BP Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in BP ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $24,896 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 9.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $18,823 reinvested (3.4% a year), or $12,265 taking the dividends as cash, $5,379 of it paid out along the way.
BP became
$18,823
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
3.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$8,817
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Worst drop
-61.7%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BP total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +50.5% | $554 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +24.5% | $673 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −11.9% | $603 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +6.0% | $521 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +37.0% | $429 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +36.4% | $370 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −41.3% | $485 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +5.9% | $616 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −4.6% | $558 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +20.0% | $531 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +28.9% | $505 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −12.8% | $453 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −17.6% | $432 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +22.8% | $381 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +2.0% | $327 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +0.5% | $273 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −22.6% | $132 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +32.9% | $508 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −32.5% | $467 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BP total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in BP at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $18,823 at the end of Oct 2026: 3.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BP turned $10,000 into $24,896 with dividends reinvested, 9.6% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BP returned 17.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BP's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $12,265, including $5,379 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,558.
- BP's best calendar year in that time was 2022 (37.0%) and its worst 2020 (-41.3%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BP Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BP/total-return
BP total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in BP 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $24,896 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 9.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $14,174 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is BP's total return since Dec 2007?
88% in total, or 3.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 31%.
How much of BP's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,558 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BP's worst year?
2020, at -41.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 18.3%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -61.7%.
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.