Dividend yield

Type a dividend and a share price. 2 and 40 give 5. 3 and 50 give 6. 4.5 and 50 give 9. The result is a bare number, with no % sign. A ratio, not a recommendation.

Not a broker and not a tax form. The calculator computes (dividend / price) × 100. Price 0 leaves a blank. Growing principal lives on compound interest.

Input data

Results

Enter data and click Calculate.

How it works

Dividend yield in this calculator is (dividend / price) × 100. 2 / 40 = 5. The result is 5, with no %. 3 / 50 = 6. 4.5 / 50 = 9. The label may say Yield (%). The code still inserts the bare number.

Field a is the dividend per share. Field b is the price. The unit must match: cash and cash, not cash and a percent. The calculator does not check currency. It divides and multiplies by 100.

At price 0 the result is blank, because there is no divide by zero. Dividend 0 at price 40 gives 0, not a blank. This is not a stock rating and not a promise of the next payout.

Compound interest next door multiplies principal by years. Inflation eats face value. Here two fields and one ratio. No withholding tax and no share count.

Type 2 and 40, then Calculate. A comma in 4.5 parses. A formula sketch, not a buy / sell call and not a filing.

2 / 40 gives 5. 3 / 50 gives 6. 4.5 / 50 gives 9. The same dividend at a higher price comes out lower.

Formula

result = (dividend / price) × 100; blank when price = 0

How to use

  1. Type the dividend per share, for example 2.
  2. Type the share price, for example 40.
  3. Click Calculate. The result shows 5, with no %.
  4. 3 and 50 give 6. 4.5 and 50 give 9.
  5. Price 0 leaves a blank. Not a buy recommendation.

2 / 40 = 5

Yield = (dividend / price) × 100. 2 and 40 give 5, with no %. Price 0 leaves a blank.

dividend
Field a. 2 at price 40 gives 5. 4.5 at 50 gives 9.
yield
the result, a bare number. 3 / 50 shows 6, not 6%.
price
Field b. Zero leaves a blank. A higher price at the same dividend comes out lower.

Examples

Example 1

  • dividend 2
  • price 40

5

What yield at dividend 2 and price 40? 5. A bare number, not 5%.

Example 2

  • dividend 3
  • price 50

6

What yield at 3 and 50? 6.

Example 3

  • dividend 4.5
  • price 50

9

What yield at 4.5 and 50? 9.

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Common questions

What yield at dividend 2 and price 40?

5. (2 / 40) × 100. The result is 5, not 5%.

What yield at 3 and 50?

6. Again a bare number.

What yield at 4.5 and 50?

9. 4.5 / 50 × 100.

Why is there no % on 5?

That is how the script is written: the result as a plain string. The label may say Yield (%).

What if price is 0?

A blank. There is no divide by zero. Dividend 0 at 40 gives 0.

Is this a buy recommendation?

No. A ratio of two numbers. Not a broker.

Does the calculator compute tax?

No. No withholding and no share count.

Must the currency match?

Yes in logic. The code still only divides a by b.

Does a comma in 4.5 work?

Yes. 4.5 and 4,5 at price 50 both give 9.

Knowledge sources

Yield is dividend over price. This is not a broker quote and not a tax form.

Page updated in 2026.