Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/dividend-yield

# Dividend yield
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/dividend-yield
Last modified: 2026-10-17

Dividend yield is the annual dividend divided by the share price; a $2 dividend on a $50 stock is 4%. It rises when the price falls, so the highest yields are often companies about to cut. It competes with [what a Treasury pays](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-the-fed-moves-markets), and [why the 30-year yield moved](https://mochatrade.com/blog/why-the-30-year-treasury-yield-just) is the other side of that trade.

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- PEG ratio: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/peg-ratio
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- 10-year Treasury yield: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/10-year-treasury-yield