COW DeFi Yields
The highest honest COW yield right now is 4.80% on uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), among 3 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
3 live pools above the $100K TVL floor · ranked by TVL
Pool data verified from DefiLlama at generation time: October 18, 2026. Rates change continuously.
COW's largest live pool is uniswap-v3 on Ethereum at 4.80% ($393.9K TVL). 3 COW pools across 1 chain clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $1.03M in total.
Your idle COW could earn ~2.92% — park $8.2K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live COW pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 4.80% | $393.9K |
| balancer-v2 → | Ethereum | 1.04% | $315.4K |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, COW's lower-variability candidates are balancer-v2 (Ethereum), 1.04% APY, $315.4K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=685974d1-530d-442a-ac70-cdda142e6a40#src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 4.80% APY, $393.9K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3dc6640f-d845-45dd-a891-f4dd46d676af#src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
| Rank | Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | balancer-v2 → | Ethereum | 1.04% | $315.4K |
| 2 | uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 4.80% | $393.9K |
How this rate has behaved
COW shows up in 2 pools here, with rates from 1.04% to 4.80% APY across 1 chains — the rate depends on which protocol and chain you pick, not just the token.
2 of these 2 pools have a trustworthy 30-day average on file, with a median of 6.43% — a useful check against today's number for whether the rate is steady or just having a good day.
All 2 pools pay a plain base rate right now — no incentive or reward APY mixed in.
2 of 2 pools carry impermanent-loss risk, meaning a two-sided position can lose value against just holding, even while it earns yield.
| Protocol | APY | 30d Mean APY | Yield mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| uniswap-v3 | 4.80% | 10.55% | Base rate |
| balancer-v2 | 1.04% | 2.32% | Base rate |
The 30-day average comes straight from DefiLlama and only appears when it passes the same sanity rail as every other number on this page — a dash means it didn't clear that bar, not that it's being hidden. Every pool here already clears a $100K minimum TVL. Rates move daily, so treat this as a snapshot, not a promise.
Frequently asked questions
What's the highest COW yield today?
4.80% APY on uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many COW pools clear the TVL floor?
3 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $1.03M in total.
Are these rates safe?
Pools listed on this page clear a $100K minimum TVL and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) rates — that is this page's listing bar, not a safety guarantee. This is education, not financial advice; DeFi carries smart-contract and market risk regardless of the rate shown.
Which COW pools have the most stable APY history?
Based on APY history only, COW's lower-variability candidates are balancer-v2 (Ethereum), 1.04% APY, $315.4K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=685974d1-530d-442a-ac70-cdda142e6a40#src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 4.80% APY, $393.9K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3dc6640f-d845-45dd-a891-f4dd46d676af#src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
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Yields are live from DefiLlama. Pools on this page clear a $100K minimum TVL and exclude anomalous rates — that's this page's listing bar, not a safety guarantee. Education only, not financial advice.
Last updated October 18, 2026
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