Calculate dividend yield from the annual dividend and share price, and see your dividend income.
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Dividend yield tells you how much cash a stock pays you each year for every dollar of its current price. It is the annual dividend per share divided by the share price: a $2.40 dividend on an $80 share is a 3% yield, so $10,000 invested at that price would pay about $300 a year if the dividend stays the same. Because it is a percentage, yield lets you compare the income from a $15 stock and a $400 stock, or from a stock and a savings account. But yield moves every time the price moves, and a high number can mean a share price has fallen because the market expects the dividend to be cut. Enter the number of shares you own to see your annual and monthly dividend income as well.
Enter the annual dividend per share (a quarterly dividend × 4, a monthly dividend × 12).
Enter the current share price — or your purchase price to get your yield on cost.
Optionally enter the number of shares you own to see your annual and monthly dividend income, then press Calculate.
By O.E. — Partner, chairman of the board and CEO of a metal products manufacturer for 21 years; the company exports to 45 countries.
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Dividend yield = annual dividend per share ÷ share price × 100. A quarterly payer's annual dividend is the quarterly amount × 4; a monthly payer's is the monthly amount × 12.
The Monthly Dividend per Share line is the annual dividend ÷ 12 — an average, since most companies pay quarterly. If you enter the number of shares you own, the calculator also shows your annual dividend income (shares × annual dividend) and its monthly average.
Enter today's price for the current yield, or the price you paid for your yield on cost.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Annual dividend | Regular dividends for one year per share, in dollars |
| Share price | Current market price (current yield) or your purchase price (yield on cost) |
| Shares | Optional: number of shares you own |
| Yield % | Annual dividend ÷ price × 100 |
| Income | Shares × annual dividend (÷ 12 for the monthly average) |
1A steady payer: $0.60 a quarter ($2.40 a year), share price $80, 500 shares.
2.40 ÷ 80 × 100; 500 × 2.40
Dividend Yield = 3.00% · Monthly Dividend per Share = $0.20 · Annual Income = $1,200.00 ($100.00 a month)
The high-yield trap: if the price falls to $60 and the company keeps the $2.40 dividend, the yield shows 4.00%. Nothing improved — the yield rose only because the price fell, often because investors doubt the dividend will last.
2Current yield vs yield on cost: bought at $52, now pays $0.52 a quarter ($2.08 a year) and trades at $95.40.
Current: 2.08 ÷ 95.40 × 100; on cost: 2.08 ÷ 52 × 100
Current Yield = 2.18% · Yield on Cost = 4.00%
Yield on cost rises as a company grows its dividend, but it says nothing about whether the stock is a good buy today — a new buyer gets 2.18%.
Distribution yield is a fund's recent distributions, annualized, divided by its price or NAV — the fund equivalent of dividend yield, which can include distributions that are not recurring income.
The 30-day SEC yield is a standardized figure that US mutual funds and ETFs calculate the same way: the income the fund earned in the last 30 days, minus its expenses, expressed as an annual rate. Because it is net of expenses and calculated identically by every fund, it is the better figure for comparing bond funds. The two can differ noticeably when interest rates change or a fund pays out capital gains.
Is the dividend covered? The payout ratio (dividends ÷ earnings per share) shows how much of profit is paid out: a company earning $4.00 a share and paying $2.08 pays out 52%. One paying more than it earns cannot sustain that for long.
Yield is not total return: a 3% yield on a stock whose price falls 10% is a loss. Measure price plus dividends with the ETF Return Calculator, which works for individual stocks too.
Yield changes daily: the dividend is fixed until the company changes it; the price is not. Recalculate whenever you compare.