To run the calculator enter a stock symbol, the number of shares owned, the amount invested (may be 0) at the current stock price, the number of dividends paid per year and the annual dividend growth rate (may be 0) and press the Display Results button.

The calculator computes the annual dividends paid in two steps. First, it multiples the current dividend from by the number of shares owned. Second, the calculator computes the number of shares purchased by dividing the amount invested that you entered by the current price monthly closing price. Then it computes the total annual dividends paid by multiplying the current dividend by the total number of shares (currently owned plus purchased).