EBAY Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in EBAY ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $48,385 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 17.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $98,734 reinvested (12.9% a year), or $92,381 taking the dividends as cash, $5,309 of it paid out along the way.
EBAY became
$98,734
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
12.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$5,678
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Worst drop
-67.3%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | EBAY total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +41.0% | $758 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +42.7% | $947 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +44.8% | $863 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +7.7% | $791 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −36.5% | $681 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +33.8% | $547 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +41.2% | $488 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +30.6% | $406 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −25.6% | $14 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +27.1% | $20 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +8.0% | $15 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +16.3% | $14 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +2.3% | $20 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +7.6% | $21 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +68.0% | $15 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +9.0% | $21 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +18.3% | $21 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +68.2% | $18 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −57.9% | $19 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: EBAY total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in EBAY at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $98,734 at the end of Oct 2026: 12.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, EBAY turned $10,000 into $48,385 with dividends reinvested, 17.1% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, EBAY returned 11.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking EBAY's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $92,381, including $5,309 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,353.
- EBAY's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (68.2%) and its worst 2008 (-57.9%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "EBAY Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/EBAY/total-return
EBAY total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in EBAY 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $48,385 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 17.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $42,666 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is EBAY's total return since Dec 2007?
887% in total, or 12.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 771%.
How much of EBAY's return came from dividends?
About 6% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,353 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was EBAY's worst year?
2008, at -57.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -67.3%.
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.