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Dividend yield calculator UK

Calculate a share’s annual cash dividend yield from your own price and dividend inputs. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.

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Dividend yield

5%
Dividend per £1,000 at this yield£50.00

Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Before tax, fees or price changes. Dividends can be reduced or cancelled; an entered dividend is not guaranteed income.

How the dividend yield calculator uk works

Dividend yield = annual dividend per share ÷ share price × 100.

Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.

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Worked example: dividend yield

This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.

Share price (£)
5
Annual dividend per share (£)
0.25

Dividend yield: 5%

Dividend yield = annual dividend per share ÷ share price × 100.

Dividend yield: questions answered

What does the dividend yield calculation include?

Dividend yield = annual dividend per share ÷ share price × 100. Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Before tax, fees or price changes. Dividends can be reduced or cancelled; an entered dividend is not guaranteed income.

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Using your result

Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.

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