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VAALCO Energy (EGY) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in VAALCO Energy (EGY) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $103,020 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 26.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $17,500 reinvested (3.0% a year), or $17,132 taking the dividends as cash, $3,283 of it paid out along the way.

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EGY became

$17,500

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

3.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$3,582

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Worst drop

-92.6%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearEGY total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+83.0%$518+11.7%
2025−10.4%$697+17.7%
2024+2.1%$758+24.9%
2023+4.1%$591+26.2%
2022+45.7%$346−18.2%
2021+81.4%$60+28.7%
2020−20.5%$14+18.3%
2019+51.7%$83+31.2%
2018+110.3%$51−4.6%
2017−33.0%$0+21.7%
2016−35.2%$2+12.0%
2015−64.8%$61+1.2%
2014−33.8%$58+13.5%
2013−20.3%$60+32.3%
2012+43.1%$52+16.0%
2011−15.7%$60+1.9%
2010+57.5%$45+15.1%
2009−38.9%$65+26.4%
2008+60.1%$61−36.8%

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

Key facts: EGY total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in VAALCO Energy (EGY) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $17,500 at the end of Oct 2026: 3.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, EGY turned $10,000 into $103,020 with dividends reinvested, 26.3% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, EGY returned 21.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking EGY's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $17,132, including $3,283 of cash received; reinvesting added $368.
  • About 42% of EGY's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • EGY's best calendar year in that time was 2018 (110.3%) and its worst 2015 (-64.8%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "VAALCO Energy (EGY) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/EGY/total-return

EGY total return questions

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

About $103,020 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 26.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $81,519 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is EGY's total return since Dec 2007?

75% in total, or 3.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 38%.

How much of EGY's return came from dividends?

About 42% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $368 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was EGY's worst year?

2015, at -64.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -92.6%.

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.