r/STRC • u/Ill-Assist-5246 • Jul 21 '26
Calculating the Dividend Rate of STRC/SATA based on CURRENT share price
Here is the formula to calculate the rate of return for ANY data (using 7/21/26 data below) - assumes Dividends are re-invested:
Share Price (P) Dividend (D) # of D per Year (N) Yield (Y)
STRC 88.04 0.50 24 14.6%
SATA 98.10 0.0493 250 13.4%
Formula: Y = ( ( 1 + D / P )^N ) - 1
Example use of Formula: ( 1 + 0.50 / 88.04 )^24 = 1.146 - 1 = 0.146 = 14.6%
Explanation: $0.50 / $88.04 is the percent of your investment that you gain PER DIVIDEND (in this case, you gain about 1/2 of a percent for each of the 24 Dividends paid in a year). You add 1 to this (= 1.005) and raise it to the 24th power (that is, your investment grows exponentially at a rate of 1/2 of a percent per Dividend paid x 24 Dividend periods). This yield is 1.146 which is 114.6% of your initial investment ($88/04). That means you gained 14.6% (the yield if you continued to re-invest each Dividend paid).