Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The yield on cost (YOC) is 0.95%.
YIELD ON COST (YOC)
0.95%
DE now pays $6.48 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(2016-09-12) | $83.09 | 7.80% |
| 5 years ago(2021-09-08) | $370.23 | 1.75% |
| 3 years ago(2023-09-11) | $400.37 | 1.62% |
| 1 year ago(2025-09-03) | $469.52 | 1.38% |
| Buying today(at $680.73) | $680.73 | 0.95% |
Projection: starting from today's 0.95% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at 13.5% a year — the recent growth rate of its annual payout. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.
Today
0.95%
In 3 years
1.39%
In 5 years
1.80%
In 10 years
3.39%
Try your own purchase price, dividend and growth rate for Deere & Company (DE).
Starting Yield
0.95%
Ending YOC
9.23%
Year 15 Dividend
$62.82
Cum. Dividends Recd.
$400.90
| Year | Projected Div. / Share | YoY Dividend Hike | Yield on Cost (YOC) | Total Dividends Recd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | $6.48 | N/A | 0.95% | $0.00 |
| Year 1 | $7.54 | +16.35% | 1.11% | $7.54 |
| Year 2 | $8.77 | +16.35% | 1.29% | $16.31 |
| Year 3 | $10.21 | +16.35% | 1.50% | $26.52 |
| Year 4 | $11.88 | +16.35% | 1.74% | $38.39 |
| Year 5 | $13.82 | +16.35% | 2.03% | $52.21 |
| Year 6 | $16.08 | +16.35% | 2.36% | $68.29 |
| Year 7 | $18.70 | +16.35% | 2.75% | $86.99 |
| Year 8 | $21.76 | +16.35% | 3.20% | $108.75 |
| Year 9 | $25.32 | +16.35% | 3.72% | $134.07 |
| Year 10 | $29.46 | +16.35% | 4.33% | $163.53 |
| Year 11 | $34.28 | +16.35% | 5.04% | $197.81 |
| Year 12 | $39.88 | +16.35% | 5.86% | $237.69 |
| Year 13 | $46.40 | +16.35% | 6.82% | $284.09 |
| Year 14 | $53.99 | +16.35% | 7.93% | $338.08 |
| Year 15 | $62.82 | +16.35% | 9.23% | $400.90 |
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
