Illumina (ILMN) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Illumina (ILMN) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $17,836 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $81,941 reinvested (11.8% a year), or $81,941 taking the dividends as cash, $0 of it paid out along the way.
ILMN became
$81,941
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
11.8%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$0
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Worst drop
-83.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | ILMN total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +79.9% | $0 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −1.8% | $0 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −1.2% | $0 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −31.1% | $0 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −46.9% | $0 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +2.8% | $0 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +11.5% | $0 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +10.6% | $0 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +37.3% | $0 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +70.7% | $0 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −33.3% | $0 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +4.0% | $0 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +66.9% | $0 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +99.0% | $0 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +82.4% | $0 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −51.9% | $0 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +106.4% | $0 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +17.8% | $0 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −12.1% | $0 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: ILMN total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Illumina (ILMN) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $81,941 at the end of Oct 2026: 11.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ILMN turned $10,000 into $17,836 with dividends reinvested, 6.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ILMN returned -10.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking ILMN's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $81,941, including $0 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- ILMN's best calendar year in that time was 2010 (106.4%) and its worst 2011 (-51.9%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Illumina (ILMN) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 6, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ILMN/total-return
ILMN total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in ILMN 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $17,836 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $17,836 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is ILMN's total return since Dec 2007?
719% in total, or 11.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 719%.
How much of ILMN's return came from dividends?
About 0% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was ILMN's worst year?
2011, at -51.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.9%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -83.9%.
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.
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