About the Stock Return Calculator
Total and annualized return on a stock including dividends received — capital gain plus income.
Also known as: total return calculator, stock total return, return with dividends.
How to use this calculator
- Enter buy price, current / sell price, dividends per share received, years held.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
Total return = (price change + dividends) ÷ buy price
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Buy price = 80
- Current / sell price = 96
- Dividends per share received = 4.5
- Years held = 3
the calculator returns:
- Total return: 25.62%
- Annualized return: 7.9%
- Price return: 20%
- Dividend return: 5.63%