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Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Sep 2014, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Citizens Financial Group (CFG) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $35,371 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 13.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Sep 2014, $10,000 became $41,408 reinvested (12.5% a year), or $34,011 taking the dividends as cash, $6,765 of it paid out along the way.

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CFG became

$41,408

S&P 500: $46,811

Return a year

12.5%

S&P 500: 13.6%

Payouts reinvested

$8,518

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Worst drop

-56.1%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Sep 2014 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCFG total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+12.4%$1,195+11.7%
2025+38.6%$1,056+17.7%
2024+38.0%$990+24.9%
2023−11.0%$907+26.2%
2022−13.4%$898−18.2%
2021+37.0%$853+28.7%
2020−6.7%$771+18.3%
2019+41.8%$639+31.2%
2018−27.4%$462−4.6%
2017+19.9%$291+21.7%
2016+38.9%$216+12.0%
2015+7.0%$192+1.2%
2014 (part)+6.6%$48+4.9%

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

Key facts: CFG total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Citizens Financial Group (CFG) at the end of Sep 2014, with dividends reinvested, was worth $41,408 at the end of Oct 2026: 12.5% a year, against $46,811 (13.6% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CFG turned $10,000 into $35,371 with dividends reinvested, 13.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CFG returned 10.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CFG's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $34,011, including $6,765 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,397.
  • About 31% of CFG's yearly total return since Sep 2014 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CFG's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (41.8%) and its worst 2018 (-27.4%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CFG/total-return

CFG total return questions

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

About $35,371 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 13.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $24,226 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CFG's total return since Sep 2014?

314% in total, or 12.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 172%.

How much of CFG's return came from dividends?

About 31% of its yearly return since Sep 2014. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,397 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CFG's worst year?

2018, at -27.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -56.1%.

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.