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Apollo Global Management (APO) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Mar 2011, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Apollo Global Management (APO) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $93,344 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 25.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Mar 2011, $10,000 became $167,399 reinvested (19.8% a year), or $82,093 taking the dividends as cash, $17,738 of it paid out along the way.

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APO became

$167,399

S&P 500: $74,772

Return a year

19.8%

S&P 500: 13.8%

Payouts reinvested

$33,929

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Worst drop

-49.6%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Mar 2011 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearAPO total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−19.0%$2,227+11.7%
2025−11.1%$2,713+17.7%
2024+79.9%$2,639+24.9%
2023+49.4%$2,442+26.2%
2022−9.6%$2,195−18.2%
2021+53.3%$2,708+28.7%
2020+8.0%$2,820+18.3%
2019+106.5%$2,447+31.2%
2018−22.0%$2,166−4.6%
2017+85.4%$2,006+21.7%
2016+37.3%$1,268+12.0%
2015−29.3%$1,707+1.2%
2014−15.9%$2,566+13.5%
2013+112.3%$2,772+32.3%
2012+54.6%$863+16.0%
2011 (part)−27.7%$389−3.8%

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

Key facts: APO total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Apollo Global Management (APO) at the end of Mar 2011, with dividends reinvested, was worth $167,399 at the end of Oct 2026: 19.8% a year, against $74,772 (13.8% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, APO turned $10,000 into $93,344 with dividends reinvested, 25.0% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, APO returned 10.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking APO's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $82,093, including $17,738 of cash received; reinvesting added $85,306.
  • About 36% of APO's yearly total return since Mar 2011 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • APO's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (112.3%) and its worst 2015 (-29.3%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Apollo Global Management (APO) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/APO/total-return

APO total return questions

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

About $93,344 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 25.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $63,370 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is APO's total return since Mar 2011?

1574% in total, or 19.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 544%.

How much of APO's return came from dividends?

About 36% of its yearly return since Mar 2011. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $85,306 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was APO's worst year?

2015, at -29.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -49.6%.

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.