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National Fuel Gas (NFG) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in National Fuel Gas (NFG) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $21,067 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 7.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $30,019 reinvested (6.0% a year), or $23,850 taking the dividends as cash, $6,809 of it paid out along the way.

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NFG became

$30,019

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

6.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$9,263

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Worst drop

-49.1%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearNFG total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+1.4%$611+11.7%
2025+35.3%$776+17.7%
2024+25.4%$729+24.9%
2023−17.7%$683+26.2%
2022+1.9%$618−18.2%
2021+60.7%$582+28.7%
2020−7.5%$567+18.3%
2019−5.9%$514+31.2%
2018−3.8%$493−4.6%
2017−0.2%$461+21.7%
2016+36.5%$438+12.0%
2015−36.6%$416+1.2%
2014−0.5%$394+13.5%
2013+44.2%$380+32.3%
2012−6.1%$353+16.0%
2011−13.3%$337+1.9%
2010+34.7%$322+15.1%
2009+65.0%$300+26.4%
2008−30.8%$291−36.8%

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

Key facts: NFG total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in National Fuel Gas (NFG) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $30,019 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, NFG turned $10,000 into $21,067 with dividends reinvested, 7.7% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, NFG returned 10.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking NFG's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $23,850, including $6,809 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,168.
  • About 52% of NFG's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • NFG's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (65.0%) and its worst 2015 (-36.6%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "National Fuel Gas (NFG) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NFG/total-return

NFG total return questions

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

About $21,067 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 7.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $15,187 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is NFG's total return since Dec 2007?

200% in total, or 6.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 70%.

How much of NFG's return came from dividends?

About 52% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,168 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was NFG's worst year?

2015, at -36.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -49.1%.

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.