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Electronic Arts (EA) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Electronic Arts (EA) ten years ago, at the end of Jul 2016, was worth $28,336 at the end of Jul 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 11.0% a year, against $40,391 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $37,025 reinvested (7.3% a year), or $36,718 taking the dividends as cash, $790 of it paid out along the way.

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EA became

$37,025

S&P 500: $71,742

Return a year

7.3%

S&P 500: 11.2%

Payouts reinvested

$801

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Worst drop

-81.1%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Jul 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearEA total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+2.9%$68+10.1%
2025+40.3%$132+17.7%
2024+7.5%$136+24.9%
2023+12.7%$136+26.2%
2022−6.8%$125−18.2%
2021−7.7%$123+28.7%
2020+33.7%$37+18.3%
2019+36.2%$4+31.2%
2018−24.9%$4−4.6%
2017+33.4%$5+21.7%
2016+14.6%$3+12.0%
2015+46.2%$3+1.2%
2014+105.0%$3+13.5%
2013+58.0%$3+32.3%
2012−29.5%$5+16.0%
2011+25.7%$3+1.9%
2010−7.7%$4+15.1%
2009+10.6%$4+26.4%
2008−72.5%$5−36.8%

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

Key facts: EA total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Electronic Arts (EA) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $37,025 at the end of Jul 2026: 7.3% a year, against $71,742 (11.2% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Jul 2026, EA turned $10,000 into $28,336 with dividends reinvested, 11.0% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Jul 2026, EA returned 8.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.8%).
  • Taking EA's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $36,718, including $790 of cash received; reinvesting added $307.
  • EA's best calendar year in that time was 2014 (105.0%) and its worst 2008 (-72.5%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Electronic Arts (EA) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/EA/total-return

EA total return questions

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

About $28,336 at the end of Jul 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 11.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $27,497 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $40,391.

What is EA's total return since Dec 2007?

270% in total, or 7.3% a year, through Jul 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 259%.

How much of EA's return came from dividends?

About 2% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $307 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was EA's worst year?

2008, at -72.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -81.1%.

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.