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CNA Financial (CNA) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in CNA Financial (CNA) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $27,738 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 $39,934 reinvested (7.6% a year), or $27,407 taking the dividends as cash, $12,970 of it paid out along the way.

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CNA became

$39,934

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

7.6%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$22,658

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Worst drop

-76.2%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCNA total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+9.5%$2,677+11.7%
2025+7.0%$2,879+17.7%
2024+24.0%$2,528+24.9%
2023+7.1%$1,801+26.2%
2022+3.8%$2,060−18.2%
2021+19.0%$1,233+28.7%
2020−5.4%$1,621+18.3%
2019+9.5%$1,585+31.2%
2018−11.1%$1,441−4.6%
2017+37.1%$1,285+21.7%
2016+30.0%$1,121+12.0%
2015−2.3%$1,039+1.2%
2014−5.3%$640+13.5%
2013+56.5%$258+32.3%
2012+6.9%$192+16.0%
2011+0.3%$122+1.9%
2010+12.7%$13+15.1%
2009+45.9%$14+26.4%
2008−50.5%$150−36.8%

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

Key facts: CNA total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in CNA Financial (CNA) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $39,934 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CNA turned $10,000 into $27,738 with dividends reinvested, 10.7% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CNA returned 9.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CNA's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $27,407, including $12,970 of cash received; reinvesting added $12,528.
  • About 74% of CNA's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CNA's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (56.5%) and its worst 2008 (-50.5%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "CNA Financial (CNA) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CNA/total-return

CNA total return questions

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

About $27,738 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 10.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $13,311 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CNA's total return since Dec 2007?

299% in total, or 7.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 44%.

How much of CNA's return came from dividends?

About 74% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $12,528 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CNA's worst year?

2008, at -50.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -76.2%.

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.