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APA Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in APA ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $11,465 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 1.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $6,955 reinvested (-1.9% a year), or $6,340 taking the dividends as cash, $1,429 of it paid out along the way.

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APA became

$6,955

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

-1.9%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$1,633

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Worst drop

-96.4%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearAPA total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+122.1%$138+11.7%
2025+11.5%$127+17.7%
2024−33.4%$119+24.9%
2023−21.2%$114+26.2%
2022+76.4%$76−18.2%
2021+90.8%$18+28.7%
2020−43.7%$37+18.3%
2019+1.1%$108+31.2%
2018−36.4%$103−4.6%
2017−32.1%$104+21.7%
2016+45.7%$106+12.0%
2015−27.7%$98+1.2%
2014−26.3%$96+13.5%
2013+10.5%$77+32.3%
2012−12.7%$66+16.0%
2011−23.6%$60+1.9%
2010+16.3%$60+15.1%
2009+39.5%$59+26.4%
2008−30.2%$68−36.8%

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

Key facts: APA total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in APA at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $6,955 at the end of Oct 2026: -1.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, APA turned $10,000 into $11,465 with dividends reinvested, 1.4% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, APA returned 18.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking APA's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $6,340, including $1,429 of cash received; reinvesting added $614.
  • APA's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (90.8%) and its worst 2020 (-43.7%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "APA Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/APA/total-return

APA total return questions

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

About $11,465 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 1.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $8,880 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is APA's total return since Dec 2007?

-30% in total, or -1.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 51%.

What was APA's worst year?

2020, at -43.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 18.3%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -96.4%.

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.