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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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%.

From Barron's

Current yield levels, say investors, reflect a pessimistic scenario in which vaccines prove ineffective and the Federal Reserve risks a hawkish policy error.

From Reuters

A year ago, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was 0.71 percent, less than half its current yield.

From Washington Post

The yield on the 30-year was 1.46 percent, 30 percent below its current yield.

From Washington Post

That’s because the current yield of a Treasury bond is a solid estimate of future annual returns, and Treasuries that mature in 10 years or less currently have yields below 1 percent.

From New York Times