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Ferroglobe (GSM) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Jul 2009, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Ferroglobe (GSM) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $4,442 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -7.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Jul 2009, $10,000 became $6,423 reinvested (-2.5% a year), or $8,570 taking the dividends as cash, $3,209 of it paid out along the way.

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GSM became

$6,423

S&P 500: $103,793

Return a year

-2.5%

S&P 500: 14.5%

Payouts reinvested

$3,450

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Worst drop

-97.8%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Jul 2009 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearGSM total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−16.1%$60+11.7%
2025+23.7%$109+17.7%
2024−40.9%$114+24.9%
2023+69.1%$33+26.2%
2022−38.0%$21−18.2%
2021+279.7%$41+28.7%
2020+73.9%$5+18.3%
2019−41.0%$29+31.2%
2018−90.0%$195−4.6%
2017+50.9%$170+21.7%
2016+4.5%$536+12.0%
2015−36.2%$483+1.2%
2014−2.8%$468+13.5%
2013+33.5%$427+32.3%
2012+3.6%$188+16.0%
2011−20.7%$323+1.9%
2010+83.6%$235+15.1%
2009 (part)+30.6%$13+13.9%

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

Key facts: GSM total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Ferroglobe (GSM) at the end of Jul 2009, with dividends reinvested, was worth $6,423 at the end of Oct 2026: -2.5% a year, against $103,793 (14.5% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GSM turned $10,000 into $4,442 with dividends reinvested, -7.8% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GSM returned -9.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking GSM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $8,570, including $3,209 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
  • GSM's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (279.7%) and its worst 2018 (-90.0%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Ferroglobe (GSM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 8, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GSM/total-return

GSM total return questions

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

About $4,442 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -7.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $4,173 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is GSM's total return since Jul 2009?

-36% in total, or -2.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 46%.

What was GSM's worst year?

2018, at -90.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -97.8%.

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.