Dividend Yield Calculator
Compute a stock's dividend yield and your personal yield on cost. Free.
Dividend yield reflects cash income only, not total return (price appreciation isn't included). Past dividends don't guarantee future payouts.
Dividend Yield Calculator
A dividend yield calculator computes the annual dividend income a stock pays relative to its current price, and separately its yield on your original cost — useful for comparing income-focused holdings.
Dividend Yield (current) = (Annual Dividend per Share / Current Market Price) × 100. Yield on Cost = (Annual Dividend per Share / Your Purchase Price) × 100.
Input: Stock trading at ₹500, paying ₹15/share annual dividend, bought originally at ₹300
Result: Current yield = 3.0%; yield on cost = 5.0% — your original purchase price earns a higher effective yield than today's price would
Why does yield on cost differ from current yield?
Yield on cost is fixed to your original purchase price — as the dividend grows over time, your yield on cost rises even if the current yield (based on today's higher price) stays flat.
Is a very high dividend yield always good?
Not necessarily — an unusually high yield can signal a falling stock price (which mechanically raises the yield ratio) or an unsustainable payout the company may cut.
Dividend Yield Calculator: how it works
Dividend yield expresses a company's annual dividend as a percentage of its share price — the income return on the stock, before any price movement.
Formula
Dividend yield = annual dividend per share ÷ current share price × 100.