KKR now pays $0.75 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(2016-07-25)
$13.92
5.39%
5 years ago(2021-07-27)
$62.33
1.20%
3 years ago(2023-07-24)
$60.77
1.23%
1 year ago(2025-07-29)
$151.00
0.50%
Buying today(at $102.66)
$102.66
0.74%
If you buy today and the dividend keeps growing
Projection: starting from today's 0.74% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at its historical 6.6% rate. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.
Today
0.74%
In 3 years
0.95%
In 5 years
1.11%
In 10 years
1.68%
Yield on Cost Calculator
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$102.66
$0.75
6.61%
15 Years
Starting Yield
0.73%
Ending YOC
1.91%
Year 15 Dividend
$1.96
Cum. Dividends Recd.
$19.50
Yield on Cost Progression Graph
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Detailed Projections Ledger
Year-by-year table outlining compounding dividend returns on your purchase cost basis.
Year
Projected Div. / Share
YoY Dividend Hike
Yield on Cost (YOC)
Total Dividends Recd.
Initial
$0.75
N/A
0.73%
$0.00
Year 1
$0.80
+6.61%
0.78%
$0.80
Year 2
$0.85
+6.61%
0.83%
$1.65
Year 3
$0.91
+6.61%
0.89%
$2.56
Year 4
$0.97
+6.61%
0.94%
$3.53
Year 5
$1.03
+6.61%
1.01%
$4.56
Year 6
$1.10
+6.61%
1.07%
$5.66
Year 7
$1.17
+6.61%
1.14%
$6.84
Year 8
$1.25
+6.61%
1.22%
$8.09
Year 9
$1.33
+6.61%
1.30%
$9.42
Year 10
$1.42
+6.61%
1.39%
$10.85
Year 11
$1.52
+6.61%
1.48%
$12.36
Year 12
$1.62
+6.61%
1.57%
$13.98
Year 13
$1.72
+6.61%
1.68%
$15.70
Year 14
$1.84
+6.61%
1.79%
$17.54
Year 15
$1.96
+6.61%
1.91%
$19.50
Yield on Cost (YOC) Formula & Definition
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.
