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Kinder Morgan (KMI) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Feb 2011, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Kinder Morgan (KMI) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $27,426 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 10.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Feb 2011, $10,000 became $23,248 reinvested (5.5% a year), or $16,935 taking the dividends as cash, $5,830 of it paid out along the way.

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KMI became

$23,248

S&P 500: $74,779

Return a year

5.5%

S&P 500: 13.7%

Payouts reinvested

$8,295

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Worst drop

-64.6%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Feb 2011 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearKMI total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+26.7%$629+11.7%
2025+4.7%$771+17.7%
2024+64.4%$711+24.9%
2023+4.1%$661+26.2%
2022+21.2%$611−18.2%
2021+23.8%$542+28.7%
2020−30.8%$503+18.3%
2019+44.5%$441+31.2%
2018−11.2%$316−4.6%
2017−10.6%$216+21.7%
2016+42.7%$221+12.0%
2015−62.8%$753+1.2%
2014+23.2%$624+13.5%
2013+6.2%$563+32.3%
2012+14.1%$480+16.0%
2011 (part)+8.2%$253−3.8%

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

Key facts: KMI total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Kinder Morgan (KMI) at the end of Feb 2011, with dividends reinvested, was worth $23,248 at the end of Oct 2026: 5.5% a year, against $74,779 (13.7% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, KMI turned $10,000 into $27,426 with dividends reinvested, 10.6% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, KMI returned 21.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking KMI's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $16,935, including $5,830 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,313.
  • About 88% of KMI's yearly total return since Feb 2011 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • KMI's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (64.4%) and its worst 2015 (-62.8%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Kinder Morgan (KMI) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/KMI/total-return

KMI total return questions

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

About $27,426 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 10.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $16,579 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is KMI's total return since Feb 2011?

132% in total, or 5.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 11%.

How much of KMI's return came from dividends?

About 88% of its yearly return since Feb 2011. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,313 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was KMI's worst year?

2015, at -62.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -64.6%.

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.