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current yield

American  

noun

  1. the ratio of the annual interest or dividend to the actual market price of a bond or stock.


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So the current yield is higher than it was five years ago.

From MarketWatch Feb. 23, 2026

Strike has an 8% dividend rate and trades at a steep discount to face value at 75 cents on the dollar, for a current yield of 11%.

From Barron's Nov. 21, 2025

Many bond strategists expect Ueda to tweak or abandon the current yield controlling framework, which would push up the benchmark 10-year government yield.

From Reuters Feb. 22, 2023

As of the start of November, the current yield is 7.12%.

From Seattle Times Nov. 13, 2021

The current yield of gold is computed at the rate of seventeen and a half millions sterling per annum.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 by Louis Creswicke

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