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Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $43,887 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 15.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $46,466 reinvested (8.5% a year), or $34,446 taking the dividends as cash, $4,275 of it paid out along the way.

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BNY became

$46,466

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

8.5%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$5,575

bought more shares

Worst drop

-59.0%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearBNY total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+28.9%$748+11.7%
2025+54.4%$633+17.7%
2024+51.9%$541+24.9%
2023+18.5%$473+26.2%
2022−19.1%$402−18.2%
2021+40.6%$365+28.7%
2020−12.9%$328+18.3%
2019+9.6%$309+31.2%
2018−10.8%$266−4.6%
2017+15.7%$217+21.7%
2016+17.1%$180+12.0%
2015+3.3%$162+1.2%
2014+18.3%$162+13.5%
2013+38.6%$134+32.3%
2012+32.2%$122+16.0%
2011−32.9%$108+1.9%
2010+9.4%$83+15.1%
2009+1.0%$132+26.4%
2008−40.4%$210−36.8%

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

Key facts: BNY total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $46,466 at the end of Oct 2026: 8.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BNY turned $10,000 into $43,887 with dividends reinvested, 15.9% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BNY returned 23.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking BNY's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $34,446, including $4,275 of cash received; reinvesting added $12,020.
  • About 29% of BNY's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • BNY's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (54.4%) and its worst 2008 (-40.4%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BNY/total-return

BNY total return questions

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

About $43,887 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 15.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $33,998 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is BNY's total return since Dec 2007?

365% in total, or 8.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 202%.

How much of BNY's return came from dividends?

About 29% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $12,020 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was BNY's worst year?

2008, at -40.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -59.0%.

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.