Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The yield on cost (YOC) is 0.18%.
YIELD ON COST (YOC)
0.18%
CW now pays $0.98 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(2016-09-08) | $90.15 | 1.09% |
| 5 years ago(2021-09-16) | $119.60 | 0.82% |
| 3 years ago(2023-09-07) | $201.47 | 0.49% |
| 1 year ago(2025-09-11) | $511.10 | 0.19% |
| Buying today(at $562.85) | $562.85 | 0.18% |
Projection: starting from today's 0.18% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at 5.3% a year — the recent growth rate of its annual payout. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.
Today
0.18%
In 3 years
0.21%
In 5 years
0.25%
In 10 years
0.34%
Try your own purchase price, dividend and growth rate for Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW).
Starting Yield
0.17%
Ending YOC
0.45%
Year 15 Dividend
$2.51
Cum. Dividends Recd.
$25.15
| Year | Projected Div. / Share | YoY Dividend Hike | Yield on Cost (YOC) | Total Dividends Recd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | $0.98 | N/A | 0.17% | $0.00 |
| Year 1 | $1.04 | +6.46% | 0.19% | $1.04 |
| Year 2 | $1.11 | +6.46% | 0.20% | $2.15 |
| Year 3 | $1.18 | +6.46% | 0.21% | $3.34 |
| Year 4 | $1.26 | +6.46% | 0.22% | $4.60 |
| Year 5 | $1.34 | +6.46% | 0.24% | $5.94 |
| Year 6 | $1.43 | +6.46% | 0.25% | $7.36 |
| Year 7 | $1.52 | +6.46% | 0.27% | $8.88 |
| Year 8 | $1.62 | +6.46% | 0.29% | $10.50 |
| Year 9 | $1.72 | +6.46% | 0.31% | $12.22 |
| Year 10 | $1.83 | +6.46% | 0.33% | $14.05 |
| Year 11 | $1.95 | +6.46% | 0.35% | $16.00 |
| Year 12 | $2.08 | +6.46% | 0.37% | $18.08 |
| Year 13 | $2.21 | +6.46% | 0.39% | $20.29 |
| Year 14 | $2.35 | +6.46% | 0.42% | $22.65 |
| Year 15 | $2.51 | +6.46% | 0.45% | $25.15 |
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
