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BorgWarner (BWA) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in BorgWarner (BWA) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $19,024 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $29,741 reinvested (6.0% a year), or $27,859 taking the dividends as cash, $3,608 of it paid out along the way.

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BWA became

$29,741

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

6.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$4,012

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Worst drop

-66.9%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearBWA total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+15.5%$280+11.7%
2025+43.9%$328+17.7%
2024−10.2%$240+24.9%
2023+2.6%$294+26.2%
2022−9.2%$330−18.2%
2021+18.4%$329+28.7%
2020−9.2%$328+18.3%
2019+27.1%$310+31.2%
2018−31.0%$307−4.6%
2017+31.2%$271+21.7%
2016−7.3%$243+12.0%
2015−20.5%$223+1.2%
2014−0.8%$239+13.5%
2013+56.9%$116+32.3%
2012+12.4%$11+16.0%
2011−11.9%$8+1.9%
2010+117.9%$16+15.1%
2009+53.7%$38+26.4%
2008−54.6%$99−36.8%

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

Key facts: BWA total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in BorgWarner (BWA) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $29,741 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BWA turned $10,000 into $19,024 with dividends reinvested, 6.6% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BWA returned 6.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking BWA's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $27,859, including $3,608 of cash received; reinvesting added $1,882.
  • About 19% of BWA's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • BWA's best calendar year in that time was 2010 (117.9%) and its worst 2008 (-54.6%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "BorgWarner (BWA) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BWA/total-return

BWA total return questions

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

About $19,024 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $16,375 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is BWA's total return since Dec 2007?

197% in total, or 6.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 143%.

How much of BWA's return came from dividends?

About 19% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $1,882 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was BWA's worst year?

2008, at -54.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -66.9%.

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.