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Enter the bond price, face value, and coupon rate to quickly calculate the Bond Current Yield (BCY) for smarter investment decisions.
Overview
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Bond current yield is the annual coupon amount divided by the bond’s current purchase price, expressed as a percentage. It gives a simple income-to-price snapshot. It is different from the coupon rate, which is based on face value, and from yield to maturity (YTM), which considers the bond’s cash flows through maturity.
Annual coupon = face value × coupon rate ÷ 100
Current yield (%) = annual coupon ÷ purchase price × 100
For example, a $1,000 face value, 5% coupon, and $950 purchase price give annual coupon income of $50 and current yield of about 5.26%. The calculator shows current yield to two decimal places. FINRA and Investor.gov describe current yield as yearly interest or coupon payment divided by market price.
Guide
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Use the bond’s principal amount in the same currency units as the price. Face value is the base used with coupon rate to calculate annual coupon income.
Use the price you want to evaluate. The calculation requires a price greater than zero; it does not fetch a live quote or add transaction costs.
Type the annual rate as a percentage, such as 5 for five percent. The calculator multiplies face value by this rate to estimate one year of coupon income.
The years field affects the separate simple total-interest and total-return estimate, but it does not affect current yield. The BCY result is based only on coupon income and purchase price. Reset restores the sample values.
With the sample inputs of $1,000 face value, $950 price, 5% coupon, and 5 years, annual coupon is $50 and BCY is (50 ÷ 950) × 100 = 5.26% after rounding.
Use cases
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For the same bond’s fixed coupon, calculate current yield at two hypothetical prices to see how the income-to-price ratio changes as price moves.
Enter a face value, annual coupon rate, and price to reproduce a current-yield exercise, then compare the result with the formula by hand.
Use BCY for the coupon-to-price snapshot, then use bond cash-flow analysis if the question includes maturity value, timing, calls, taxes, or reinvestment.
Q&A
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No. Current yield divides annual coupon income by current price. YTM also accounts for the bond’s repayment at maturity and the timing of cash flows; this calculator does not solve YTM.
The page also displays a simplified total-interest and total-return estimate using years to maturity. That separate display does not change the BCY formula, which uses annual coupon and purchase price only.
When the annual coupon is unchanged and purchase price is lower, dividing by the smaller price produces a higher current yield. That does not by itself describe the bond’s full return through maturity.
No. It uses an annual coupon rate and annualizes the coupon amount directly. It does not model payment dates, accrued interest, clean versus dirty price, or day-count conventions.
Notes
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Current yield is an income ratio, not a forecast of total return or a recommendation to buy or sell.
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