Dividend Yield Calculator
Calculate a stock's dividend yield — the annual dividend as a percentage of its price.
Income relative to price
Dividend yield expresses a stock's annual dividend as a percentage of its share price, so you can compare the income different stocks pay on the same scale regardless of their price. This works it out from the dividend and the price.
Enter the annual dividend and share price to see the yield.
A high yield is not automatically good
Yield is useful but easy to misread. Because it divides the dividend by the price, a yield can rise simply because the price has fallen — so an unusually high yield sometimes signals a troubled company whose shares have dropped, not a great income opportunity, and such dividends can be cut. A sustainable yield backed by a healthy business is what matters, not the headline percentage. Yield also ignores dividend growth and total return from price changes. It is one useful measure among several, not a verdict on its own. This is a calculation, not investment advice — evaluating a stock is a matter for your own research or a qualified adviser.
Questions & answers
Why can a high dividend yield be a warning?
Because yield rises when the price falls, so an unusually high yield can reflect a troubled company whose shares dropped, with a dividend that may be cut.
Does yield tell me the whole return?
No — it ignores dividend growth and any gain or loss from the share price. It is one measure among several, not a full picture.
Is this investment advice?
No — it is a calculation. Evaluating a stock is a matter for your own research or a qualified adviser.