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Salesforce, Inc. (CRM) Yield on Cost (YOC): 1.25%

The yield on cost (YOC) for Salesforce, Inc. (CRM) is 1.25%.

CRM Yield on Cost (YOC) Metrics

YIELD ON COST (YOC)

1.25%

Yield on Cost for CRM

CRM now pays $2.13 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:

If you boughtPrice thenYield on cost today
10 years ago(2016-06-09)$82.732.57%
5 years ago(2021-06-11)$240.310.89%
3 years ago(2023-06-13)$208.981.02%
1 year ago(2025-06-09)$272.250.78%
Buying today(at $170.92)$170.921.25%

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$170.92
$2.13
8.00%
15 Years

Starting Yield

1.25%

Ending YOC

3.95%

Year 15 Dividend

$6.76

Cum. Dividends Recd.

$62.46

Yield on Cost Progression Graph
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Year-by-year table outlining compounding dividend returns on your purchase cost basis.
YearProjected Div. / ShareYoY Dividend HikeYield on Cost (YOC)Total Dividends Recd.
Initial$2.131.25%$0.00
Year 1$2.30+8.00%1.35%$2.30
Year 2$2.48+8.00%1.45%$4.78
Year 3$2.68+8.00%1.57%$7.47
Year 4$2.90+8.00%1.70%$10.37
Year 5$3.13+8.00%1.83%$13.50
Year 6$3.38+8.00%1.98%$16.88
Year 7$3.65+8.00%2.14%$20.53
Year 8$3.94+8.00%2.31%$24.47
Year 9$4.26+8.00%2.49%$28.73
Year 10$4.60+8.00%2.69%$33.32
Year 11$4.97+8.00%2.91%$38.29
Year 12$5.36+8.00%3.14%$43.65
Year 13$5.79+8.00%3.39%$49.45
Year 14$6.26+8.00%3.66%$55.70
Year 15$6.76+8.00%3.95%$62.46

Salesforce, Inc. 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.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Salesforce, Inc. Yield on Cost (YOC) FAQ

What is the yield on cost (YOC) for Salesforce, Inc. (CRM)?
The yield on cost (YOC) for CRM stock is 1.25%.

About Salesforce, Inc.

Salesforce, Inc. is a leading provider of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, dedicated to connecting businesses and their clientele on a global scale. At its core, the Customer 360 platform empowers organizations to create seamless, integrated experiences for their customers. The company's extensive suite of services encompasses a wide array of functionalities: Sales: Tools designed to manage sales pipelines, track leads, forecast opportunities, extract data-driven insights through analytics, and streamline the creation of quotes, contracts, and invoices. Service: Capabilities enabling companies to deliver highly personalized, trustworthy, and scalable customer support. Platform: A versatile development environment, featuring intuitive drag-and-drop tools, that allows businesses of diverse sizes, locations, and industries to build tailored applications, thereby strengthening customer relationships. Learning: An online educational platform providing accessible training to acquire sought-after Salesforce skills. Slack: A comprehensive system for team collaboration and engagement. Marketing: Solutions for strategizing, personalizing, and optimizing individual customer marketing journeys. Commerce: Offerings that unify customer interactions across various channels, including mobile, web, social media, and physical retail stores. Tableau: A complete analytics solution addressing a broad spectrum of enterprise data analysis needs. MuleSoft: An integration platform designed to unlock and connect data residing across an organization's various systems. Salesforce's offerings cater to numerous sectors, such as financial services, healthcare, life sciences, and manufacturing, among others. Beyond its core products, the company also provides professional services and conducts both in-person and online courses to certify customers and partners in the architecture, administration, deployment, and development of its services. Its solutions are distributed through direct sales channels, as well as a network of consulting firms, systems integrators, and other strategic partners. Established in 1999, Salesforce, Inc. maintains its headquarters in San Francisco, California.

San Francisco, CA
76,453 employees
Technology / Software - Application
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
CEO
Marc R. Benioff