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CDW Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Jun 2013, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in CDW ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $38,816 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 14.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Jun 2013, $10,000 became $95,879 reinvested (18.5% a year), or $92,699 taking the dividends as cash, $10,105 of it paid out along the way.

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CDW became

$95,879

S&P 500: $58,893

Return a year

18.5%

S&P 500: 14.2%

Payouts reinvested

$11,054

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Worst drop

-51.3%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Jun 2013 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCDW total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+14.7%$1,288+11.7%
2025−20.6%$1,518+17.7%
2024−22.6%$1,459+24.9%
2023+28.8%$1,425+26.2%
2022−11.8%$1,240−18.2%
2021+56.9%$1,002+28.7%
2020−6.5%$878+18.3%
2019+78.2%$714+31.2%
2018+18.0%$535−4.6%
2017+34.9%$407+21.7%
2016+25.3%$282+12.0%
2015+20.5%$171+1.2%
2014+51.5%$110+13.5%
2013 (part)+25.7%$26+16.3%

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

Key facts: CDW total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in CDW at the end of Jun 2013, with dividends reinvested, was worth $95,879 at the end of Oct 2026: 18.5% a year, against $58,893 (14.2% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CDW turned $10,000 into $38,816 with dividends reinvested, 14.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CDW returned -2.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CDW's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $92,699, including $10,105 of cash received; reinvesting added $3,180.
  • About 7% of CDW's yearly total return since Jun 2013 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CDW's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (78.2%) and its worst 2024 (-22.6%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "CDW Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CDW/total-return

CDW total return questions

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

About $38,816 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 14.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $34,244 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CDW's total return since Jun 2013?

859% in total, or 18.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 726%.

How much of CDW's return came from dividends?

About 7% of its yearly return since Jun 2013. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $3,180 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CDW's worst year?

2024, at -22.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 24.9%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -51.3%.

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.