Calculate dividend yield, after-tax income, and project DRIP reinvestment growth over time.
Qualified dividends taxed at LTCG rates (0%, 15%, 20%). Ordinary dividends taxed at income rate. Assumes constant dividend amounts and stock prices for projections. Actual results vary.
A dividend is a share of a company's profit paid out per share — a $1.00/yr dividend on a $100 share is a 1% yield. Qualified dividends (held over 60 days and paid by US companies) are taxed at long-term capital-gains rates of 0–20%, not ordinary income rates, which is why this calculator applies a separate tax rate. With DRIP (dividend reinvestment), each payout is used to buy fractional shares instead of taking cash, so next year's payout is slightly larger — income compounds on income. Because prices are held constant here, growth comes purely from reinvestment: on the sample portfolio, $549.78/yr of after-tax income reinvested for 10 years lifts annual income from $646.80 to about $659 and the portfolio from $52,900 to about $55,100.
Left: the reinvestment loop — each dividend is taxed, the remainder buys fractional shares, and the next payout is a little larger. Right: annual income with DRIP vs taking cash, starting from $646.80/yr — reinvestment bends the line upward while cashing out keeps it flat.
Lena holds three positions — 100 AAPL at $195 ($1.00/yr per share), 50 MSFT at $420 ($3.00/yr), and 80 JNJ at $155 ($4.96/yr) — with AAPL and MSFT on DRIP and a 15% qualified dividend tax rate.
To project dividend income: enter investment amount, yield, and dividend growth rate — the calculator compounds reinvested dividends year by year and shows total return, income, and portfolio value at any horizon.
FreeToolHub Dividend Calculator is a free browser-based tool that projects dividend income, yield, and DRIP compounding over time, no signup.
Calculate dividend yield, after-tax income, and project DRIP reinvestment growth over 30 years. Multi-position. Qualified vs ordinary. Free.
The Dividend Calculator models a multi-position income portfolio and projects its growth under dividend reinvestment. Each position row takes a ticker symbol, share count, share price, expected annual dividend per share, and its own DRIP checkbox; three examples load by default covering Apple, Microsoft, and Johnson & Johnson, and you can add as many rows as you hold. The tool computes total capital invested, annual dividend income, the portfolio-average yield, after-tax income at your qualified-dividend rate, and monthly income. A year-by-year projection then simulates DRIP compounding for up to 30 years: after-tax dividends buy additional shares, optionally at a DRIP discount of up to 15%, and those shares generate their own dividends the following year.
Income investors assembling a dividend portfolio use it to see actual dollar income instead of abstract yields, and to compare candidate holdings by their contribution to monthly cash flow. People pursuing financial independence test whether a given portfolio could supplement or replace a salary, and at what tax drag. The three sample positions load a $52,900 portfolio paying roughly $647 a year, about a 1.2% blended yield, which makes portfolio-scale conversations concrete. Long-term holders toggle DRIP per position to contrast reinvested versus take-the-cash strategies over decades. Note the model holds prices and dividends constant, so it isolates income compounding rather than forecasting market growth; pair it with your own price outlook before committing capital.
(1) Enter each holding with shares, price, and annual dividend per share, toggling the DRIP box where you reinvest; set the projection horizon from 1 to 30 years, your qualified tax rate, and any DRIP discount. (2) The engine totals invested capital and annual income, computes average yield as income over invested, applies your tax rate, and divides by twelve for monthly income. The projection then loops year by year: for every DRIP-enabled position, the after-tax dividend buys new shares at the share price less the discount, and those shares raise the next year's payout. (3) Read the table: early years, five-year checkpoints, and the final year show portfolio value and after-tax income, with a summary line comparing starting figures to projected endpoints.
Without reinvestment, a portfolio paying a 3% yield pays the same dollars forever while inflation quietly erodes them. With DRIP, every after-tax dividend buys more shares, and those shares pay dividends of their own, turning a flat income line into an exponential one. The simulation makes the mechanics visible: each year, DRIP positions convert after-tax income into shares at the effective purchase price, including any company discount of up to 15%, which accelerates accumulation because shares are bought below market. Because prices are held constant, the projection isolates pure income compounding, a deliberately conservative view since rising dividends and prices would push results higher. Toggle DRIP off on one position and watch its income stay flat beside its reinvesting neighbors.
Divide annual dividends per share by the current share price. A stock paying $3.60 yearly at $90 trades at a 4.0% yield. Rising prices push yields down unless payouts grow.
Reinvested dividends compound at the yield plus growth rate. At a 4% yield with 6% dividend growth, a position roughly doubles in 9–10 years without price appreciation alone doing the work.
Qualified dividends held past the required holding period are taxed at 0%, 15%, or 20% long-term rates; ordinary dividends are taxed as regular income. REIT distributions mostly return as ordinary income until sale.
A dividend reinvestment plan automatically buys fractional shares with each payout, so future dividends are earned on a growing share count. Over 20+ years, reinvestment typically contributes 30–50% of total return for income portfolios.
DRIP automatically reinvests dividends to buy additional shares, compounding your position. Example: $10,000 invested at 4% yield with 8% annual price growth reaches $46,610 in 20 years with DRIP versus $26,530 without (taking dividends as cash). The tool projects DRIP growth over 30 years and compares it to cash-dividend scenarios.
Qualified dividends (held 60+ days before ex-dividend date) are taxed at long-term capital gains rates: 0% for income under $47,025 (single) / $94,050 (married), 15% up to $518,900, 20% above. Non-qualified dividends (REITs, MLPs, foreign stocks) are taxed at ordinary income rates. This calculator shows after-tax income for both scenarios.
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