Dividend Yield Calculator
Find the dividend yield of a stock and the annual income from your shares.
How to use the Dividend Yield Calculator
- Enter the current share price.
- Enter the annual dividend paid per share.
- Optionally enter how many shares you hold.
- See the dividend yield and your annual dividend income.
Yield = (Annual dividend per share ÷ Share price) × 100
About the Dividend Yield Calculator
Dividend yield tells you how much cash a stock pays out each year relative to its price — the income side of a share, separate from any rise or fall in its value. This calculator divides the annual dividend per share by the share price to give the yield as a percentage, and if you enter a share count it also shows the yearly income those shares generate. It is the quick check for comparing income stocks or working out what a holding actually pays you.
A tempting trap is assuming a higher yield is always better. Because yield moves inversely to price, an unusually high figure often means the share price has fallen on bad news rather than that the payout is generous — a so-called yield trap. Yield is most useful read alongside whether the company can sustain and grow the dividend, not in isolation.
This uses the current price and the stated dividend, so the yield shifts as the price moves and as dividends are raised or cut. It does not account for tax on dividends or for reinvestment. To see how reinvested dividends compound over time, use the compound interest calculator, and for total return the ROI calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Is a higher dividend yield always better?
Not necessarily. Yield rises when the price falls, so a very high yield can signal a struggling company rather than a great payout. Check whether the dividend is sustainable before chasing yield.
Where do I find the annual dividend?
It is the total dividend paid per share over a year. If a stock pays quarterly, add the four payments, or multiply a steady quarterly dividend by four. Company and broker pages usually list it directly.
Does yield include price growth?
No. Yield is only the income portion. A stock's total return also includes any change in its price, which can be larger than the dividend in either direction.