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KeyCorp (KEY) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in KeyCorp (KEY) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $22,710 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 8.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $16,578 reinvested (2.7% a year), or $13,172 taking the dividends as cash, $4,165 of it paid out along the way.

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KEY became

$16,578

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

2.7%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$5,794

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Worst drop

-79.6%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearKEY total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+5.3%$493+11.7%
2025+26.2%$624+17.7%
2024+25.4%$586+24.9%
2023−11.6%$558+26.2%
2022−21.7%$510−18.2%
2021+45.9%$459+28.7%
2020−14.5%$394+18.3%
2019+42.7%$405+31.2%
2018−24.6%$318−4.6%
2017+12.7%$214+21.7%
2016+42.1%$182+12.0%
2015−3.2%$154+1.2%
2014+5.5%$129+13.5%
2013+62.4%$110+32.3%
2012+12.0%$94+16.0%
2011−11.6%$67+1.9%
2010+60.4%$32+15.1%
2009−33.9%$51+26.4%
2008−61.6%$414−36.8%

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

Key facts: KEY total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in KeyCorp (KEY) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $16,578 at the end of Oct 2026: 2.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, KEY turned $10,000 into $22,710 with dividends reinvested, 8.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, KEY returned 3.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking KEY's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $13,172, including $4,165 of cash received; reinvesting added $3,406.
  • About 100% of KEY's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • KEY's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (62.4%) and its worst 2008 (-61.6%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "KeyCorp (KEY) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/KEY/total-return

KEY total return questions

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

About $22,710 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 8.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $14,958 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is KEY's total return since Dec 2007?

66% in total, or 2.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 10%.

How much of KEY's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $3,406 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was KEY's worst year?

2008, at -61.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -79.6%.

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.