KKR now pays $0.76 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(2016-09-13)
$14.56
5.22%
5 years ago(2021-09-08)
$63.07
1.21%
3 years ago(2023-09-12)
$63.79
1.19%
1 year ago(2025-09-10)
$139.29
0.55%
Buying today(at $101.08)
$101.08
0.75%
If you buy today and the dividend keeps growing
Projection: starting from today's 0.75% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at 6.7% a year — the recent growth rate of its annual payout. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.
Today
0.75%
In 3 years
0.91%
In 5 years
1.03%
In 10 years
1.40%
Yield on Cost Calculator
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$101.08
$0.76
6.61%
15 Years
Starting Yield
0.75%
Ending YOC
1.96%
Year 15 Dividend
$1.99
Cum. Dividends Recd.
$19.76
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
$0.76
N/A
0.75%
$0.00
Year 1
$0.81
+6.61%
0.80%
$0.81
Year 2
$0.86
+6.61%
0.85%
$1.67
Year 3
$0.92
+6.61%
0.91%
$2.59
Year 4
$0.98
+6.61%
0.97%
$3.58
Year 5
$1.05
+6.61%
1.04%
$4.62
Year 6
$1.12
+6.61%
1.10%
$5.74
Year 7
$1.19
+6.61%
1.18%
$6.93
Year 8
$1.27
+6.61%
1.25%
$8.20
Year 9
$1.35
+6.61%
1.34%
$9.55
Year 10
$1.44
+6.61%
1.43%
$10.99
Year 11
$1.54
+6.61%
1.52%
$12.53
Year 12
$1.64
+6.61%
1.62%
$14.17
Year 13
$1.75
+6.61%
1.73%
$15.91
Year 14
$1.86
+6.61%
1.84%
$17.77
Year 15
$1.99
+6.61%
1.96%
$19.76
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.