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BWX Technologies (BWXT) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Jul 2010, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in BWX Technologies (BWXT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $37,322 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 14.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Jul 2010, $10,000 became $94,232 reinvested (14.8% a year), or $86,094 taking the dividends as cash, $5,811 of it paid out along the way.

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BWXT became

$94,232

S&P 500: $91,260

Return a year

14.8%

S&P 500: 14.6%

Payouts reinvested

$6,431

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Worst drop

-43.1%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Jul 2010 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearBWXT total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−24.1%$566+11.7%
2025+56.4%$746+17.7%
2024+46.5%$696+24.9%
2023+33.9%$649+26.2%
2022+23.3%$622−18.2%
2021−19.4%$588+28.7%
2020−1.5%$538+18.3%
2019+64.5%$457+31.2%
2018−36.1%$412−4.6%
2017+53.6%$290+21.7%
2016+26.2%$238+12.0%
2015+48.2%$186+1.2%
2014−10.2%$186+13.5%
2013+32.0%$178+32.3%
2012+8.9%$54+16.0%
2011−5.6%$18+1.9%
2010 (part)+12.5%$7+15.3%

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

Key facts: BWXT total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in BWX Technologies (BWXT) at the end of Jul 2010, with dividends reinvested, was worth $94,232 at the end of Oct 2026: 14.8% a year, against $91,260 (14.6% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BWXT turned $10,000 into $37,322 with dividends reinvested, 14.1% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BWXT returned 19.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking BWXT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $86,094, including $5,811 of cash received; reinvesting added $8,138.
  • About 8% of BWXT's yearly total return since Jul 2010 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • BWXT's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (64.5%) and its worst 2018 (-36.1%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "BWX Technologies (BWXT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BWXT/total-return

BWXT total return questions

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

About $37,322 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 14.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $33,325 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is BWXT's total return since Jul 2010?

842% in total, or 14.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 703%.

How much of BWXT's return came from dividends?

About 8% of its yearly return since Jul 2010. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $8,138 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was BWXT's worst year?

2018, at -36.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -43.1%.

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.