A firm pays dividends once per year, at the end of the year.

A firm pays dividends once per year, at the end of the year. It generated $300 million in free cash flow this year, of which $75 million was used to pay all its interest obligations and $100 million was invested in new projects. The remainder was paid out as dividends, with the same amount paid for each share owned. If the firm has 80 million shares outstanding and a stock price of $42.00 at the end of the year, what is the dividend yield?

0.2%

1.4%

2.8%

3.7%

4.1%

5.0%