Elbit Systems (ESLT) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Elbit Systems (ESLT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $88,660 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 24.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $182,041 reinvested (16.7% a year), or $136,639 taking the dividends as cash, $5,732 of it paid out along the way.
ESLT became
$182,041
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
16.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$7,212
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Worst drop
-50.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | ESLT total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +35.5% | $720 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +125.1% | $630 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +22.2% | $470 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +31.6% | $550 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −4.8% | $469 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +34.8% | $402 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −14.6% | $379 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +38.0% | $467 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −12.9% | $458 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +32.6% | $374 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +17.2% | $327 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +48.1% | $295 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +2.2% | $254 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +55.7% | $244 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +0.5% | $180 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −20.4% | $279 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −16.1% | $253 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +44.7% | $321 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −20.8% | $140 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: ESLT total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Elbit Systems (ESLT) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $182,041 at the end of Oct 2026: 16.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ESLT turned $10,000 into $88,660 with dividends reinvested, 24.4% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ESLT returned 38.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking ESLT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $136,639, including $5,732 of cash received; reinvesting added $45,402.
- ESLT's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (125.1%) and its worst 2008 (-20.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Elbit Systems (ESLT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ESLT/total-return
ESLT total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in ESLT 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $88,660 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 24.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $78,915 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is ESLT's total return since Dec 2007?
1720% in total, or 16.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 1209%.
How much of ESLT's return came from dividends?
About 12% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $45,402 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was ESLT's worst year?
2008, at -20.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -50.0%.
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.