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Ormat Technologies (ORA) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Ormat Technologies (ORA) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $19,852 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 7.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $18,508 reinvested (3.3% a year), or $17,575 taking the dividends as cash, $1,271 of it paid out along the way.

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ORA became

$18,508

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

3.3%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$1,372

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Worst drop

-69.9%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearORA total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−18.6%$76+11.7%
2025+64.1%$102+17.7%
2024−10.1%$105+24.9%
2023−11.8%$95+26.2%
2022+9.7%$103−18.2%
2021−11.6%$101+28.7%
2020+21.9%$91+18.3%
2019+43.4%$90+31.2%
2018−17.4%$106−4.6%
2017+20.2%$87+21.7%
2016+48.9%$104+12.0%
2015+35.2%$55+1.2%
2014+0.7%$45+13.5%
2013+41.6%$19+32.3%
2012+7.3%$19+16.0%
2011−38.7%$26+1.9%
2010−21.1%$52+15.1%
2009+19.6%$53+26.4%
2008−41.8%$42−36.8%

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

Key facts: ORA total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Ormat Technologies (ORA) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $18,508 at the end of Oct 2026: 3.3% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ORA turned $10,000 into $19,852 with dividends reinvested, 7.1% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ORA returned 5.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking ORA's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $17,575, including $1,271 of cash received; reinvesting added $933.
  • About 21% of ORA's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • ORA's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (64.1%) and its worst 2008 (-41.8%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Ormat Technologies (ORA) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ORA/total-return

ORA total return questions

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

About $19,852 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 7.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $18,596 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is ORA's total return since Dec 2007?

85% in total, or 3.3% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 63%.

How much of ORA's return came from dividends?

About 21% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $933 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was ORA's worst year?

2008, at -41.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -69.9%.

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.