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H.B. Fuller (FUL) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in H.B. Fuller (FUL) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $13,440 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 3.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $28,159 reinvested (5.7% a year), or $27,091 taking the dividends as cash, $4,953 of it paid out along the way.

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FUL became

$28,159

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

5.7%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$5,716

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Worst drop

-55.9%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearFUL total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−15.0%$549+11.7%
2025−10.5%$508+17.7%
2024−16.2%$476+24.9%
2023+15.0%$430+26.2%
2022−10.6%$404−18.2%
2021+57.8%$376+28.7%
2020+2.1%$353+18.3%
2019+22.4%$335+31.2%
2018−19.8%$308−4.6%
2017+12.8%$305+21.7%
2016+34.2%$280+12.0%
2015−17.1%$259+1.2%
2014−13.5%$235+13.5%
2013+50.8%$192+32.3%
2012+52.3%$162+16.0%
2011+14.1%$145+1.9%
2010−8.6%$137+15.1%
2009+43.4%$127+26.4%
2008−27.3%$136−36.8%

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

Key facts: FUL total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in H.B. Fuller (FUL) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $28,159 at the end of Oct 2026: 5.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, FUL turned $10,000 into $13,440 with dividends reinvested, 3.0% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, FUL returned -5.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking FUL's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $27,091, including $4,953 of cash received; reinvesting added $1,068.
  • About 24% of FUL's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • FUL's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (57.8%) and its worst 2008 (-27.3%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "H.B. Fuller (FUL) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/FUL/total-return

FUL total return questions

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

About $13,440 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 3.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $11,814 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is FUL's total return since Dec 2007?

182% in total, or 5.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 121%.

How much of FUL's return came from dividends?

About 24% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $1,068 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was FUL's worst year?

2008, at -27.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -55.9%.

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.