Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Jul 2009, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $8,519 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -1.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Jul 2009, $10,000 became $28,728 reinvested (6.3% a year), or $28,194 taking the dividends as cash, $8,174 of it paid out along the way.
BUD became
$28,728
S&P 500: $103,793
Return a year
6.3%
S&P 500: 14.5%
Payouts reinvested
$9,683
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Worst drop
-62.5%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Jul 2009 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BUD total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +27.4% | $413 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +30.5% | $490 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −21.3% | $327 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +9.0% | $242 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +0.1% | $190 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −12.7% | $216 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −14.0% | $161 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +27.7% | $629 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −38.8% | $1,026 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +9.5% | $1,222 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −12.7% | $1,141 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +15.0% | $1,142 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +8.4% | $817 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +25.6% | $794 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +46.5% | $422 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +8.9% | $313 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +10.9% | $133 | +15.1% |
| 2009 (part) | +29.6% | $3 | +13.9% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BUD total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) at the end of Jul 2009, with dividends reinvested, was worth $28,728 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.3% a year, against $103,793 (14.5% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BUD turned $10,000 into $8,519 with dividends reinvested, -1.6% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BUD returned 7.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BUD's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $28,194, including $8,174 of cash received; reinvesting added $533.
- BUD's best calendar year in that time was 2012 (46.5%) and its worst 2018 (-38.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BUD/total-return
BUD total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in BUD 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $8,519 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -1.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $6,960 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is BUD's total return since Jul 2009?
187% in total, or 6.3% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 100%.
How much of BUD's return came from dividends?
About 35% of its yearly return since Jul 2009. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $533 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BUD's worst year?
2018, at -38.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -62.5%.
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.