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CareTrust REIT (CTRE) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since May 2014, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in CareTrust REIT (CTRE) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $41,780 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 15.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since May 2014, $10,000 became $76,611 reinvested (17.8% a year), or $30,987 taking the dividends as cash, $13,658 of it paid out along the way.

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CTRE became

$76,611

S&P 500: $48,317

Return a year

17.8%

S&P 500: 13.5%

Payouts reinvested

$29,981

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Worst drop

-37.3%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, May 2014 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCTRE total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+3.8%$2,465+11.7%
2025+39.4%$2,686+17.7%
2024+26.3%$2,266+24.9%
2023+27.3%$2,091+26.2%
2022−13.6%$1,956−18.2%
2021+7.9%$1,733+28.7%
2020+13.7%$1,559+18.3%
2019+16.4%$1,409+31.2%
2018+16.0%$1,225−4.6%
2017+14.0%$1,011+21.7%
2016+47.1%$916+12.0%
2015−6.6%$788+1.2%
2014 (part)+46.9%$9,875+8.3%

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

Key facts: CTRE total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in CareTrust REIT (CTRE) at the end of May 2014, with dividends reinvested, was worth $76,611 at the end of Oct 2026: 17.8% a year, against $48,317 (13.5% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CTRE turned $10,000 into $41,780 with dividends reinvested, 15.4% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CTRE returned 17.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CTRE's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $30,987, including $13,658 of cash received; reinvesting added $45,624.
  • About 75% of CTRE's yearly total return since May 2014 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CTRE's best calendar year in that time was 2016 (47.1%) and its worst 2022 (-13.6%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "CareTrust REIT (CTRE) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CTRE/total-return

CTRE total return questions

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

About $41,780 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 15.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $25,845 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CTRE's total return since May 2014?

666% in total, or 17.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 73%.

How much of CTRE's return came from dividends?

About 75% of its yearly return since May 2014. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $45,624 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CTRE's worst year?

2022, at -13.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -37.3%.

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.