MKR DeFi Yields
The highest honest MKR yield right now is 15.11% on uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), among 5 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
5 live pools above the $100K TVL floor · ranked by TVL
MKR's largest live pool is uniswap-v2 on Ethereum at 5.92% ($1.41M TVL). 5 MKR pools across 1 chain clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $2.54M in total.
Your idle MKR could earn ~15.12% — park $1.6K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live MKR pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| uniswap-v2 → | Ethereum | 5.92% | $1.41M |
| sushiswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 15.14% | $369.3K |
| uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 15.11% | $354.9K |
| uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 56.13% | $261.2K |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, MKR's lower-variability candidates are sushiswap-v3 (Ethereum), 15.14% APY, $369.3K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=de7b615e-d156-47d0-a4bf-5b556ab4591e&src=seo_token; uniswap-v2 (Ethereum), 5.92% APY, $1.41M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=340f308b-f626-4f28-a334-bdb588a4d1dd&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 15.11% APY, $354.9K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=031fe8ae-e000-49b6-bcc4-0a90021e5bc3&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 56.13% APY, $261.2K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=7fe1b874-94b1-4772-b1bd-fffc716699b7&src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
| Rank | Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sushiswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 15.14% | $369.3K |
| 2 | uniswap-v2 → | Ethereum | 5.92% | $1.41M |
| 3 | uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 15.11% | $354.9K |
| 4 | uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 56.13% | $261.2K |
How this rate has behaved
MKR shows up in 4 pools here, with rates from 5.92% to 56.13% APY across 1 chains — the rate depends on which protocol and chain you pick, not just the token.
4 of these 4 pools have a trustworthy 30-day average on file, with a median of 8.39% — a useful check against today's number for whether the rate is steady or just having a good day.
All 4 pools pay a plain base rate right now — no incentive or reward APY mixed in.
4 of 4 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-v2 | 5.92% | 1.51% | Base rate |
| sushiswap-v3 | 15.14% | 3.97% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v3 | 15.11% | 12.80% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v3 | 56.13% | 36.03% | 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 MKR yield today?
15.11% APY on uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many MKR pools clear the TVL floor?
5 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $2.54M 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 MKR pools have the most stable APY history?
Based on APY history only, MKR's lower-variability candidates are sushiswap-v3 (Ethereum), 15.14% APY, $369.3K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=de7b615e-d156-47d0-a4bf-5b556ab4591e&src=seo_token; uniswap-v2 (Ethereum), 5.92% APY, $1.41M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=340f308b-f626-4f28-a334-bdb588a4d1dd&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 15.11% APY, $354.9K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=031fe8ae-e000-49b6-bcc4-0a90021e5bc3&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 56.13% APY, $261.2K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=7fe1b874-94b1-4772-b1bd-fffc716699b7&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 September 2, 2026
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