GFL Environmental (GFL) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Mar 2020, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
Since Mar 2020, $10,000 became $30,424 reinvested (18.4% a year), or $30,388 taking the dividends as cash, $348 of it paid out along the way.
GFL became
$30,424
S&P 500: $32,057
Return a year
18.4%
S&P 500: 19.4%
Payouts reinvested
$350
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Worst drop
-38.3%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Mar 2020 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | GFL total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +5.4% | $53 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −3.4% | $47 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +29.2% | $50 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +18.2% | $42 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −22.4% | $95 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +29.9% | $41 | +28.7% |
| 2020 (part) | +94.1% | $23 | +46.9% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: GFL total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in GFL Environmental (GFL) at the end of Mar 2020, with dividends reinvested, was worth $30,424 at the end of Oct 2026: 18.4% a year, against $32,057 (19.4% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GFL returned 2.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking GFL's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $30,388, including $348 of cash received; reinvesting added $36.
- GFL's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (29.9%) and its worst 2022 (-22.4%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "GFL Environmental (GFL) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GFL/total-return
GFL total return questions
What is GFL's total return since Mar 2020?
204% in total, or 18.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 200%.
How much of GFL's return came from dividends?
About 1% of its yearly return since Mar 2020. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $36 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was GFL's worst year?
2022, at -22.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -38.3%.
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.