current yield

noun

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

Example Sentences

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%.

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A 50 basis point rise in the 10-year yield from current levels, for example, equates to around a price fall of around 4%, which is more than covered by the current yield of 4.75%.

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The YTM is much higher than the current yield because the YTM takes into account the entire yield of the bond.

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The measure compares the current implied forward rate on Treasury bills 18 months from now with the current yield on a three-month Treasury bill.

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Research from the Fed has argued that the "near-term forward spread" comparing the forward rate on Treasury bills 18 months from now with the current yield on a three-month Treasury bill was the most reliable bond market signal of an imminent economic contraction.

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