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Commercial Metals (CMC) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Commercial Metals (CMC) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $49,253 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 17.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $34,287 reinvested (6.8% a year), or $25,315 taking the dividends as cash, $3,590 of it paid out along the way.

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CMC became

$34,287

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

6.8%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$4,783

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Worst drop

-72.4%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCMC total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−6.4%$453+11.7%
2025+41.5%$372+17.7%
2024+0.4%$385+24.9%
2023+5.0%$337+26.2%
2022+35.1%$288−18.2%
2021+79.8%$249+28.7%
2020−5.4%$244+18.3%
2019+42.8%$240+31.2%
2018−23.2%$227−4.6%
2017+0.3%$222+21.7%
2016+64.0%$242+12.0%
2015−13.2%$216+1.2%
2014−17.8%$200+13.5%
2013+41.1%$203+32.3%
2012+11.2%$188+16.0%
2011−14.3%$154+1.9%
2010+10.3%$219+15.1%
2009+36.3%$186+26.4%
2008−58.9%$157−36.8%

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

Key facts: CMC total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Commercial Metals (CMC) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $34,287 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CMC turned $10,000 into $49,253 with dividends reinvested, 17.3% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CMC returned 16.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CMC's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $25,315, including $3,590 of cash received; reinvesting added $8,972.
  • About 38% of CMC's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CMC's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (79.8%) and its worst 2008 (-58.9%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Commercial Metals (CMC) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CMC/total-return

CMC total return questions

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

About $49,253 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 17.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $40,726 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CMC's total return since Dec 2007?

243% in total, or 6.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 117%.

How much of CMC's return came from dividends?

About 38% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $8,972 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CMC's worst year?

2008, at -58.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -72.4%.

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.