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Eastman Chemical (EMN) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Eastman Chemical (EMN) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $13,007 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 2.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $38,546 reinvested (7.4% a year), or $34,593 taking the dividends as cash, $12,815 of it paid out along the way.

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EMN became

$38,546

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

7.4%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$17,898

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Worst drop

-72.4%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearEMN total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+8.0%$1,417+11.7%
2025−26.9%$1,770+17.7%
2024+5.1%$1,766+24.9%
2023+14.7%$1,659+26.2%
2022−30.4%$1,420−18.2%
2021+23.5%$1,305+28.7%
2020+31.7%$1,277+18.3%
2019+12.0%$1,121+31.2%
2018−19.1%$976−4.6%
2017+26.3%$915+21.7%
2016+14.4%$779+12.0%
2015−8.9%$653+1.2%
2014−4.3%$562+13.5%
2013+20.6%$493+32.3%
2012+77.7%$441+16.0%
2011−4.8%$382+1.9%
2010+43.3%$334+15.1%
2009+99.1%$333+26.4%
2008−46.2%$293−36.8%

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

Key facts: EMN total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Eastman Chemical (EMN) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $38,546 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, EMN turned $10,000 into $13,007 with dividends reinvested, 2.7% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, EMN returned -4.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking EMN's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $34,593, including $12,815 of cash received; reinvesting added $3,953.
  • About 43% of EMN's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • EMN's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (99.1%) and its worst 2008 (-46.2%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Eastman Chemical (EMN) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/EMN/total-return

EMN total return questions

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

About $13,007 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 2.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $9,252 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is EMN's total return since Dec 2007?

285% in total, or 7.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 118%.

How much of EMN's return came from dividends?

About 43% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $3,953 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was EMN's worst year?

2008, at -46.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -72.4%.

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.