Where can I find dividend yields for indices and individual stocks?
Answer
Search Eikon with Datastream, available on select computers in the Business library.
- Use Datastream Excel.
- Choose Datastream-AFO.
- Choose Time Series Request.
- To get the dividend yield for the S&P 500 enter the Datastream mnemonic: S&PCOMP.
- Enter the datatype DY for dividend yield.
- Enter the frequency.
- Enter the time period you want.
- For the dividend yield for individual stocks, use the Datastream mnemonic for that stock. For example U:IBM.