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Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $38,849 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 14.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $39,688 reinvested (7.6% a year), or $33,104 taking the dividends as cash, $2,831 of it paid out along the way.

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AEM became

$39,688

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

7.6%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$3,317

bought more shares

Worst drop

-70.5%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearAEM total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−1.8%$280+11.7%
2025+119.5%$397+17.7%
2024+46.0%$376+24.9%
2023+9.0%$367+26.2%
2022+1.1%$368−18.2%
2021−22.8%$299+28.7%
2020+16.2%$200+18.3%
2019+54.2%$118+31.2%
2018−11.5%$94−4.6%
2017+10.5%$48+21.7%
2016+61.2%$75+12.0%
2015+6.8%$65+1.2%
2014−4.7%$66+13.5%
2013−48.3%$170+32.3%
2012+47.2%$156+16.0%
2011−52.1%$124+1.9%
2010+42.5%$36+15.1%
2009+5.6%$42+26.4%
2008−5.8%$36−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: AEM total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $39,688 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, AEM turned $10,000 into $38,849 with dividends reinvested, 14.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, AEM returned 28.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking AEM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $33,104, including $2,831 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,584.
  • About 20% of AEM's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • AEM's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (119.5%) and its worst 2011 (-52.1%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/AEM/total-return

AEM total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in AEM 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $38,849 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 14.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $32,555 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is AEM's total return since Dec 2007?

297% in total, or 7.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 203%.

How much of AEM's return came from dividends?

About 20% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,584 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was AEM's worst year?

2011, at -52.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.9%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -70.5%.

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.