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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $34,268 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 13.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $85,983 reinvested (12.1% a year), or $75,252 taking the dividends as cash, $5,894 of it paid out along the way.

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CP became

$85,983

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

12.1%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$6,847

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Worst drop

-60.9%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCP total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+22.6%$523+11.7%
2025+2.6%$601+17.7%
2024−7.8%$541+24.9%
2023+6.8%$537+26.2%
2022+4.5%$541−18.2%
2021+4.6%$584+28.7%
2020+37.3%$515+18.3%
2019+45.1%$448+31.2%
2018−1.8%$355−4.6%
2017+29.4%$307+21.7%
2016+13.0%$267+12.0%
2015−33.3%$198+1.2%
2014+28.3%$238+13.5%
2013+50.5%$256+32.3%
2012+52.7%$233+16.0%
2011+6.5%$212+1.9%
2010+22.2%$185+15.1%
2009+64.1%$148+26.4%
2008−47.1%$157−36.8%

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

Key facts: CP total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $85,983 at the end of Oct 2026: 12.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CP turned $10,000 into $34,268 with dividends reinvested, 13.1% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CP returned 3.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CP's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $75,252, including $5,894 of cash received; reinvesting added $10,730.
  • About 11% of CP's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CP's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (64.1%) and its worst 2008 (-47.1%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CP/total-return

CP total return questions

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

About $34,268 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 13.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $31,368 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CP's total return since Dec 2007?

760% in total, or 12.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 594%.

How much of CP's return came from dividends?

About 11% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $10,730 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CP's worst year?

2008, at -47.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -60.9%.

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.