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Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Howmet Aerospace (HWM) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $96,850 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 25.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $33,732 reinvested (6.7% a year), or $29,437 taking the dividends as cash, $781 of it paid out along the way.

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HWM became

$33,732

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

6.7%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$856

bought more shares

Worst drop

-83.4%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearHWM total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−2.7%$66+11.7%
2025+88.0%$78+17.7%
2024+102.7%$50+24.9%
2023+37.8%$33+26.2%
2022+24.2%$21−18.2%
2021+11.7%$8+28.7%
2020−7.2%$5+18.3%
2019+83.6%$23+31.2%
2018−37.5%$39−4.6%
2017+48.5%$42+21.7%
2016−11.5%$43+12.0%
2015−36.3%$35+1.2%
2014+50.9%$37+13.5%
2013+25.6%$35+32.3%
2012+2.8%$35+16.0%
2011−42.9%$32+1.9%
2010−2.8%$33+15.1%
2009+51.3%$63+26.4%
2008−67.4%$181−36.8%

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

Key facts: HWM total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Howmet Aerospace (HWM) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $33,732 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, HWM turned $10,000 into $96,850 with dividends reinvested, 25.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, HWM returned 46.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking HWM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $29,437, including $781 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,295.
  • About 14% of HWM's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • HWM's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (102.7%) and its worst 2008 (-67.4%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/HWM/total-return

HWM total return questions

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

About $96,850 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 25.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $92,360 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is HWM's total return since Dec 2007?

237% in total, or 6.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 187%.

How much of HWM's return came from dividends?

About 14% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,295 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was HWM's worst year?

2008, at -67.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -83.4%.

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.