How does a 7.8% dividend yield sound? A dividend yield is simply a company's total annual payout divided by its current share price. United Parcel ServiceLet's start with United Parcel Service (UPS 1.41%), whose stock is down about 33% year to date -- and which recently yielded a whopping 7.8%. Target's dividend recently yielded 5.3%, and when you factor in recent share repurchases, its total yield for shareholders was recently 8.02%. That dividend has grown over time, too, by an average annual rate of 8.8% over the past decade.