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Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $27,649 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 10.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $54,990 reinvested (9.5% a year), or $40,642 taking the dividends as cash, $9,532 of it paid out along the way.

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CFR became

$54,990

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

9.5%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$13,463

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Worst drop

-48.6%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCFR total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+27.1%$1,043+11.7%
2025−2.8%$1,329+17.7%
2024+27.9%$1,220+24.9%
2023−16.1%$1,118+26.2%
2022+8.6%$1,000−18.2%
2021+48.2%$864+28.7%
2020−7.6%$791+18.3%
2019+14.6%$784+31.2%
2018−4.8%$704−4.6%
2017+9.9%$601+21.7%
2016+52.0%$558+12.0%
2015−12.4%$532+1.2%
2014−2.6%$494+13.5%
2013+41.3%$473+32.3%
2012+6.1%$446+16.0%
2011−10.4%$424+1.9%
2010+26.3%$386+15.1%
2009+2.3%$361+26.4%
2008+3.1%$336−36.8%

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

Key facts: CFR total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $54,990 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CFR turned $10,000 into $27,649 with dividends reinvested, 10.7% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CFR returned 7.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CFR's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $40,642, including $9,532 of cash received; reinvesting added $14,348.
  • About 34% of CFR's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CFR's best calendar year in that time was 2016 (52.0%) and its worst 2023 (-16.1%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CFR/total-return

CFR total return questions

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

About $27,649 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 10.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $20,740 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CFR's total return since Dec 2007?

450% in total, or 9.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 211%.

How much of CFR's return came from dividends?

About 34% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $14,348 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CFR's worst year?

2023, at -16.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 26.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -48.6%.

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.