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J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $29,691 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 11.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $97,349 reinvested (12.8% a year), or $87,274 taking the dividends as cash, $7,028 of it paid out along the way.

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JBHT became

$97,349

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

12.8%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$7,985

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Worst drop

-44.4%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearJBHT total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+14.4%$635+11.7%
2025+15.2%$780+17.7%
2024−13.8%$733+24.9%
2023+15.6%$699+26.2%
2022−13.9%$703−18.2%
2021+50.6%$512+28.7%
2020+18.1%$485+18.3%
2019+26.8%$430+31.2%
2018−18.4%$410−4.6%
2017+19.6%$393+21.7%
2016+33.8%$365+12.0%
2015−12.0%$347+1.2%
2014+10.1%$321+13.5%
2013+30.2%$182+32.3%
2012+34.2%$278+16.0%
2011+11.8%$209+1.9%
2010+28.2%$190+15.1%
2009+24.8%$165+26.4%
2008−3.4%$148−36.8%

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

Key facts: JBHT total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $97,349 at the end of Oct 2026: 12.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, JBHT turned $10,000 into $29,691 with dividends reinvested, 11.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, JBHT returned 3.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking JBHT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $87,274, including $7,028 of cash received; reinvesting added $10,075.
  • About 9% of JBHT's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • JBHT's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (50.6%) and its worst 2018 (-18.4%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/JBHT/total-return

JBHT total return questions

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

About $29,691 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 11.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $27,090 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is JBHT's total return since Dec 2007?

873% in total, or 12.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 702%.

How much of JBHT's return came from dividends?

About 9% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $10,075 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was JBHT's worst year?

2018, at -18.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -44.4%.

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.