Dividend Calculator
Work out dividend income from your shares, price, and dividend yield, broken down by year, quarter, and month. Free dividend income calculator.
Independently verified for accuracy
- Investment value
- 50000
- Annual income
- 1500
- Quarterly income
- 375
- Monthly income
- 125
This calculator turns a stock holding into the cash dividend income it pays, broken down by year, quarter, and month. Use it when you want to know what a position at a given share count, price, and yield will actually deposit, or to compare income across different dividend stocks.
How this is calculated
It multiplies shares by price per share to get the holding value, applies the annual dividend yield (value times yield divided by 100) for yearly income, then divides that by 4 and 12 for the quarterly and monthly figures.
How to use
- Enter the number of shares you hold and the price per share.
- Enter the annual dividend yield as a percentage.
- Read your annual, quarterly, and monthly dividend income.
Examples
- 1,000 shares at $50, 3% yield:
$1,500/yr, $125/mo - 200 shares at $120, 1.5% yield:
$360/yr, $30/mo
FAQ
- What is dividend yield?
- Yield is the annual dividend divided by the share price, as a percentage. A $2 dividend on a $50 share is a 4% yield. It changes as the price moves.
- Are dividends guaranteed?
- No. Companies can cut or suspend dividends at any time. A very high yield often signals risk rather than a bargain, so look at whether earnings cover the payout.
- Does this include reinvestment?
- No. It shows the cash income at the current yield. Reinvesting dividends would compound the holding over time, which this simple version does not project.