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Brown & Brown (BRO) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Brown & Brown (BRO) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $41,123 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 15.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $73,242 reinvested (11.2% a year), or $64,636 taking the dividends as cash, $5,266 of it paid out along the way.

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BRO became

$73,242

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

11.2%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$6,107

bought more shares

Worst drop

-54.3%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearBRO total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−11.8%$528+11.7%
2025−21.4%$679+17.7%
2024+44.3%$607+24.9%
2023+25.7%$498+26.2%
2022−18.4%$435−18.2%
2021+49.3%$421+28.7%
2020+21.0%$365+18.3%
2019+44.7%$351+31.2%
2018+8.3%$308−4.6%
2017+16.2%$287+21.7%
2016+41.9%$265+12.0%
2015−1.1%$226+1.2%
2014+6.2%$210+13.5%
2013+24.7%$167+32.3%
2012+14.1%$183+16.0%
2011−4.1%$158+1.9%
2010+35.2%$143+15.1%
2009−12.6%$145+26.4%
2008−9.8%$131−36.8%

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

Key facts: BRO total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Brown & Brown (BRO) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $73,242 at the end of Oct 2026: 11.2% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BRO turned $10,000 into $41,123 with dividends reinvested, 15.2% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BRO returned 2.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking BRO's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $64,636, including $5,266 of cash received; reinvesting added $8,606.
  • About 11% of BRO's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • BRO's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (49.3%) and its worst 2025 (-21.4%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Brown & Brown (BRO) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BRO/total-return

BRO total return questions

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

About $41,123 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 15.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $37,851 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is BRO's total return since Dec 2007?

632% in total, or 11.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 494%.

How much of BRO's return came from dividends?

About 11% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $8,606 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was BRO's worst year?

2025, at -21.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 17.7%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -54.3%.

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.