CVS Health (CVS) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in CVS Health (CVS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $14,644 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 3.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $34,872 reinvested (6.9% a year), or $30,268 taking the dividends as cash, $7,564 of it paid out along the way.
CVS became
$34,872
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
6.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$9,515
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Worst drop
-53.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | CVS total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +17.2% | $1,006 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +84.3% | $1,003 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −40.8% | $925 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −12.5% | $828 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −7.6% | $728 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +54.9% | $650 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −5.2% | $612 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +17.3% | $619 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −7.0% | $597 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | −5.8% | $569 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −17.8% | $474 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +2.9% | $383 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +36.6% | $305 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +50.4% | $250 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +20.3% | $174 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +18.9% | $136 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +9.1% | $96 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +13.2% | $83 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −27.2% | $77 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: CVS total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in CVS Health (CVS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $34,872 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CVS turned $10,000 into $14,644 with dividends reinvested, 3.9% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CVS returned 3.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking CVS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $30,268, including $7,564 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,604.
- CVS's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (84.3%) and its worst 2024 (-40.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "CVS Health (CVS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CVS/total-return
CVS total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in CVS 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $14,644 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 3.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $10,731 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is CVS's total return since Dec 2007?
249% in total, or 6.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 127%.
How much of CVS's return came from dividends?
About 35% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,604 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was CVS's worst year?
2024, at -40.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 24.9%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -53.9%.
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.