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Brady (BRC) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Brady (BRC) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $29,784 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 11.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $35,569 reinvested (7.0% a year), or $28,173 taking the dividends as cash, $4,586 of it paid out along the way.

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BRC became

$35,569

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

7.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$5,864

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Worst drop

-55.0%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearBRC total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+6.9%$431+11.7%
2025+7.6%$427+17.7%
2024+27.7%$400+24.9%
2023+26.9%$397+26.2%
2022−10.9%$375−18.2%
2021+3.7%$344+28.7%
2020−6.0%$334+18.3%
2019+34.1%$342+31.2%
2018+17.1%$309−4.6%
2017+3.2%$303+21.7%
2016+68.2%$296+12.0%
2015−13.1%$286+1.2%
2014−8.9%$260+13.5%
2013−5.2%$260+32.3%
2012+8.5%$242+16.0%
2011−1.0%$236+1.9%
2010+11.3%$224+15.1%
2009+29.0%$214+26.4%
2008−30.4%$185−36.8%

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

Key facts: BRC total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Brady (BRC) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $35,569 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BRC turned $10,000 into $29,784 with dividends reinvested, 11.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BRC returned 11.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking BRC's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $28,173, including $4,586 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,396.
  • About 33% of BRC's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • BRC's best calendar year in that time was 2016 (68.2%) and its worst 2008 (-30.4%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Brady (BRC) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BRC/total-return

BRC total return questions

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

About $29,784 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 11.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $25,006 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is BRC's total return since Dec 2007?

256% in total, or 7.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 136%.

How much of BRC's return came from dividends?

About 33% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,396 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was BRC's worst year?

2008, at -30.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -55.0%.

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.