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Garmin (GRMN) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Garmin (GRMN) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $72,635 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 21.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $52,066 reinvested (9.2% a year), or $32,369 taking the dividends as cash, $4,259 of it paid out along the way.

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GRMN became

$52,066

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

9.2%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$6,507

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Worst drop

-81.6%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearGRMN total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+36.1%$581+11.7%
2025−0.1%$660+17.7%
2024+63.3%$547+24.9%
2023+43.1%$533+26.2%
2022−30.2%$495−18.2%
2021+15.9%$444+28.7%
2020+25.9%$410+18.3%
2019+58.1%$370+31.2%
2018+9.8%$331−4.6%
2017+27.6%$317+21.7%
2016+36.6%$299+12.0%
2015−26.1%$278+1.2%
2014+18.3%$255+13.5%
2013+18.6%$234+32.3%
2012+6.7%$216+16.0%
2011+34.7%$194+1.9%
2010+5.1%$174+15.1%
2009+64.1%$82+26.4%
2008−79.3%$86−36.8%

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

Key facts: GRMN total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Garmin (GRMN) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $52,066 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.2% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GRMN turned $10,000 into $72,635 with dividends reinvested, 21.9% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GRMN returned 16.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking GRMN's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $32,369, including $4,259 of cash received; reinvesting added $19,697.
  • About 38% of GRMN's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • GRMN's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (64.1%) and its worst 2008 (-79.3%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Garmin (GRMN) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GRMN/total-return

GRMN total return questions

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

About $72,635 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 21.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $56,383 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is GRMN's total return since Dec 2007?

421% in total, or 9.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 181%.

How much of GRMN's return came from dividends?

About 38% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $19,697 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was GRMN's worst year?

2008, at -79.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -81.6%.

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.