American Financial Group (AFG) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in American Financial Group (AFG) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $43,466 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 15.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $140,264 reinvested (15.1% a year), or $89,039 taking the dividends as cash, $35,760 of it paid out along the way.
AFG became
$140,264
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
15.1%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$64,154
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Worst drop
-46.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | AFG total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +16.9% | $4,705 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +5.4% | $6,195 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +23.8% | $7,823 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −7.6% | $6,105 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +10.9% | $10,125 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +93.8% | $15,855 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −16.2% | $1,995 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +27.1% | $2,453 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −13.0% | $2,108 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +29.2% | $2,178 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +25.8% | $968 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +22.2% | $852 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +8.7% | $787 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +51.2% | $738 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +9.9% | $386 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +16.5% | $265 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +32.2% | $223 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +11.7% | $184 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −19.1% | $209 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: AFG total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in American Financial Group (AFG) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $140,264 at the end of Oct 2026: 15.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, AFG turned $10,000 into $43,466 with dividends reinvested, 15.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, AFG returned 10.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking AFG's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $89,039, including $35,760 of cash received; reinvesting added $51,226.
- AFG's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (93.8%) and its worst 2008 (-19.1%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "American Financial Group (AFG) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/AFG/total-return
AFG total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in AFG 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $43,466 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 15.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $20,654 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is AFG's total return since Dec 2007?
1303% in total, or 15.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 433%.
How much of AFG's return came from dividends?
About 38% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $51,226 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was AFG's worst year?
2008, at -19.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -46.9%.
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.