Dividend yield

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The dividend yield or dividend–price ratio of a share is the dividend per share divided by the price per share.^[1] It is also a company's total annual dividend payments divided by its market capitalization, assuming the number of shares is constant. It is often expressed as a percentage.

Dividend yield is used to calculate the dividend earning on investments.^{[citation needed]}