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Eldorado Gold (EGO) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Eldorado Gold (EGO) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $19,565 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $11,079 reinvested (0.5% a year), or $11,604 taking the dividends as cash, $1,052 of it paid out along the way.

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EGO became

$11,079

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

0.5%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$1,071

bought more shares

Worst drop

-97.0%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearEGO total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−14.3%$79+11.7%
2025+141.5%$7+17.7%
2024+14.7%$5+24.9%
2023+55.2%$9+26.2%
2022−10.6%$7−18.2%
2021−29.5%$8+28.7%
2020+65.2%$9+18.3%
2019+179.4%$10+31.2%
2018−59.8%$5−4.6%
2017−55.4%$38+21.7%
2016+8.4%$8+12.0%
2015−51.0%$32+1.2%
2014+7.1%$39+13.5%
2013−55.3%$212+32.3%
2012−5.0%$291+16.0%
2011−25.7%$206+1.9%
2010+31.4%$95+15.1%
2009+78.3%$6+26.4%
2008+37.0%$6−36.8%

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

Key facts: EGO total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Eldorado Gold (EGO) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $11,079 at the end of Oct 2026: 0.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, EGO turned $10,000 into $19,565 with dividends reinvested, 6.9% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, EGO returned 28.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking EGO's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $11,604, including $1,052 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
  • About 48% of EGO's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • EGO's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (179.4%) and its worst 2018 (-59.8%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Eldorado Gold (EGO) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/EGO/total-return

EGO total return questions

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

About $19,565 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $19,367 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is EGO's total return since Dec 2007?

11% in total, or 0.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 6%.

How much of EGO's return came from dividends?

About 48% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was EGO's worst year?

2018, at -59.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -97.0%.

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.