Applied Materials (AMAT) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Applied Materials (AMAT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $149,231 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 31.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $296,196 reinvested (19.7% a year), or $227,611 taking the dividends as cash, $7,966 of it paid out along the way.
AMAT became
$296,196
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
19.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$10,048
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Worst drop
-52.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | AMAT total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +52.3% | $1,163 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +59.6% | $1,347 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +1.1% | $1,151 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +68.0% | $950 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −37.5% | $761 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +83.6% | $702 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +43.3% | $614 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +89.9% | $584 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −34.9% | $506 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +59.8% | $279 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +75.7% | $289 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −23.5% | $275 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +43.7% | $293 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +58.6% | $267 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +10.2% | $223 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −21.8% | $200 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +3.0% | $163 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +40.4% | $135 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −42.1% | $147 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: AMAT total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Applied Materials (AMAT) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $296,196 at the end of Oct 2026: 19.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, AMAT turned $10,000 into $149,231 with dividends reinvested, 31.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, AMAT returned 24.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking AMAT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $227,611, including $7,966 of cash received; reinvesting added $68,585.
- AMAT's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (89.9%) and its worst 2008 (-42.1%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Applied Materials (AMAT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/AMAT/total-return
AMAT total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in AMAT 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $149,231 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 31.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $134,144 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is AMAT's total return since Dec 2007?
2862% in total, or 19.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 2096%.
How much of AMAT's return came from dividends?
About 10% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $68,585 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was AMAT's worst year?
2008, at -42.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -52.8%.
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.