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Medtronic (MDT) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Medtronic (MDT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $15,326 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 4.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $30,225 reinvested (6.0% a year), or $25,930 taking the dividends as cash, $6,726 of it paid out along the way.

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MDT became

$30,225

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

6.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$8,750

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Worst drop

-45.5%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearMDT total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+3.1%$659+11.7%
2025+24.0%$859+17.7%
2024+0.3%$823+24.9%
2023+9.6%$773+26.2%
2022−22.6%$734−18.2%
2021−9.8%$668+28.7%
2020+5.7%$614+18.3%
2019+27.3%$550+31.2%
2018+15.2%$499−4.6%
2017+15.3%$328+21.7%
2016−5.4%$404+12.0%
2015+8.6%$340+1.2%
2014+28.1%$280+13.5%
2013+42.8%$258+32.3%
2012+10.6%$277+16.0%
2011+5.8%$211+1.9%
2010−13.8%$181+15.1%
2009+42.6%$135+26.4%
2008−36.3%$158−36.8%

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

Key facts: MDT total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Medtronic (MDT) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $30,225 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, MDT turned $10,000 into $15,326 with dividends reinvested, 4.4% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, MDT returned -1.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking MDT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $25,930, including $6,726 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,295.
  • About 42% of MDT's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • MDT's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (42.8%) and its worst 2008 (-36.3%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Medtronic (MDT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/MDT/total-return

MDT total return questions

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

About $15,326 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 4.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $11,770 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is MDT's total return since Dec 2007?

202% in total, or 6.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 92%.

How much of MDT's return came from dividends?

About 42% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,295 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was MDT's worst year?

2008, at -36.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -45.5%.

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.