Cost of Equity
| Cost of Equity Formula | 
| \( COE \;=\; \dfrac{ DPS }{ CMV } + GRD \) | 
| Symbol | 
| \( COE \) = cost of equity | 
| \( CMV \) = current market value of stock | 
| \( DPS \) = dividends per share, for next year | 
| \( GRD \) = growth rate of dividend | 
Cost of equity, abbreviated as COE, is the rate of return a company expects on their equity inestments to compensation for the risk profile of the asset.

