Dividend Yield Calculator
Estimate dividend yield from share price and annual dividend per share.
Total cash dividends per share over a full year (for quarterly payers, multiply one quarter by four).
Dividend yield measures how much cash income a stock pays each year relative to its price. This tool uses the standard definition: annual dividend per share / share price, expressed as a percentage. A higher yield means more dividend cash per dollar invested at the current price, holding the dividend constant.
Trailing yield uses dividends actually paid over the last twelve months. Forward yield uses expected dividends for the next year (often based on the latest declared rate). This calculator does not know which one your numbers represent—enter the annual dividend total that matches your source so the result lines up with how you are thinking about the stock.
Dividends can change without warning, and share prices move every trading day, so yield is a snapshot, not a promise of future income. Yields can look unusually high when a stock price has dropped or when a payout is at risk of being cut. This page is for education only and is not tax, legal, or investment advice.
Optional shares owned turns per-share dividends into estimated annual dividend income for a position size. It does not include taxes, fees, or reinvestment assumptions.