SVP, Chief Accounting Officer
(914) 921-5149
For further information please visit
www.gabelli.com
FAQ
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What diluted EPS does GAMCO expect for the third quarter of 2026?
GAMCO expects diluted earnings per share of $0.60 to $0.66 for the third quarter of 2026, versus $0.68 for the third quarter of 2025.