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Dividend Calculator

Calculate the income your shares pay. Enter the number of shares, the share price and the annual dividend per share to get your yearly dividend income, the dividend yield, the size of each payment and the monthly average, before and after tax.

Quick examples
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A $0.50 quarterly dividend is $2.00 a year.

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Optional. US qualified dividends are taxed at 0%, 15% or 20%.

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Dividend income per year$200.00
Dividend yield
4%
Each payment
$50.00
Average per month
$16.67
Per year after tax
$200.00
Value of the shares
$5,000.00

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      Formula

      Annual dividend income = shares × annual dividend per share
      Dividend yield = annual dividend per share ÷ share price × 100
      Each payment = annual income ÷ payments per year
      After tax = annual income × (1 − tax rate)

      How to use it

      1. Enter how many shares you hold and the current share price.
      2. Enter the dividend per share for a full year; multiply a quarterly dividend by four.
      3. Choose how often it is paid and, optionally, your dividend tax rate.

      Worked examples

      100 shares at $50 paying $2 a year, quarterly

      Dividend income per year
      $200.00
      Dividend yield
      4%
      Each payment
      $50.00
      Average per month
      $16.67
      Per year after tax
      $200.00
      Value of the shares
      $5,000.00

      250 shares at $160 paying $6.40 a year, taxed at 15%

      Dividend income per year
      $1,600.00
      Dividend yield
      4%
      Each payment
      $400.00
      Average per month
      $133.33
      Per year after tax
      $1,360.00
      Value of the shares
      $40,000.00

      Reading dividend yield

      Yield moves opposite to price: if the share price falls and the dividend stays the same, the yield rises. An unusually high yield can therefore signal that the market expects a dividend cut. Check the payout ratio — dividends as a share of earnings — and the company’s history of maintaining or raising payments.

      Yield on cost uses the price you originally paid instead of today’s price; enter your purchase price to see it.

      Tax on dividends

      In the US, qualified dividends are taxed at long-term capital gains rates of 0%, 15% or 20% depending on income, while ordinary dividends are taxed as regular income. Dividends in retirement accounts are not taxed as they are paid. Rules differ in other countries. This is an estimate, not tax advice.

      Questions people ask

      How do I calculate dividend yield?

      Divide the annual dividend per share by the share price. A $2.00 dividend on a $50 share is a 4% yield.

      How much do 100 shares pay in dividends?

      Shares × dividend per share. 100 shares paying $2.00 a year is $200 annually, or $50 a quarter.

      How much do I need invested to earn $1,000 a month in dividends?

      $12,000 a year divided by the yield. At a 4% yield that is $300,000; at 3% it is $400,000.

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