Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The yield on cost (YOC) is 2.97%.
YIELD ON COST (YOC)
2.97%
JOUT now pays $1.32 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) | $36.19 | 3.65% |
| 5 years ago(2021-09-30) | $105.80 | 1.25% |
| 3 years ago(2023-10-03) | $53.14 | 2.48% |
| 1 year ago(2025-10-07) | $42.02 | 3.14% |
| 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
| $44.82 |
| 2.97% |
Projection: starting from today's 2.97% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at 9.1% a year — the recent growth rate of its annual payout. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.
Today
2.97%
In 3 years
3.86%
In 5 years
4.60%
In 10 years
7.12%
Try your own purchase price, dividend and growth rate for Johnson Outdoors Inc. (JOUT).
Starting Yield
2.95%
Ending YOC
18.15%
Year 15 Dividend
$8.14
Cum. Dividends Recd.
$59.69
| Year | Projected Div. / Share | YoY Dividend Hike | Yield on Cost (YOC) | Total Dividends Recd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | $1.32 | N/A | 2.95% | $0.00 |
| Year 1 | $1.49 | +12.89% | 3.32% | $1.49 |
| Year 2 | $1.68 | +12.89% | 3.75% | $3.17 |
| Year 3 | $1.90 | +12.89% | 4.24% | $5.07 |
| Year 4 | $2.14 | +12.89% | 4.78% | $7.22 |
| Year 5 | $2.42 | +12.89% | 5.40% | $9.64 |
| Year 6 | $2.73 | +12.89% | 6.10% | $12.37 |
| Year 7 | $3.08 | +12.89% | 6.88% | $15.45 |
| Year 8 | $3.48 | +12.89% | 7.77% | $18.93 |
| Year 9 | $3.93 | +12.89% | 8.77% | $22.86 |
| Year 10 | $4.44 | +12.89% | 9.90% | $27.30 |
| Year 11 | $5.01 | +12.89% | 11.18% | $32.31 |
| Year 12 | $5.66 | +12.89% | 12.62% | $37.97 |
| Year 13 | $6.38 | +12.89% | 14.24% | $44.35 |
| Year 14 | $7.21 | +12.89% | 16.08% | $51.56 |
| Year 15 | $8.14 | +12.89% | 18.15% | $59.69 |
