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At the market close on May 12 of a recent year, McDonald’s Corporation had a closing stock price of $129.51. In addition, McDonald’s Corporation had a dividend per share of $3.56 during the previous year
Dividend Yield : This ratio gauges how much in dividends have been paid in relation to the stock price.
Formula for Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield = Dividend price per share of common stock / Market price per share of common stock
Calculation of Dividend yield for Mcdonald's Corporation if annual dividend of common stock was $3.56 per share and market price per share of common stock was $129.51
Dividend Yield = Dividend price per share of common stock / Market price per share of common stock
=$3.56 / $129.51
=0.027 or 2%
Therefore, Dividend yield for Mcdonald Corporation is 2.7%