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Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $28,249 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 10.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $4,219 reinvested (-4.5% a year), or $3,285 taking the dividends as cash, $1,924 of it paid out along the way.

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LYG became

$4,219

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

-4.5%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$2,774

bought more shares

Worst drop

-92.3%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearLYG total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−4.4%$75+11.7%
2025+104.3%$166+17.7%
2024+20.2%$127+24.9%
2023+14.5%$96+26.2%
2022−9.7%$79−18.2%
2021+34.6%$63+28.7%
2020−36.5%$84+18.3%
2019+36.9%$109+31.2%
2018−28.5%$103−4.6%
2017+26.8%$102+21.7%
2016−26.0%$90+12.0%
2015−4.4%$51+1.2%
2014−12.7%$18+13.5%
2013+66.1%$15+32.3%
2012+104.1%$18+16.0%
2011−61.7%$20+1.9%
2010+25.4%$16+15.1%
2009−27.4%$752+26.4%
2008−77.6%$790−36.8%

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

Key facts: LYG total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $4,219 at the end of Oct 2026: -4.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, LYG turned $10,000 into $28,249 with dividends reinvested, 10.9% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, LYG returned 18.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking LYG's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $3,285, including $1,924 of cash received; reinvesting added $934.
  • LYG's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (104.3%) and its worst 2008 (-77.6%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/LYG/total-return

LYG total return questions

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

About $28,249 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 10.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $17,730 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is LYG's total return since Dec 2007?

-58% in total, or -4.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 86%.

What was LYG's worst year?

2008, at -77.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -92.3%.

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.