Dividend Yield Calculator
Type the share price and the annual dividend in the same currency. Yield is annual dividend divided by price. Trailing yield is not a forecast. Informational, not investment advice.
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How to compute dividend yield
- Enter the current price per share. Price must be greater than 0.
- Enter the annual dividend per share in the same currency. Use the trailing twelve-month cash dividend if that is the figure you have.
- Read yield as a percent, plus the dividend and price rows the formula used.
- Treat the result as arithmetic on this device. It is not a buy or sell recommendation.
Dividend yield
Trailing cash yield on price, not total return
| Formula | Yield = annual dividend / price |
|---|---|
| Default example | 2 / 50 = 4% |
| Price | Must be greater than 0 |
| Dividend | Annual cash amount, cannot be negative |
| Not included | Special dividends, DRIP share count, tax withholding, yield on cost |
| Advice | Informational, not investment advice. Trailing yield is not a forecast. |
What dividend yield measures
Dividend yield is the annual cash dividend divided by the price you type. A $2 dividend on a $50 price is 4%. The page reports that ratio as a percent. It does not annualize a quarterly coupon beyond what you already summed, and it does not add price change. That total-return job is closer to ROI if you have a start value and an end value.
How this page computes yield
Yield = annual dividend / price. Price must be greater than 0. The annual dividend cannot be negative. The engine does not fetch a live quote or a dividend calendar. You supply both numbers. Trailing twelve-month dividends, indicated next-year dividends, and specials are different series. Pick one series and stay consistent.
Yield, ROI, and related return figures
Yield is income over price. ROI is (final value minus cost) / cost and can be negative. CAGR needs years. None of these pages load market data. A high yield can mark a falling price rather than a rising payout. Tax treatment of qualified dividends is out of scope. Informational, not investment advice.
Use cases
Check a trailing yield from a 10-K cash dividend line and a last price you already have. Compare two names only after you align the dividend definition. Homework on the ratio itself, not a portfolio construction tool.
Limits
No live prices. No dividend history. No withholding tax. No yield on cost from an old basis. Special dividends stay out unless you fold them into the annual figure yourself. CZNull does not receive the numbers.