John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS)

HPS Financials Overview

Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is August - July.

Revenue & Profits

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Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Jan 31, 2026	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2021
Revenue Revenue Growth	51.25	50.98	51.81	50.51	48.15	48.36
Revenue Growth	0.54%	-1.62%	2.59%	4.89%	-0.43%	-7.89%
Gross Profit Gross Profit Growth	51.25	50.98	51.81	50.51	48.15	48.36
Operating Income Operating Income Growth	45.37	45.05	46.09	44.65	41.69	41.76
Net Income Net Income Growth	37.74	38.93	65.54	-30.75	-33.96	109.26
Earnings Per Share EPS Growth	1.17	1.21	2.05	-0.96	-1.07	3.44
EPS Growth	-3.24%	-40.81%	-	-	-	-

Cash & Debt

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Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Jan 31, 2026	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2021
Cash & Investments Cash & Investments Growth	0	0	0.36	0	0.26	0.1
Total Debt Total Debt Growth	274.3	274.3	274.3	274.3	274.3	266
Net Cash (Debt) Net Cash Growth	-274.3	-274.3	-273.94	-274.3	-274.04	-265.9
Net Cash Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Cash Per Share Net Cash Per Share Growth	-8.53	-8.54	-8.56	-8.60	-8.62	-8.38

Cash Flow & CapEx

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Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Jan 31, 2026	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2021
Operating Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Growth	40.75	40.4	44.64	36.89	32.53	27.29
Free Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Growth	40.75	40.4	44.64	36.89	32.53	27.29
Free Cash Flow Growth	0.86%	-9.50%	21.01%	13.42%	19.17%	-72.46%

Margins

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Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Jan 31, 2026	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2021
Gross Margin	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Operating Margin	88.52%	88.38%	88.95%	88.40%	86.57%	86.36%
Pretax Margin	73.63%	76.37%	126.48%	-60.88%	-70.53%	225.93%
Profit Margin	73.63%	76.37%	126.48%	-60.88%	-70.53%	225.93%

Dividends

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Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Sep 11, 2026	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2021
Dividend Per Share Dividend Per Share Growth	1.320	1.320	1.320	1.320	1.320	1.320
Dividend Per Share Growth	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	-1.81%
Dividend Yield	9.96%	10.12%	9.80%	12.11%	11.14%	10.62%

Valuation

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Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Sep 11, 2026	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2021
PE Ratio	11.29	11.83	7.89	-	-	5.58
PS Ratio	8.31	9.03	9.98	9.03	11.25	12.61

Data Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

Financial data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and updates within hours after each earnings release, which is every six months for this fund.

Update frequency:

Semi-annually

Last checked:

Sep 10, 2026

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