Apple (AAPL) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Apple (AAPL) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $132,754 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 29.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $582,145 reinvested (24.1% a year), or $503,119 taking the dividends as cash, $15,665 of it paid out along the way.
AAPL became
$582,145
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
24.1%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$17,817
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Worst drop
-56.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | AAPL total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +27.1% | $1,370 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +9.0% | $1,799 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +30.7% | $1,719 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +49.0% | $1,644 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −26.4% | $1,508 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +34.6% | $1,449 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +82.3% | $1,345 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +89.0% | $1,242 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −5.4% | $1,155 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +48.5% | $1,019 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +12.5% | $902 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −3.0% | $797 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +40.6% | $776 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +8.0% | $642 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +32.6% | $289 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +25.5% | $28 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +53.2% | $53 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +147.1% | $33 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −56.9% | $45 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: AAPL total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Apple (AAPL) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $582,145 at the end of Oct 2026: 24.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, AAPL turned $10,000 into $132,754 with dividends reinvested, 29.5% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, AAPL returned 18.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking AAPL's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $503,119, including $15,665 of cash received; reinvesting added $79,026.
- AAPL's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (147.1%) and its worst 2008 (-56.9%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Apple (AAPL) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/AAPL/total-return
AAPL total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in AAPL 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $132,754 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 29.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $121,391 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is AAPL's total return since Dec 2007?
5721% in total, or 24.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 4775%.
How much of AAPL's return came from dividends?
About 5% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $79,026 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was AAPL's worst year?
2008, at -56.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -56.9%.
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.