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D.R. Horton (DHI) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in D.R. Horton (DHI) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $56,633 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 18.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $138,258 reinvested (15.0% a year), or $119,691 taking the dividends as cash, $8,833 of it paid out along the way.

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DHI became

$138,258

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

15.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$10,382

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Worst drop

-64.6%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearDHI total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+2.3%$1,266+11.7%
2025+4.2%$1,580+17.7%
2024−7.2%$1,248+24.9%
2023+72.1%$960+26.2%
2022−16.8%$880−18.2%
2021+58.7%$735+28.7%
2020+32.2%$653+18.3%
2019+54.3%$576+31.2%
2018−31.3%$465−4.6%
2017+89.0%$368+21.7%
2016−13.7%$291+12.0%
2015+27.9%$243+1.2%
2014+14.3%$180+13.5%
2013+12.8%$15+32.3%
2012+59.5%$268+16.0%
2011+7.0%$130+1.9%
2010+11.1%$127+15.1%
2009+56.0%$150+26.4%
2008−44.9%$248−36.8%

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

Key facts: DHI total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in D.R. Horton (DHI) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $138,258 at the end of Oct 2026: 15.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, DHI turned $10,000 into $56,633 with dividends reinvested, 18.9% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, DHI returned 11.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking DHI's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $119,691, including $8,833 of cash received; reinvesting added $18,566.
  • About 9% of DHI's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • DHI's best calendar year in that time was 2017 (89.0%) and its worst 2008 (-44.9%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "D.R. Horton (DHI) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/DHI/total-return

DHI total return questions

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

About $56,633 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 18.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $50,642 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is DHI's total return since Dec 2007?

1283% in total, or 15.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 1009%.

How much of DHI's return came from dividends?

About 9% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $18,566 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was DHI's worst year?

2008, at -44.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -64.6%.

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.