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Employers Holdings (EIG) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Employers Holdings (EIG) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $19,132 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $40,516 reinvested (7.7% a year), or $35,656 taking the dividends as cash, $8,864 of it paid out along the way.

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EIG became

$40,516

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

7.7%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$11,255

bought more shares

Worst drop

-59.1%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearEIG total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+6.1%$916+11.7%
2025−13.3%$1,127+17.7%
2024+33.3%$1,010+24.9%
2023−6.1%$908+26.2%
2022+12.6%$2,545−18.2%
2021+31.9%$805+28.7%
2020−20.6%$723+18.3%
2019+1.5%$623+31.2%
2018−3.7%$569−4.6%
2017+13.7%$416+21.7%
2016+46.8%$258+12.0%
2015+17.2%$167+1.2%
2014−24.8%$178+13.5%
2013+55.2%$179+32.3%
2012+15.4%$175+16.0%
2011+5.1%$163+1.9%
2010+15.8%$166+15.1%
2009−5.0%$170+26.4%
2008+0.1%$159−36.8%

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

Key facts: EIG total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Employers Holdings (EIG) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $40,516 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, EIG turned $10,000 into $19,132 with dividends reinvested, 6.7% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, EIG returned 6.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking EIG's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $35,656, including $8,864 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,860.
  • About 30% of EIG's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • EIG's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (55.2%) and its worst 2014 (-24.8%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Employers Holdings (EIG) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 12, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/EIG/total-return

EIG total return questions

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

About $19,132 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $14,281 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is EIG's total return since Dec 2007?

305% in total, or 7.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 168%.

How much of EIG's return came from dividends?

About 30% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,860 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was EIG's worst year?

2014, at -24.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 13.5%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -59.1%.

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.