AES Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in AES ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $18,445 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $11,260 reinvested (0.6% a year), or $10,551 taking the dividends as cash, $3,618 of it paid out along the way.
AES became
$11,260
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
0.6%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$4,652
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Worst drop
-72.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | AES total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +8.5% | $524 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +18.3% | $513 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −30.4% | $445 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −30.9% | $448 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +21.7% | $402 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +6.0% | $367 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +22.1% | $349 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +42.1% | $312 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +39.1% | $302 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | −2.8% | $258 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +26.4% | $237 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −28.2% | $199 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −3.7% | $112 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +37.3% | $86 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | −9.2% | $37 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −2.8% | $14 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −8.5% | $15 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +61.7% | $15 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −61.5% | $18 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: AES total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in AES at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $11,260 at the end of Oct 2026: 0.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, AES turned $10,000 into $18,445 with dividends reinvested, 6.3% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, AES returned -6.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking AES's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $10,551, including $3,618 of cash received; reinvesting added $709.
- AES's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (61.7%) and its worst 2008 (-61.5%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "AES Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/AES/total-return
AES total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in AES 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $18,445 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $12,600 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is AES's total return since Dec 2007?
13% in total, or 0.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 31%.
How much of AES's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $709 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was AES's worst year?
2008, at -61.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -72.8%.
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.