How To Calculate Total Return For A Stock. Total\;stock\;return = \frac{ p_{e} = p_{b} + d }{p_{b} } where p e = stock price at the end of a given period, p b = stock price at the beginning of a given period and d = dividends per share paid in a given period. Examples of total stock return calculation
Take the difference between the opening and closing prices and multiply it by the shares you own to determine exactly how much your stock increased (or decreased) in value that day. The income sources from a stock is dividends and its increase in value. We saw that in the previous tutorial.