Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The yield on cost (YOC) is 1.59%.
YIELD ON COST (YOC)
1.59%
CSPI now pays $0.12 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:
| If you bought | Price then | Yield on cost today |
|---|---|---|
| 10 years ago(2016-10-04) | $5.25 | 2.29% |
| 5 years ago(2021-09-30) | $4.46 | 2.69% |
| 3 years ago(2023-10-03) | $8.00 | 1.50% |
| 1 year ago(2025-10-07) | $11.47 | 1.05% |
| Buying today |
Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| $7.77 |
| 1.59% |
Projection: starting from today's 1.59% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at 41.5% a year — the recent growth rate of its annual payout. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.
Today
1.59%
In 3 years
4.50%
In 5 years
9.00%
In 10 years
50.93%
Try your own purchase price, dividend and growth rate for CSP Inc. (CSPI).
Starting Yield
1.54%
Ending YOC
279.53%
Year 15 Dividend
$21.72
Cum. Dividends Recd.
$73.75
| Year | Projected Div. / Share | YoY Dividend Hike | Yield on Cost (YOC) | Total Dividends Recd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | $0.12 | N/A | 1.54% | $0.00 |
| Year 1 | $0.17 | +41.42% | 2.18% | $0.17 |
| Year 2 | $0.24 | +41.42% | 3.09% | $0.41 |
| Year 3 | $0.34 | +41.42% | 4.37% | $0.75 |
| Year 4 | $0.48 | +41.42% | 6.18% | $1.23 |
| Year 5 | $0.68 | +41.42% | 8.74% | $1.91 |
| Year 6 | $0.96 | +41.42% | 12.35% | $2.87 |
| Year 7 | $1.36 | +41.42% | 17.47% | $4.23 |
| Year 8 | $1.92 | +41.42% | 24.71% | $6.15 |
| Year 9 | $2.72 | +41.42% | 34.94% | $8.86 |
| Year 10 | $3.84 | +41.42% | 49.42% | $12.70 |
| Year 11 | $5.43 | +41.42% | 69.88% | $18.13 |
| Year 12 | $7.68 | +41.42% | 98.83% | $25.81 |
| Year 13 | $10.86 | +41.42% | 139.77% | $36.67 |
| Year 14 | $15.36 | +41.42% | 197.66% | $52.03 |
| Year 15 | $21.72 | +41.42% | 279.53% | $73.75 |
