Dividend Yield
Dividend yield is the annual dividend per share divided by the current share price.
Dividend yield terms for forward yield, gross yield, price-dividend ratios, and income comparisons.
Dividend Yield Measures terms explain how stock distributions are declared, dated, paid, reinvested, taxed, measured, and compared.
Use this branch when a stock term changes dividend entitlement, cash received, reinvestment, payment status, tax character, yield, payout coverage, or dividend policy interpretation.
| Term | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | Dividend income, entitlement, payment timing, reinvestment, tax character, yield, payout, or policy terms. |
| Forward Dividend Yield | Dividend income, entitlement, payment timing, reinvestment, tax character, yield, payout, or policy terms. |
| Gross Dividend Yield | Dividend income, entitlement, payment timing, reinvestment, tax character, yield, payout, or policy terms. |
| Price-Dividend Ratio | Dividend income, entitlement, payment timing, reinvestment, tax character, yield, payout, or policy terms. |
Check declaration date, record date, ex-dividend date, payment date, amount, currency, share class, tax character, payout source, reinvestment election, and whether the dividend is regular, special, or omitted.
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Dividend yield is the annual dividend per share divided by the current share price.
Expected annual dividends over the next year divided by current share price.
Dividend yield measured before taxes, withholding, fees, or other investor-specific deductions.
A stock price divided by annual dividends per share, used as an income-oriented valuation multiple.