Gen Digital (GEN) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Gen Digital (GEN) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $24,194 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 9.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $50,927 reinvested (9.0% a year), or $33,824 taking the dividends as cash, $15,776 of it paid out along the way.
GEN became
$50,927
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.0%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$23,374
bought more shares
Worst drop
-46.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | GEN total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +8.7% | $692 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +1.1% | $845 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +22.4% | $878 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +9.2% | $850 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −15.8% | $801 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +27.6% | $841 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +44.4% | $12,954 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +37.1% | $344 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −31.8% | $264 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +18.5% | $235 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +43.9% | $3,320 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −15.9% | $393 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +11.7% | $419 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +27.9% | $318 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +20.2% | $32 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −6.6% | $35 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −6.3% | $53 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +32.4% | $66 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −16.3% | $34 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: GEN total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Gen Digital (GEN) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $50,927 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GEN turned $10,000 into $24,194 with dividends reinvested, 9.2% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GEN returned 4.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking GEN's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $33,824, including $15,776 of cash received; reinvesting added $17,102.
- GEN's best calendar year in that time was 2020 (44.4%) and its worst 2018 (-31.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Gen Digital (GEN) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GEN/total-return
GEN total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in GEN 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $24,194 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 9.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $11,638 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is GEN's total return since Dec 2007?
409% in total, or 9.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 80%.
How much of GEN's return came from dividends?
About 65% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $17,102 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was GEN's worst year?
2018, at -31.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -46.0%.
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.