# Yield

What returns can investors expect when staking?

_Source: https://beta.taostats.io/docs/concepts/staking/yield_

_Last reviewed: 2026-09-15_

What returns can investors expect when staking?

## Root staked vs. alpha staked

A Chart showing the percentage of tao staked to root vs. to all the subnets

![Yield dashboard with total/root/alpha stake stat cards and a line chart of root-staked versus alpha-staked percentage of tao over time](https://beta.taostats.io/images/docs/concepts/taostats-root-vs-alpha-staked-chart.png)

## Yield Values

Change the subnet in the left dorpdown to see results in other subnets

* **Validator**: Validator Name
* **STAKE**: Stake held in the subnet
* **1H APY**: Actual returns in the last hour - extrapolated to a year.
* **1D APY**: Actual returns in the last day - extrapolated to a year.
* **1W APY**: Actual returns in the last week - extrapolated to a year.
* **1M APY**: Actual returns in the last month - extrapolated to a year.

![Validator yield table with a subnet selector, returns simulator, and validator, stake, and 1H/1D/1W/1M APY columns](https://beta.taostats.io/images/docs/concepts/taostats-yield-values-apy-table.png)

## Yield Calculator

Enter the tao/alpha you have staked to see your earnings every hour, day, week month.

![Yield calculator table where an entered stake amount produces per-validator APY percentages and projected tao earnings across hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly windows](https://beta.taostats.io/images/docs/concepts/taostats-yield-calculator-table.png)