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CMS Energy (CMS) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in CMS Energy (CMS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $22,396 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 8.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $74,733 reinvested (11.3% a year), or $55,066 taking the dividends as cash, $14,732 of it paid out along the way.

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CMS became

$74,733

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

11.3%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$22,021

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Worst drop

-40.2%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCMS total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+2.6%$1,793+11.7%
2025+8.1%$2,254+17.7%
2024+18.6%$2,107+24.9%
2023−5.2%$1,843+26.2%
2022+0.2%$1,770−18.2%
2021+9.7%$1,567+28.7%
2020−0.3%$1,425+18.3%
2019+30.0%$1,365+31.2%
2018+8.2%$1,212−4.6%
2017+17.1%$1,135+21.7%
2016+18.9%$970+12.0%
2015+7.3%$866+1.2%
2014+34.6%$815+13.5%
2013+13.9%$713+32.3%
2012+15.0%$655+16.0%
2011+23.9%$576+1.9%
2010+23.7%$427+15.1%
2009+61.1%$303+26.4%
2008−40.2%$225−36.8%

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

Key facts: CMS total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in CMS Energy (CMS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $74,733 at the end of Oct 2026: 11.3% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CMS turned $10,000 into $22,396 with dividends reinvested, 8.4% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CMS returned 6.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CMS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $55,066, including $14,732 of cash received; reinvesting added $19,667.
  • About 32% of CMS's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CMS's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (61.1%) and its worst 2008 (-40.2%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "CMS Energy (CMS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CMS/total-return

CMS total return questions

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

About $22,396 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 8.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $16,631 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CMS's total return since Dec 2007?

647% in total, or 11.3% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 303%.

How much of CMS's return came from dividends?

About 32% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $19,667 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CMS's worst year?

2008, at -40.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -40.2%.

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.