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current yield

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noun

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


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Strategy’s Stretch preferred stock is trading at $88, over 10% below its $100 face value, resulting in a 13% current yield.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Feb. 23, 2026

"We believe Japan has the best combination of future dividend growth and current yield, underpinned by the strength of the Japanese corporate balance sheets."

From Reuters Nov. 19, 2021

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 Creswicke, Louis

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