Dividend yield calculator

    What the income stream pays on today's price

    Enter the annual dividend per share and the share price to get the yield, plus the income a given position produces per year.

    Dividend yield
    4.00%
    Annual income
    $640
    Per quarter
    $160

    What the inputs mean

    Annual dividend per share
    Sum of the expected payments over a year.
    Share price
    Current market price.
    Shares held
    Optional — sizes the annual income.

    Formula

    yield = annual dividend ÷ price

    Worked example

    $3.20 dividend, $80 price, 200 shares4.00% yield, $640 a year.

    Questions people ask

    Why does yield rise when a stock falls?

    Yield is the dividend divided by the price. A falling price raises the yield mechanically, which is why a high yield is often a warning rather than a reward.

    Limitations

    Every result here is arithmetic on the numbers you enter. It carries no view on any specific security, assumes returns are steady when real returns are not, and ignores taxes, slippage and commissions. Use it to size and sanity-check, not to forecast.

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