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Dividend Yield Calculator

Enter the share price, the dividend paid per share each year and how many shares you own. Add what you paid per share to see your yield on cost as well.

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How we calculate it

Dividend yield is the yearly dividend per share divided by the share price, times 100. Your yearly dividend income is the dividend per share times the number of shares.

Yield on cost uses the price you paid instead of today’s price. With a 2.00 dividend, a 50 share price and a 40 purchase price, the yield is 4% and the yield on cost is 5%.

Assumptions and limits

  • Dividends are not guaranteed and companies can cut or stop them.
  • Use the dividends paid over a full year. If the company pays quarterly, add the four payments.
  • Taxes on dividends are not included, and the yield changes whenever the share price moves.

Frequently asked questions

What is dividend yield?

It shows how much a company pays in dividends each year compared with its share price. A 4% yield means 4 of dividends per year for every 100 of share price.

What is yield on cost?

It compares the dividend with the price you originally paid. If the dividend has grown since you bought, your yield on cost can be higher than today’s yield.

Is a high dividend yield always good?

Not always. A yield can look high because the share price has fallen, which can signal trouble. Look at how steady the dividend has been and how it is covered by profits.

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Worked example (a fixed example using the starting numbers, it does not change as you type)

Inputs: Current share price ($) = 50; Yearly dividend per share ($) = 2; Number of shares = 100; What you paid per share ($, optional) = 40.

  • Dividend yield 4%
  • Annual dividend income $200.00
  • Position value $5,000.00
  • Yield on cost 5%

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