Dividend Yield Calculator
Find a stock's dividend yield from its yearly payout and current share price.
About the Dividend Yield Calculator
Enter the dividends a share pays in a year and its current price. The yield tells you how much income each 100 invested at today's price would pay, which lets you compare shares with each other and with savings rates.
Because the price is in the bottom of the fraction, the yield rises when the share price falls. A very high yield can signal that the market expects a dividend cut.
The formula
Yield = annual dividend per share ÷ price × 100
- annual dividend per share
- the total of a year's payments, e.g. four quarterly dividends of 0.60 = 2.40
- price
- the current share price
Worked example
A share paying 0.60 a quarter, priced at 60
- Annual dividend: 4 × 0.60 = 2.40
- Yield = 2.40 ÷ 60 = 4%
- So 1,000 invested at this price pays about 40 a year
Things to keep in mind
- Uses the dividend you enter: a past dividend may not be repeated.
- Before tax on dividends.
Questions people ask
Trailing or forward yield?
Trailing uses the last 12 months' dividends; forward uses the expected next 12 months.
Is a high yield good?
Not always; check the payout ratio (dividends ÷ earnings) and how steady earnings are.
What is yield on cost?
The same dividend divided by the price you paid instead of today's price. Use your buy price in the price field.