How it works
Annual gross dividend = shares × dividend per payment × payments per year. Net applies entered withholding; indicated gross yield = annual dividend per share / share price.
Input definitions
- Shares owned
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Cash dividend per share per payment
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Payments per year
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Current share price
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Entered withholding rate (%)
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
A worked example
- Shares owned
- 100
- Cash dividend per share per payment
- 0.5
- Payments per year
- 4
- Current share price
- 20
- Entered withholding rate (%)
- 0
Assumptions & limits
Entered single-currency amounts and fixed rates; monthly interest and two-decimal half-up rounding. No tax, lending approval, changing rates or live market data.
Sources & review
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Method updated 2026-10-17. Content checked against the stated method and examples. Our verification approach.
Common questions
Is dividend yield a guaranteed annual return?
No. A distribution may be reduced or stopped, and share prices can fall. This is indicated cash income from an entered dividend, not total investment return.
How does Dividend income and yield planner work?
Annual gross dividend = shares × dividend per payment × payments per year. Net applies entered withholding; indicated gross yield = annual dividend per share / share price.
What are the limits of Dividend income and yield planner?
Entered single-currency amounts and fixed rates; monthly interest and two-decimal half-up rounding. No tax, lending approval, changing rates or live market data.