Gilead Sciences (GILD) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Gilead Sciences (GILD) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $33,020 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 12.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $108,783 reinvested (13.5% a year), or $87,526 taking the dividends as cash, $13,317 of it paid out along the way.
GILD became
$108,783
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
13.5%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$16,344
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Worst drop
-42.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | GILD total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +41.6% | $1,559 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +36.6% | $1,958 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +18.7% | $1,882 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −2.0% | $1,725 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +23.6% | $1,623 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +30.0% | $1,529 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −6.7% | $1,359 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +7.9% | $1,209 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −9.9% | $1,052 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +3.0% | $968 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −27.6% | $834 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +8.6% | $557 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +25.5% | $13 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +104.5% | $12 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +79.5% | $11 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +12.9% | $11 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −16.3% | $11 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | −15.4% | $16 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +11.2% | $14 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: GILD total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Gilead Sciences (GILD) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $108,783 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GILD turned $10,000 into $33,020 with dividends reinvested, 12.7% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GILD returned 25.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking GILD's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $87,526, including $13,317 of cash received; reinvesting added $21,257.
- GILD's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (104.5%) and its worst 2016 (-27.6%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Gilead Sciences (GILD) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GILD/total-return
GILD total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in GILD 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $33,020 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 12.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $23,181 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is GILD's total return since Dec 2007?
988% in total, or 13.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 642%.
How much of GILD's return came from dividends?
About 17% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $21,257 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was GILD's worst year?
2016, at -27.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -42.8%.
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.