BHP Group (BHP) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in BHP Group (BHP) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $48,180 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 $34,826 reinvested (6.8% a year), or $21,923 taking the dividends as cash, $8,398 of it paid out along the way.
BHP became
$34,826
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
6.8%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$14,126
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Worst drop
-72.2%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BHP total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +36.6% | $1,409 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +28.9% | $910 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −24.6% | $1,262 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +16.4% | $1,267 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +29.4% | $2,168 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +2.0% | $1,588 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +25.3% | $536 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +24.6% | $1,156 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +10.5% | $547 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +33.8% | $335 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +41.9% | $128 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −38.1% | $470 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −27.9% | $423 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −9.8% | $416 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +14.9% | $408 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −22.0% | $324 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +24.5% | $316 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +85.2% | $267 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −37.4% | $195 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BHP total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in BHP Group (BHP) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $34,826 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BHP turned $10,000 into $48,180 with dividends reinvested, 17.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BHP returned 17.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BHP's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $21,923, including $8,398 of cash received; reinvesting added $12,903.
- BHP's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (85.2%) and its worst 2015 (-38.1%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BHP Group (BHP) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BHP/total-return
BHP total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in BHP 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $48,180 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 17.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $25,347 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is BHP's total return since Dec 2007?
248% in total, or 6.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 35%.
How much of BHP's return came from dividends?
About 76% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $12,903 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BHP's worst year?
2015, at -38.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -72.2%.
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.