Dividend Reinvestment Plan Calculator
Dividend reinvestment plan calculator works out Dividend for this payment and After tax from Number of shares, Dividend per share, per payment and Payment frequency. The default figures on this page give value of the holding at the end of 28,718.63; change any entry and the result, the working and the sources update together.
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- Dividend for this payment = 100 shares x 0.5 = 50
- Annual dividend per share = 0.5 x 4 payments = 2
- Annual income = 100 x 2 = 200
- Yield = 100 x 2 / 50 = 4%
- Starting holding: 100 shares at 50 = 5000
- Each of the 80 payments buys (net dividend / share price on that date) further shares
- After 20 years: 216.47496381732412 shares at 132.6648852572211 = 28718.626235886393
- Dividends received over the whole period: 10540.744614660476
Year-by-year reinvestmenttable
| year | shares | dividends | sharePrice | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103.937049 | 202.96 | 52.5 | 5,456.7 |
| 2 | 108.029102 | 221.5 | 55.125 | 5,955.1 |
| 3 | 112.282262 | 241.73 | 57.8813 | 6,499.04 |
| 4 | 116.70287 | 263.81 | 60.7753 | 7,092.65 |
| 5 | 121.297519 | 287.9 | 63.8141 | 7,740.49 |
| 6 | 126.073063 | 314.2 | 67.0048 | 8,447.5 |
| 7 | 131.036621 | 342.9 | 70.355 | 9,219.08 |
| 8 | 136.195598 | 374.22 | 73.8728 | 10,061.15 |
| 9 | 141.557686 | 408.4 | 77.5664 | 10,980.12 |
| 10 | 147.130882 | 445.7 | 81.4447 | 11,983.04 |
| 11 | 152.923497 | 486.41 | 85.517 | 13,077.55 |
| 12 | 158.944171 | 530.84 | 89.7928 | 14,272.04 |
| 13 | 165.201881 | 579.33 | 94.2825 | 15,575.64 |
| 14 | 171.705961 | 632.24 | 98.9966 | 16,998.3 |
| 15 | 178.46611 | 689.99 | 103.9464 | 18,550.91 |
| 16 | 185.492409 | 753.01 | 109.1437 | 20,245.33 |
| 17 | 192.795336 | 821.79 | 114.6009 | 22,094.52 |
| 18 | 200.385784 | 896.86 | 120.331 | 24,112.61 |
| 19 | 208.275071 | 978.77 | 126.3475 | 26,315.04 |
| 20 | 216.474964 | 1,068.17 | 132.6649 | 28,718.63 |
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What the dividend reinvestment plan calculator calculates
Computes dividend income from a share count and dividend per share, the annual income and yield on the price paid, and projects a dividend reinvestment plan payment by payment with dividend growth, price growth and tax.
How to use this dividend reinvestment plan calculator
Enter Number of shares, Dividend per share, per payment, Payment frequency and Share price. Dividend for this payment updates as you type. Change one figure at a time to see what drives the result.
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The method follows Dividend income: dividend = shares x dividend per share, Dividend yield: annual dividend per share divided by the share price and US SEC, Dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs).
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How to calculate dividend reinvestment plan?
Computes dividend income from a share count and dividend per share, the annual income and yield on the price paid, and projects a dividend reinvestment plan payment by payment with dividend growth, price growth and tax. Open “How this is worked out” beside the result to see each step for your own figures.
Is a dividend reinvestment plan a good idea?
Computes dividend income from a share count and dividend per share, the annual income and yield on the price paid, and projects a dividend reinvestment plan payment by payment with dividend growth, price growth and tax. On the figures this page opens with — number of shares 100 and dividend per share, per payment 1 currency/share — the value of the holding at the end is 28,718.63. Put your own figures in their place and the working updates beside the result.
How much do I need to make $1000 a month in dividends?
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You need Number of shares, Dividend per share, per payment, Payment frequency, Share price, Tax withheld on dividends, Years to project, Annual dividend growth and Annual share price growth. The page opens with default figures that give value of the holding at the end of 28,718.63, so you can see the scale before entering your own.
What does this dividend reinvestment plan calculator show?
It shows Dividend for this payment, After tax, Annual dividend per share, Annual dividend income, Dividend yield, Shares after reinvestment, Value of the holding at the end and Dividends received in total, with the working and any warnings for your entries.
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