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GAP Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in GAP ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $11,429 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 1.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $18,117 reinvested (3.2% a year), or $16,368 taking the dividends as cash, $5,879 of it paid out along the way.

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GAP became

$18,117

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

3.2%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$7,621

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Worst drop

-81.4%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearGAP total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−10.2%$565+11.7%
2025+11.7%$543+17.7%
2024+16.1%$442+24.9%
2023+96.6%$490+26.2%
2022−32.6%$449−18.2%
2021−11.1%$331+28.7%
2020+15.7%$162+18.3%
2019−28.1%$618+31.2%
2018−22.0%$582−4.6%
2017+56.0%$407+21.7%
2016−4.6%$712+12.0%
2015−39.9%$483+1.2%
2014+10.0%$440+13.5%
2013+27.5%$281+32.3%
2012+70.1%$276+16.0%
2011−13.8%$301+1.9%
2010+7.7%$196+15.1%
2009+59.7%$184+26.4%
2008−35.9%$159−36.8%

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

Key facts: GAP total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in GAP at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $18,117 at the end of Oct 2026: 3.2% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GAP turned $10,000 into $11,429 with dividends reinvested, 1.3% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GAP returned 3.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking GAP's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $16,368, including $5,879 of cash received; reinvesting added $1,749.
  • About 92% of GAP's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • GAP's best calendar year in that time was 2023 (96.6%) and its worst 2015 (-39.9%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "GAP Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GAP/total-return

GAP total return questions

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

About $11,429 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 1.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $8,090 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is GAP's total return since Dec 2007?

81% in total, or 3.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 5%.

How much of GAP's return came from dividends?

About 92% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $1,749 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was GAP's worst year?

2015, at -39.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -81.4%.

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.