Best Buy (BBY) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Best Buy (BBY) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $35,347 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 13.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $32,926 reinvested (6.5% a year), or $24,898 taking the dividends as cash, $6,731 of it paid out along the way.
BBY became
$32,926
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
6.5%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$9,655
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Worst drop
-74.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BBY total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +48.5% | $978 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −17.8% | $1,195 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +14.4% | $1,163 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +2.5% | $1,114 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −17.5% | $910 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +4.4% | $754 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +16.7% | $595 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +70.5% | $535 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −20.6% | $444 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +64.5% | $349 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +46.5% | $366 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −18.8% | $306 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +0.1% | $172 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +244.0% | $146 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | −47.3% | $140 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −30.3% | $129 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −11.8% | $119 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +43.2% | $140 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −45.9% | $99 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BBY total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Best Buy (BBY) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $32,926 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BBY turned $10,000 into $35,347 with dividends reinvested, 13.5% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BBY returned -0.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BBY's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $24,898, including $6,731 of cash received; reinvesting added $8,028.
- BBY's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (244.0%) and its worst 2012 (-47.3%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Best Buy (BBY) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BBY/total-return
BBY total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in BBY 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $35,347 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 13.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $24,582 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is BBY's total return since Dec 2007?
229% in total, or 6.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 82%.
How much of BBY's return came from dividends?
About 51% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $8,028 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BBY's worst year?
2012, at -47.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 16.0%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -74.9%.
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.