Dividend yield calculator
Annual dividend as a share of the entered share price.
Fill in the fields and the result will appear here automatically.
Dividend yield measures the annual dividend against the share price. Both figures are yours to enter: the yield on your purchase price is not the yield on today market price, and the calculator will not silently substitute one for the other.
How it works
Formula and logic
Yield = annual dividend per share ÷ share price × 100.
Example
Annual dividend 12 and price 200 give 6%. For 2.5 shares, annual dividends are 30 and holding value is 500. A zero dividend gives zero yield; a zero price is invalid.
Fields and units
- Annual dividend per share — monetary units per share over one year
- Share price — monetary units/share
- Number of shares — unitless
How to use
- — Enter the total annual dividend per share, rather than one quarterly payment.
- — Enter a positive share price: the market price or your purchase price.
- — Optionally enter the number of shares, including fractional shares; a blank field omits the holding calculation.
Method and limitations
- Calculation method
- Formula and logic
- Data or methodology source
- FINRA: annual dividend, price and dividend yield FINRA: stock dividends can be reduced or eliminated
- Limitation
- Does not forecast payouts or share prices, calculate taxes or total return including price changes. Dividends are not guaranteed.
FAQ
Which price should I use?
Your purchase price gives the yield on your cost; the current price gives the yield a new buyer would get. They are different numbers and both are legitimate.
Are taxes accounted for?
No. Enter the dividend after tax if you want the net yield.
Does the calculator fetch quotes?
No. It works only with the numbers you enter and connects to nothing.
Is a high yield always good?
Not necessarily. With an unchanged dividend, a falling price raises the ratio. Business risks or expected dividend cuts may explain it. Yield excludes changes in share price and does not guarantee future dividends.