BCE Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in BCE ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $8,178 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -2.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $14,362 reinvested (1.9% a year), or $15,170 taking the dividends as cash, $10,042 of it paid out along the way.
BCE became
$14,362
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
1.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$17,158
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Worst drop
-50.5%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BCE total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −11.0% | $609 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +10.2% | $1,067 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −35.6% | $1,676 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −4.2% | $1,580 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −10.6% | $1,413 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +28.7% | $1,381 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −2.0% | $1,178 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +23.9% | $1,123 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −12.6% | $1,023 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +15.0% | $676 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +17.3% | $817 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −11.6% | $728 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +11.4% | $775 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +6.1% | $742 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +8.6% | $708 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +23.8% | $609 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +35.5% | $489 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +43.3% | $389 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −47.1% | $175 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BCE total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in BCE at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $14,362 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, BCE turned $10,000 into $8,178 with dividends reinvested, -2.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BCE returned -11.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BCE's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $15,170, including $10,042 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- BCE's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (43.3%) and its worst 2008 (-47.1%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BCE Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BCE/total-return
BCE total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in BCE 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $8,178 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -2.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $4,485 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is BCE's total return since Dec 2007?
44% in total, or 1.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 49%.
How much of BCE's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BCE's worst year?
2008, at -47.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -50.5%.
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.