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Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Armstrong World Industries (AWI) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $47,964 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 17.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $104,485 reinvested (13.3% a year), or $59,644 taking the dividends as cash, $11,790 of it paid out along the way.

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AWI became

$104,485

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

13.3%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$17,750

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Worst drop

-70.4%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearAWI total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−12.4%$843+11.7%
2025+36.5%$1,035+17.7%
2024+45.1%$729+24.9%
2023+45.4%$640+26.2%
2022−40.3%$577−18.2%
2021+57.4%$910+28.7%
2020−20.0%$772+18.3%
2019+62.5%$675+31.2%
2018−3.6%$101−4.6%
2017+45.1%$119+21.7%
2016+5.3%$12+12.0%
2015−10.5%$15+1.2%
2014−11.3%$13+13.5%
2013+13.8%$116+32.3%
2012+39.7%$4,280+16.0%
2011+1.8%$12+1.9%
2010+57.1%$5,333+15.1%
2009+80.1%$8+26.4%
2008−36.6%$1,559−36.8%

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

Key facts: AWI total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Armstrong World Industries (AWI) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $104,485 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.3% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, AWI turned $10,000 into $47,964 with dividends reinvested, 17.0% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, AWI returned 10.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking AWI's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $59,644, including $11,790 of cash received; reinvesting added $44,841.
  • About 35% of AWI's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • AWI's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (80.1%) and its worst 2022 (-40.3%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/AWI/total-return

AWI total return questions

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

About $47,964 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 17.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $44,357 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is AWI's total return since Dec 2007?

945% in total, or 13.3% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 379%.

How much of AWI's return came from dividends?

About 35% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $44,841 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was AWI's worst year?

2022, at -40.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -70.4%.

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.