Alcoa (AA) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Alcoa (AA) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $19,277 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $5,815 reinvested (-2.8% a year), or $5,582 taking the dividends as cash, $815 of it paid out along the way.
AA became
$5,815
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
-2.8%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$899
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Worst drop
-92.3%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | AA total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −25.7% | $64 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +42.5% | $62 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +12.4% | $64 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −24.3% | $54 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −23.1% | $60 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +159.0% | $17 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +7.2% | $5 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | −19.1% | $3 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −50.7% | $2 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +91.9% | $4 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +28.4% | $48 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −36.8% | $41 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +49.8% | $42 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +24.3% | $40 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +1.7% | $40 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −43.2% | $39 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −3.6% | $37 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +47.6% | $71 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −68.2% | $205 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: AA total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Alcoa (AA) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $5,815 at the end of Oct 2026: -2.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, AA turned $10,000 into $19,277 with dividends reinvested, 6.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, AA returned -2.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking AA's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $5,582, including $815 of cash received; reinvesting added $233.
- AA's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (159.0%) and its worst 2008 (-68.2%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Alcoa (AA) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/AA/total-return
AA total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in AA 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $19,277 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $18,203 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is AA's total return since Dec 2007?
-42% in total, or -2.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 52%.
What was AA's worst year?
2008, at -68.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -92.3%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.