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Oil-Dri of America (ODC) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Oil-Dri of America (ODC) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $53,965 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 18.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $107,605 reinvested (13.4% a year), or $73,300 taking the dividends as cash, $8,168 of it paid out along the way.

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ODC became

$107,605

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

13.4%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$11,240

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Worst drop

-44.2%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearODC total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+47.2%$975+11.7%
2025+13.2%$1,044+17.7%
2024+32.9%$911+24.9%
2023+104.9%$857+26.2%
2022+6.5%$769−18.2%
2021−1.1%$727+28.7%
2020−3.3%$653+18.3%
2019+41.1%$630+31.2%
2018−34.5%$577−4.6%
2017+11.1%$553+21.7%
2016+6.3%$545+12.0%
2015+16.3%$504+1.2%
2014−11.6%$444+13.5%
2013+38.7%$244+32.3%
2012+42.8%$590+16.0%
2011−2.8%$352+1.9%
2010+43.2%$328+15.1%
2009−14.4%$290+26.4%
2008−12.0%$247−36.8%

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

Key facts: ODC total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Oil-Dri of America (ODC) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $107,605 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ODC turned $10,000 into $53,965 with dividends reinvested, 18.4% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ODC returned 35.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking ODC's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $73,300, including $8,168 of cash received; reinvesting added $34,305.
  • About 22% of ODC's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • ODC's best calendar year in that time was 2023 (104.9%) and its worst 2018 (-34.5%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Oil-Dri of America (ODC) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 6, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ODC/total-return

ODC total return questions

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

About $53,965 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 18.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $42,328 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is ODC's total return since Dec 2007?

976% in total, or 13.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 551%.

How much of ODC's return came from dividends?

About 22% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $34,305 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was ODC's worst year?

2018, at -34.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -44.2%.

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.