Dividend & DRIP Calculator
Free dividend and DRIP calculator. Estimate annual income, dividend growth, and how reinvesting compounds share count and payouts over time.
Estimate annual dividend income, model dividend growth, and project DRIP reinvestment over time. See how cash payouts vs automatic share buys change long-term income and share count.
What is a dividend & DRIP calculator?
This free dividend calculator estimates how much income your holdings might pay, and how that income can grow if companies raise dividends over time. Turn on DRIP (dividend reinvestment) to project buying more shares with those payouts — a core strategy for long-term passive investors who want compounding without constant trading.
Cash dividends vs DRIP: which should you model?
Cash dividends are useful when you need income now (retirement, expenses). DRIP is usually better during accumulation years: you reinvest automatically and increase future payout power. Many investors DRIP while working, then switch to cash later. Read more in our guide: What is DRIP?
How to use this dividend calculator
- Enter how much you’re investing (or shares owned).
- Set yield or dividend rate based on current company data.
- Toggle DRIP on/off depending on your plan.
- Add a dividend growth rate if you expect raises over time.
- Compare ending income and value across scenarios.
Verify yields and fundamentals with live stock lookup, and project total portfolio growth with the compound growth calculator.
Dividend investing tips (beyond yield)
- Payout sustainability: A 8% yield that gets cut is worse than a 2.5% yield that grows for a decade.
- Diversify: Don’t build “income” from one sector — banks, energy, and REITs can move together in stress.
- Total return: Price appreciation + dividends both matter. A flat stock with a high yield can still underperform an index.
- Taxes: Qualified dividends and account type (taxable vs IRA) change after-tax income — the calculator shows pre-tax educational estimates.
Example: yield vs growth tradeoff
$50,000 at a 4% yield pays about $2,000 in year one. With 5% annual dividend growth and DRIP, income and share count can rise meaningfully over 15–20 years — even if you never add new cash. Run both a “high yield / low growth” and “moderate yield / higher growth” scenario above to see which path fits your goals.
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Educational estimates only — not financial advice. Dividends can be reduced or eliminated. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases.
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