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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $17,516 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 5.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $48,062 reinvested (8.7% a year), or $36,014 taking the dividends as cash, $12,454 of it paid out along the way.

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BMY became

$48,062

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

8.7%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$19,079

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Worst drop

-45.8%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearBMY total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+21.0%$2,004+11.7%
2025+0.1%$1,720+17.7%
2024+15.8%$1,662+24.9%
2023−26.1%$1,458+26.2%
2022+19.0%$1,421−18.2%
2021+2.9%$918+28.7%
2020+0.4%$1,398+18.3%
2019+27.7%$975+31.2%
2018−12.9%$850−4.6%
2017+7.7%$832+21.7%
2016−13.5%$613+12.0%
2015+19.2%$781+1.2%
2014+14.2%$769+13.5%
2013+70.0%$908+32.3%
2012−3.8%$634+16.0%
2011+39.4%$593+1.9%
2010+8.8%$423+15.1%
2009+14.8%$524+26.4%
2008−6.1%$595−36.8%

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

Key facts: BMY total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $48,062 at the end of Oct 2026: 8.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BMY turned $10,000 into $17,516 with dividends reinvested, 5.8% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BMY returned 5.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking BMY's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $36,014, including $12,454 of cash received; reinvesting added $12,048.
  • About 46% of BMY's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • BMY's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (70.0%) and its worst 2023 (-26.1%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BMY/total-return

BMY total return questions

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

About $17,516 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 5.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $12,273 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is BMY's total return since Dec 2007?

381% in total, or 8.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 136%.

How much of BMY's return came from dividends?

About 46% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $12,048 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was BMY's worst year?

2023, at -26.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 26.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -45.8%.

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.