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Dividend Yield

The dividend yield is a ratio of the company's current annual dividend to its current share price. It measures the rate of return an investor will earn with the dividends.


About the Ratio
  • Low ratio indicates that profits are primarily reinvested for growth
  • Newer companies
  • Companies expected accelerated growth
  • High ratio indicates that profits are being given to shareholders.
  • Established companies
  • Companies not expected to grow at an accelerated page

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Example: Dividend Yield

In 2019, Apple Inc. reported EPS of $11.97 and paid $3.08 in dividends. The current market price of the stock is $364.11.

What is the company's dividend yield?

Practice: Dividend Yield

Bank of Wize paid quarterly dividends of $0.77 to shareholders in 2020. The company reported net earnings of $124 million and had an average of 10 million shares outstanding. The shares were issued at an average price of $15 per share and are not trading at 230% of their book value.

What is the company's dividend yield?
Do not round your work, round final answer to 2 decimal places and enter your answer in percentage format. For example, 0.23588 should be entered as 23.59.