Meta Platforms (META) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since May 2012, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Meta Platforms (META) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $47,398 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 16.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since May 2012, $10,000 became $209,751 reinvested (23.5% a year), or $209,792 taking the dividends as cash, $2,025 of it paid out along the way.
META became
$209,751
S&P 500: $73,858
Return a year
23.5%
S&P 500: 14.9%
Payouts reinvested
$2,034
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Worst drop
-75.4%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, May 2012 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | META total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −6.6% | $543 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +13.1% | $724 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +66.0% | $695 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +194.1% | $4 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −64.2% | $7 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +23.1% | $3 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +33.1% | $8 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +56.6% | $3 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −25.7% | $5 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +53.4% | $11 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +9.9% | $7 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +34.1% | $6 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +42.8% | $6 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +105.3% | $6 | +32.3% |
| 2012 (part) | −10.1% | $7 | +10.3% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: META total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Meta Platforms (META) at the end of May 2012, with dividends reinvested, was worth $209,751 at the end of Oct 2026: 23.5% a year, against $73,858 (14.9% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, META turned $10,000 into $47,398 with dividends reinvested, 16.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, META returned 13.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking META's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $209,792, including $2,025 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- META's best calendar year in that time was 2023 (194.1%) and its worst 2022 (-64.2%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Meta Platforms (META) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/META/total-return
META total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in META 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $47,398 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 16.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $46,949 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is META's total return since May 2012?
1998% in total, or 23.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 1978%.
How much of META's return came from dividends?
About 0% of its yearly return since May 2012. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was META's worst year?
2022, at -64.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -75.4%.
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.