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Lockheed Martin (LMT) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Lockheed Martin (LMT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $33,213 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 12.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $104,969 reinvested (13.3% a year), or $73,679 taking the dividends as cash, $13,167 of it paid out along the way.

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LMT became

$104,969

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

13.3%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$19,203

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Worst drop

-44.9%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearLMT total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+34.1%$1,575+11.7%
2025+2.5%$2,198+17.7%
2024+10.0%$1,953+24.9%
2023−4.3%$1,835+26.2%
2022+40.5%$1,698−18.2%
2021+3.2%$1,495+28.7%
2020−6.5%$1,336+18.3%
2019+52.5%$1,225+31.2%
2018−16.3%$1,075−4.6%
2017+30.0%$495+21.7%
2016+18.4%$858+12.0%
2015+16.2%$749+1.2%
2014+33.8%$667+13.5%
2013+68.1%$557+32.3%
2012+19.5%$459+16.0%
2011+20.7%$347+1.9%
2010−3.9%$268+15.1%
2009−7.6%$230+26.4%
2008−18.6%$181−36.8%

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

Key facts: LMT total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Lockheed Martin (LMT) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $104,969 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.3% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, LMT turned $10,000 into $33,213 with dividends reinvested, 12.8% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, LMT returned 17.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking LMT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $73,679, including $13,167 of cash received; reinvesting added $31,290.
  • About 25% of LMT's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • LMT's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (68.1%) and its worst 2008 (-18.6%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Lockheed Martin (LMT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/LMT/total-return

LMT total return questions

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

About $33,213 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 12.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $25,852 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is LMT's total return since Dec 2007?

950% in total, or 13.3% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 505%.

How much of LMT's return came from dividends?

About 25% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $31,290 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was LMT's worst year?

2008, at -18.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -44.9%.

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.