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Motorola Solutions (MSI) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Motorola Solutions (MSI) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $78,021 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 22.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $101,179 reinvested (13.1% a year), or $82,669 taking the dividends as cash, $6,059 of it paid out along the way.

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MSI became

$101,179

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

13.1%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$7,398

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Worst drop

-77.4%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearMSI total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+29.3%$728+11.7%
2025−16.2%$930+17.7%
2024+49.1%$826+24.9%
2023+23.0%$735+26.2%
2022−3.8%$641−18.2%
2021+61.9%$578+28.7%
2020+7.4%$495+18.3%
2019+42.2%$453+31.2%
2018+29.6%$386−4.6%
2017+10.8%$265+21.7%
2016+23.9%$311+12.0%
2015+4.3%$254+1.2%
2014+1.4%$228+13.5%
2013+23.6%$201+32.3%
2012+22.6%$163+16.0%
2011+28.9%$76+1.9%
2010+16.9%$3+15.1%
2009+75.2%$4+26.4%
2008−71.6%$119−36.8%

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

Key facts: MSI total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Motorola Solutions (MSI) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $101,179 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, MSI turned $10,000 into $78,021 with dividends reinvested, 22.8% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, MSI returned 16.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking MSI's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $82,669, including $6,059 of cash received; reinvesting added $18,511.
  • About 13% of MSI's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • MSI's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (75.2%) and its worst 2008 (-71.6%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Motorola Solutions (MSI) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/MSI/total-return

MSI total return questions

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

About $78,021 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 22.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $67,723 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is MSI's total return since Dec 2007?

912% in total, or 13.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 666%.

How much of MSI's return came from dividends?

About 13% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $18,511 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was MSI's worst year?

2008, at -71.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -77.4%.

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.