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Camden Property Trust (CPT) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Camden Property Trust (CPT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $17,442 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 5.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $45,852 reinvested (8.4% a year), or $33,867 taking the dividends as cash, $12,955 of it paid out along the way.

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CPT became

$45,852

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

8.4%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$21,017

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Worst drop

-62.3%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCPT total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−5.7%$1,423+11.7%
2025−1.5%$1,852+17.7%
2024+21.3%$1,735+24.9%
2023−7.6%$1,639+26.2%
2022−35.6%$1,448−18.2%
2021+83.2%$1,259+28.7%
2020−2.3%$1,221+18.3%
2019+24.2%$1,143+31.2%
2018−1.0%$1,070−4.6%
2017+13.3%$998+21.7%
2016+19.3%$2,253+12.0%
2015+7.9%$839+1.2%
2014+34.8%$759+13.5%
2013−13.3%$685+32.3%
2012+13.4%$607+16.0%
2011+19.3%$519+1.9%
2010+32.4%$439+15.1%
2009+44.7%$478+26.4%
2008−29.9%$651−36.8%

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

Key facts: CPT total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Camden Property Trust (CPT) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $45,852 at the end of Oct 2026: 8.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CPT turned $10,000 into $17,442 with dividends reinvested, 5.7% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CPT returned -5.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CPT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $33,867, including $12,955 of cash received; reinvesting added $11,985.
  • About 53% of CPT's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CPT's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (83.2%) and its worst 2022 (-35.6%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "Camden Property Trust (CPT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CPT/total-return

CPT total return questions

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

About $17,442 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 5.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $12,364 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CPT's total return since Dec 2007?

359% in total, or 8.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 109%.

How much of CPT's return came from dividends?

About 53% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $11,985 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CPT's worst year?

2022, at -35.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -62.3%.

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.