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Dividend Yield Calculator

Blake Boege
Written by Blake Boege · Founder, Calculator Answers

A dividend yield calculator is an investment utility that measures the annual dividend payout of a stock relative to its current share price, expressed as a percentage. It represents the income-based return on investment per dollar invested in a security, excluding capital appreciation. It helps investors evaluate cash-flow generation and compare dividend performance across different stocks and funds.

Compute the annual dividend yield of your stock holdings. Simply enter the current stock price and either the annual dividend amount or individual payment details to view the yield rate.

Quick Answer

Compute the annual dividend yield percentage of a stock. Input the share price and either the annual dividend amount or payment details to view the yield.

$

The current trading price of a single share.

$

Total dividend amount paid per share per year.

Dividend Yield

Dividend yield

3.00%

Annualized dividend per share: $4.50

Share price$150.00
Annual dividend$4.50
Monthly equivalent$0.38
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Examples

$150 share price, $4.50 annual dividend

Dividend Yield: 3.00%

$50 share price, $0.50 quarterly dividend

Annual dividend: $2.00, Yield: 4.00%

$100 share price, $0.25 monthly dividend

Annual dividend: $3.00, Yield: 3.00%

How it works

Dividend yield measures the annual dividend payout divided by the current stock price per share, expressed as a percentage:

Yield Formula:

Yield = (Annual Dividend ÷ Share Price) × 100

Annual Dividend from Payment Details:

Annual Dividend = Dividend Payment Amount × Frequency

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Frequently asked questions

Dividend yield is a financial ratio showing how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price. Expressed as a percentage, it tells you the cash return on investment you receive from a stock based solely on dividend payments, excluding capital gains.

Because the share price is in the denominator of the formula, dividend yield moves inversely to stock price. If a company keeps its dividend constant, its yield increases when the stock price falls, and its yield decreases when the stock price rises.

Not necessarily. A very high dividend yield (sometimes called a 'dividend trap') can indicate a company in financial distress whose stock price has plummeted. If the yield is unsustainably high, the company may cut or eliminate its dividend in the future to preserve cash.

Dividends are commonly paid quarterly in the U.S., but can be paid monthly, semi-annually, or annually. To find the annual dividend, you multiply the individual payment amount by the payment frequency (e.g., multiply by 4 for quarterly payments, or by 12 for monthly payments).