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Fresenius Medical Care (FMS) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Fresenius Medical Care (FMS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $6,929 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -3.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $12,120 reinvested (1.0% a year), or $12,853 taking the dividends as cash, $4,335 of it paid out along the way.

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FMS became

$12,120

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

1.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$5,093

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Worst drop

-73.6%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearFMS total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−1.9%$458+11.7%
2025+8.2%$422+17.7%
2024+11.9%$319+24.9%
2023+30.9%$281+26.2%
2022−48.4%$365−18.2%
2021−20.3%$388+28.7%
2020+14.7%$327+18.3%
2019+15.6%$274+31.2%
2018−37.6%$283−4.6%
2017+25.9%$239+21.7%
2016+1.9%$201+12.0%
2015+13.8%$192+1.2%
2014+6.1%$232+13.5%
2013+5.2%$207+32.3%
2012+2.3%$191+16.0%
2011+19.3%$198+1.9%
2010+10.7%$173+15.1%
2009+14.6%$173+26.4%
2008−9.2%$172−36.8%

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

Key facts: FMS total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Fresenius Medical Care (FMS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $12,120 at the end of Oct 2026: 1.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, FMS turned $10,000 into $6,929 with dividends reinvested, -3.6% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, FMS returned -4.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking FMS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $12,853, including $4,335 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
  • About 100% of FMS's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • FMS's best calendar year in that time was 2023 (30.9%) and its worst 2022 (-48.4%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Fresenius Medical Care (FMS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/FMS/total-return

FMS total return questions

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

About $6,929 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -3.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $5,537 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is FMS's total return since Dec 2007?

21% in total, or 1.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 15%.

How much of FMS's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was FMS's worst year?

2022, at -48.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -73.6%.

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.