Kroger (KR) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Kroger (KR) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $26,566 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 10.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $70,720 reinvested (10.9% a year), or $58,707 taking the dividends as cash, $8,700 of it paid out along the way.
KR became
$70,720
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
10.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$10,879
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Worst drop
-50.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | KR total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +8.7% | $1,127 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +4.2% | $1,403 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +36.9% | $1,272 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +5.0% | $1,063 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +0.4% | $945 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +45.4% | $754 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +11.9% | $645 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +7.9% | $548 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +2.1% | $487 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | −19.0% | $466 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −16.4% | $407 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +31.8% | $348 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +64.8% | $313 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +54.5% | $256 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +9.6% | $208 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +10.5% | $197 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +10.7% | $158 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | −20.9% | $150 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +0.0% | $131 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: KR total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Kroger (KR) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $70,720 at the end of Oct 2026: 10.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, KR turned $10,000 into $26,566 with dividends reinvested, 10.3% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, KR returned 13.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking KR's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $58,707, including $8,700 of cash received; reinvesting added $12,013.
- KR's best calendar year in that time was 2014 (64.8%) and its worst 2009 (-20.9%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Kroger (KR) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/KR/total-return
KR total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in KR 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $26,566 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 10.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $21,549 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is KR's total return since Dec 2007?
607% in total, or 10.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 400%.
How much of KR's return came from dividends?
About 18% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $12,013 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was KR's worst year?
2009, at -20.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 26.4%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -50.8%.
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.