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Curtiss-Wright (CW) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Curtiss-Wright (CW) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $55,550 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 18.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $107,427 reinvested (13.4% a year), or $97,051 taking the dividends as cash, $2,228 of it paid out along the way.

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CW became

$107,427

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

13.4%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$2,433

bought more shares

Worst drop

-50.4%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCW total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−13.6%$173+11.7%
2025+55.7%$218+17.7%
2024+59.7%$193+24.9%
2023+34.0%$178+26.2%
2022+21.0%$167−18.2%
2021+19.9%$157+28.7%
2020−16.8%$157+18.3%
2019+38.7%$152+31.2%
2018−15.8%$127−4.6%
2017+24.5%$124+21.7%
2016+44.4%$112+12.0%
2015−2.2%$114+1.2%
2014+14.3%$113+13.5%
2013+91.4%$90+32.3%
2012−6.0%$76+16.0%
2011+7.5%$75+1.9%
2010+7.1%$68+15.1%
2009−5.2%$67+26.4%
2008−32.9%$72−36.8%

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

Key facts: CW total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Curtiss-Wright (CW) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $107,427 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CW turned $10,000 into $55,550 with dividends reinvested, 18.7% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CW returned 30.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CW's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $97,051, including $2,228 of cash received; reinvesting added $10,376.
  • About 6% of CW's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CW's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (91.4%) and its worst 2008 (-32.9%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Curtiss-Wright (CW) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CW/total-return

CW total return questions

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

About $55,550 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 18.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $53,114 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CW's total return since Dec 2007?

974% in total, or 13.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 848%.

How much of CW's return came from dividends?

About 6% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $10,376 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CW's worst year?

2008, at -32.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -50.4%.

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.