Equity Residential (EQR) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Aug 2026
$10,000 invested in Equity Residential (EQR) ten years ago, at the end of Aug 2016, was worth $15,138 at the end of Aug 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 4.2% a year, against $41,424 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $41,359 reinvested (7.9% a year), or $32,276 taking the dividends as cash, $14,414 of it paid out along the way.
EQR became
$41,359
S&P 500: $73,664
Return a year
7.9%
S&P 500: 11.3%
Payouts reinvested
$22,917
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Worst drop
-59.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Aug 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | EQR total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +6.8% | $1,312 | +13.1% |
| 2025 | −8.6% | $1,660 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +20.8% | $1,182 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +8.3% | $1,528 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −32.4% | $1,359 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +57.3% | $1,256 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −23.6% | $1,217 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +26.2% | $1,123 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +7.1% | $1,028 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +2.2% | $915 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −4.5% | $5,537 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +16.9% | $818 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +42.9% | $721 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −5.3% | $655 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +2.4% | $603 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +12.9% | $523 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +58.8% | $461 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +21.0% | $481 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −14.1% | $539 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: EQR total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Equity Residential (EQR) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $41,359 at the end of Aug 2026: 7.9% a year, against $73,664 (11.3% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Aug 2026, EQR turned $10,000 into $15,138 with dividends reinvested, 4.2% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Aug 2026, EQR returned -1.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.7%).
- Taking EQR's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $32,276, including $14,414 of cash received; reinvesting added $9,083.
- EQR's best calendar year in that time was 2010 (58.8%) and its worst 2022 (-32.4%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Equity Residential (EQR) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/EQR/total-return
EQR total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in EQR 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $15,138 at the end of Aug 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 4.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $10,042 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,424.
What is EQR's total return since Dec 2007?
314% in total, or 7.9% a year, through Aug 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 79%.
How much of EQR's return came from dividends?
About 60% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $9,083 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was EQR's worst year?
2022, at -32.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -59.8%.
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.