Comcast (CMCSA) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Comcast (CMCSA) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $9,740 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -0.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $38,191 reinvested (7.4% a year), or $39,154 taking the dividends as cash, $13,721 of it paid out along the way.
CMCSA became
$38,191
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
7.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$17,252
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Worst drop
-58.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | CMCSA total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −12.6% | $2,147 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −22.6% | $1,820 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −12.0% | $1,758 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +28.9% | $1,666 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −28.8% | $1,331 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −2.3% | $1,261 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +19.0% | $1,131 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +33.9% | $838 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −12.8% | $1,198 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +17.3% | $589 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +24.8% | $802 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −1.2% | $587 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +13.0% | $415 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +41.3% | $468 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +60.4% | $401 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +10.3% | $318 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +33.2% | $238 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +1.4% | $161 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −6.6% | $121 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: CMCSA total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Comcast (CMCSA) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $38,191 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CMCSA turned $10,000 into $9,740 with dividends reinvested, -0.3% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CMCSA returned -11.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking CMCSA's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $39,154, including $13,721 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- CMCSA's best calendar year in that time was 2012 (60.4%) and its worst 2022 (-28.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Comcast (CMCSA) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CMCSA/total-return
CMCSA total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in CMCSA 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $9,740 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -0.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $7,512 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is CMCSA's total return since Dec 2007?
282% in total, or 7.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 154%.
How much of CMCSA's return came from dividends?
About 31% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was CMCSA's worst year?
2022, at -28.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -58.0%.
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.