Coupon Rate Calculator

Enter the values in the Coupon Rate Calculator:

Using the Coupon Rate Calculator

Suppose that you want to calculate the coupon rate given the following information:

• Face Value is 1000
• Coupon payment per period is 30
• Payments are semiannual

Enter the values in the Coupon Rate Calculator:

Click on the "Calculate Coupon Rate" button and you'll get the coupon rate of 6%:

Manually Calculate the Coupon Rate

The formula to calculate the coupon rate is:

                           (Coupon Payment per Period) * (Number of Periods) * 100    
Coupon Rate =                              Face Value of the Bond         

For our example:

• Coupon Payment per Period = 30
• Number of Periods per Year = 2
• Face Value of the Bond = 1000

The coupon rate is therefore 6%:

                            30 * 2 * 100
Coupon Rate =       1000        = 6

You may the check the Coupon Payment Calculator to calculate the coupon payment.