Dividend yield (Div yld)
Regular dividends per share paid over the last twelve months, as a percentage of the share price.
It is the part of the return that arrives whatever the market thinks this year.
How it is computed here
Regular dividends per share with an ex-date in the last twelve months / share price x 100. Without a checked per-share record: common dividends paid in the latest filed year / market cap x 100
Combines more than one basis. See the note. Per share over the last twelve months where the vendor dividend record checks out against the filings; otherwise cash paid in the latest filed year over market cap. Filed under value. Neither a high nor a low reading is good on its own, so it is never coloured as one.
No published threshold exists for this figure, so this page prints none. Read it against the company's own history and its peers instead.
When it misleads
- Specials and irregular payments are left out.
- A high yield is often a market forecast of a cut.
Questions
How is dividend yield calculated?
Regular dividends per share with an ex-date in the last twelve months / share price x 100. Without a checked per-share record: common dividends paid in the latest filed year / market cap x 100. Combines more than one basis. See the note. Per share over the last twelve months where the vendor dividend record checks out against the filings; otherwise cash paid in the latest filed year over market cap.
What does dividend yield tell a value investor?
It is the part of the return that arrives whatever the market thinks this year.
When does dividend yield mislead?
Specials and irregular payments are left out. A high yield is often a market forecast of a cut.