Greif (GEF) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Greif (GEF) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $24,853 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 9.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $24,286 reinvested (4.8% a year), or $17,743 taking the dividends as cash, $5,200 of it paid out along the way.
GEF became
$24,286
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
4.8%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$7,473
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Worst drop
-55.5%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | GEF total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +24.1% | $531 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +14.8% | $623 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −3.6% | $581 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +0.9% | $553 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +14.5% | $499 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +32.5% | $441 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +11.6% | $443 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +24.6% | $398 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −36.7% | $357 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +21.6% | $367 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +74.0% | $374 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −31.6% | $322 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −6.7% | $325 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +21.6% | $309 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +1.5% | $311 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −24.0% | $291 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +17.9% | $269 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +67.3% | $254 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −47.5% | $224 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: GEF total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Greif (GEF) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $24,286 at the end of Oct 2026: 4.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GEF turned $10,000 into $24,853 with dividends reinvested, 9.5% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GEF returned 8.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking GEF's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $17,743, including $5,200 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,543.
- GEF's best calendar year in that time was 2016 (74.0%) and its worst 2008 (-47.5%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Greif (GEF) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 8, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GEF/total-return
GEF total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in GEF 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $24,853 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 9.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $17,497 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is GEF's total return since Dec 2007?
143% in total, or 4.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 25%.
How much of GEF's return came from dividends?
About 75% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,543 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was GEF's worst year?
2008, at -47.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -55.5%.
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.