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Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (GAB) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$5.24 +0.96% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $5.24

Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (GAB) carries a Roarable Rating of C- (Hold) with 60/100 RQD Confidence. The composite score sits in the neutral Hold band (59–69), meaning current holders don’t need to panic-sell while prospective buyers can wait for a move into the 70+ Buy zone.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 60/100 (C-) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+0.4% avg 90D alpha vs SPY) →

ROARABLE C- • HOLD / WATCH Cap $1.54B

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🤖 Mara Quenwick • AI Quant Lead (Click for Instant Brief) Is GAB stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

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As of 2026-11-01, Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (NYSE: GAB) is rated C- (Hold / HOLD) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 60/100 at a spot price of $5.24 (+0.96% 1D, market cap $1.54B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 12/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 15/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 9/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, GAB ranks #493 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does GAB compare to GAM and PAX in the Financials sector?

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Within the Financials sector (Investment Managers), GAB carries a Roarable C- (60/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, GAM (General American Investors Inc.) holds a D grade (51/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.55B) and PAX (Patria Investments Limited (Class A)) posts a D+ grade (57/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.51B). Among the 5-stock peer group, TSLX leads on earnings multiple (9.9x) while TSLX leads on capital efficiency (10.6% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for GAB?

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For Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (GAB), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity. and sector rank #493 in Financials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. and implied 5-year growth hurdle of 8.0%/yr. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $5.24 (-0.02%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 11/20 (D+) • 1.1% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 60/100 (C-) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+0.4% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 53.5% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).

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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C-

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk B-

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+1% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for GAB)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±3.1%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (60/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY GAB SCORES 60/100 (C-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+15/20 pts (25% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 12% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 45.3 (NEUTRAL RANGE)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (22% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution9/20 pts (-11 pt drag)

Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 11 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C-$5.21-1.2% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C$5.15-0.8% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C$5.11+2.5% Next Q

Current

Grade C-$5.24+0.4% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: C- (52) → C- (60)Full Audit →

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Even with a 60/100 (C-) score, GAB faces multiple-compression risk if current valuation multiples re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 49.5% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($5.38) or 200D SMA ($5.64) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($5.29) toward Bear Floor ($4.13).

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VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • Trailing 12 Months

How GAB Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$43.1M (1.1% FCF Margin)

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GAB // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -7.58%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE

2026-10-30O $5.20H $5.24L $5.16C $5.24VOL 788.8K

RES: $5.93SUP: $5.07SMA50: $5.38SMA200: $5.64

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GAB Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for GAB. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (GAB)

Financials Rank #493 of 1096 ⚔️ GAM vs GAB Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (GAB vs. GAM, PAX, TSLX, OXLC)

Industry: Investment Managers (79 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (GAB) ranks #493 by composite RQD confidence (60/100, grade C-) and #479 by equity capitalization ($1.54B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, TSLX leads on earnings valuation at 9.9x trailing P/E, while TSLX leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 10.6% ROIC and — gross margin. TSLX currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 72/100 (B) compared with GAB at 60/100 (C-).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
GAB ACTIVE Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.	C-	60/100	—	—	—	+0.96%	$1.54B	Benchmark Subject
GAM General American Investors Inc.	D	51/100	—	—	—	+0.40%	$1.55B	/gam-vs-gab →
PAX Patria Investments Limited (Class A)	D+	57/100	—	—	—	-0.53%	$1.51B	/pax-vs-gab →
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.	B	72/100	9.9x	—	10.6%	+1.73%	$1.68B	/tslx-vs-gab →
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital Corp.	C-	61/100	—	—	—	+0.30%	$1.15B	/oxlc-vs-gab →

2. GAB Fundamental Profitability, Capital Efficiency & Balance-Sheet Forensics

TRAILING 12M & FORWARD QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT

Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (GAB) operates in Investment Managers (Financials) with an equity capitalization of $1.54B, trailing P/E of N/A, forward P/E of N/A, and EV/EBITDA of N/A. Operating profitability registers a gross margin of —, operating margin of —, net profit margin of —, ROIC of —, and free cash flow yield of —, alongside an Altman Z-Score of N/A and Piotroski F-Score of N/A.

3. GAB Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is GAB stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does GAB compare to GAM and PAX in the Financials sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for GAB?

Where is GAB trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

GAB last traded at $5.24 (+0.96% on volume of 744,525 shares), positioning the stock -2.60% below its 50-day simple moving average ($5.38) and -7.09% below its 200-day simple moving average ($5.64). Across its 52-week range of $5.09 to $6.31, GAB sits at the 12.3% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 45.3 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±3.1% ($5.08 to $5.40).

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How profitable is Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (GAB)?

In Trailing 12 Months, GAB converted $4.0B of revenue into a 52% gross margin, 27% operating margin, and $43.1M in free cash flow (1.1% FCF margin).

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