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Gold Fields (GFI) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Gold Fields (GFI) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $104,841 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 26.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $40,642 reinvested (7.7% a year), or $32,273 taking the dividends as cash, $5,334 of it paid out along the way.

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GFI became

$40,642

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

7.7%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$6,943

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Worst drop

-82.6%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearGFI total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−20.8%$2,475+11.7%
2025+240.3%$988+17.7%
2024−6.2%$506+24.9%
2023+44.8%$525+26.2%
2022−2.7%$386−18.2%
2021+23.4%$381+28.7%
2020+42.9%$152+18.3%
2019+89.9%$71+31.2%
2018−16.9%$76−4.6%
2017+46.3%$115+21.7%
2016+9.7%$67+12.0%
2015−38.6%$32+1.2%
2014+42.8%$48+13.5%
2013−70.0%$94+32.3%
2012−15.2%$379+16.0%
2011−14.6%$211+1.9%
2010+40.1%$141+15.1%
2009+33.4%$112+26.4%
2008−28.3%$186−36.8%

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

Key facts: GFI total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Gold Fields (GFI) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $40,642 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GFI turned $10,000 into $104,841 with dividends reinvested, 26.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GFI returned 33.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking GFI's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $32,273, including $5,334 of cash received; reinvesting added $8,369.
  • About 30% of GFI's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • GFI's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (240.3%) and its worst 2013 (-70.0%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Gold Fields (GFI) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GFI/total-return

GFI total return questions

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

About $104,841 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 26.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $79,325 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is GFI's total return since Dec 2007?

306% in total, or 7.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 169%.

How much of GFI's return came from dividends?

About 30% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $8,369 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was GFI's worst year?

2013, at -70.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 32.3%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -82.6%.

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.