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Leidos Holdings (LDOS) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Leidos Holdings (LDOS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $39,894 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 14.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $50,756 reinvested (9.0% a year), or $32,689 taking the dividends as cash, $6,820 of it paid out along the way.

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LDOS became

$50,756

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

9.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$9,784

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Worst drop

-46.1%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearLDOS total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−20.0%$404+11.7%
2025+26.5%$581+17.7%
2024+34.5%$547+24.9%
2023+4.5%$504+26.2%
2022+20.0%$488−18.2%
2021−14.2%$459+28.7%
2020+9.0%$453+18.3%
2019+88.8%$441+31.2%
2018−16.7%$385−4.6%
2017+28.4%$304+21.7%
2016+27.0%$3,602+12.0%
2015+35.0%$431+1.2%
2014−3.2%$276+13.5%
2013+64.2%$717+32.3%
2012−5.3%$164+16.0%
2011−22.5%$8+1.9%
2010−16.3%$8+15.1%
2009−2.8%$6+26.4%
2008−3.2%$8−36.8%

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

Key facts: LDOS total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Leidos Holdings (LDOS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $50,756 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, LDOS turned $10,000 into $39,894 with dividends reinvested, 14.8% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, LDOS returned 8.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking LDOS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $32,689, including $6,820 of cash received; reinvesting added $18,067.
  • About 43% of LDOS's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • LDOS's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (88.8%) and its worst 2011 (-22.5%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Leidos Holdings (LDOS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/LDOS/total-return

LDOS total return questions

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

About $39,894 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 14.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $34,395 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is LDOS's total return since Dec 2007?

408% in total, or 9.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 159%.

How much of LDOS's return came from dividends?

About 43% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $18,067 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was LDOS's worst year?

2011, at -22.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.9%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -46.1%.

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.