Coupon Payment Calculator — Bond Interest Payment
Enter the bond face value, annual coupon rate, payment frequency and years to maturity to see exactly how much each coupon payment will be and how much total interest the bond pays over its life.
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Payment frequency
years
Each periodic interest payment the bondholder receives
- 1
Annual coupon
1,000 × 5% ÷ 100 = 50 - 2
Payments per year
2 - 3
Coupon per period
50 ÷ 2 = 25
How does this calculator work?
Coupon per period = Face Value × (Coupon Rate% / Periods per year). A $1,000 bond at 5% paid semi-annually pays $25 per period, $50/year, and $500 over 10 years. Total income = per-period coupon × total number of periods over the bond life.
Formula
How this is calculated
A fixed-rate bond pays regular coupon interest to the holder until maturity, at which point the face value (par) is returned. The coupon rate is set at issuance as an annual percentage of the face value. Dividing the annual coupon by the number of payment periods per year gives the per-period payment — the cash amount the bondholder receives each period.
For example, a $1,000 bond with a 5% annual coupon paid semi-annually pays $25 every six months ($1,000 × 5% ÷ 2). A quarterly-paying bond with the same terms pays $12.50 every quarter. The total coupon income over the life of the bond is simply the per-period payment multiplied by the total number of periods.
Note: this calculator computes the fixed coupon cash flows only. It does not price the bond (which requires discounting those flows at a market yield) or account for accrued interest on trades between coupon dates. Zero-coupon bonds have a 0% coupon rate — they trade at a discount and pay no periodic cash.
Frequently asked questions
A coupon payment is the periodic interest a bond issuer pays to the bondholder. It is calculated as: Face Value × Annual Coupon Rate ÷ Payment frequency. The name comes from the physical coupons investors used to clip and present for payment before electronic settlement.
No. The total annual coupon income is the same regardless of how often payments are made — only the timing differs. More frequent payments can compound if reinvested, but this calculator shows only the fixed scheduled payments.
No. The coupon is fixed and based on the face value; yield (yield to maturity) depends on the market price you pay. If you buy a bond at a discount, your yield exceeds the coupon rate; buying at a premium gives a yield below the coupon rate.
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