Pfizer (PFE) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Pfizer (PFE) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $16,131 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 4.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $32,677 reinvested (6.5% a year), or $25,390 taking the dividends as cash, $11,228 of it paid out along the way.
PFE became
$32,677
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
6.5%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$18,071
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Worst drop
-52.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PFE total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +28.9% | $1,362 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +0.6% | $1,707 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −2.2% | $1,561 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −41.3% | $1,426 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −10.4% | $1,413 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +66.7% | $1,330 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +3.4% | $1,226 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | −6.7% | $1,090 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +25.1% | $1,018 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +16.1% | $913 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +4.4% | $781 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +7.3% | $718 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +5.4% | $655 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +26.5% | $588 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +20.6% | $518 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +28.8% | $443 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +0.6% | $368 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +8.1% | $386 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −16.9% | $568 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PFE total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Pfizer (PFE) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $32,677 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PFE turned $10,000 into $16,131 with dividends reinvested, 4.9% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFE returned -1.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PFE's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $25,390, including $11,228 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,286.
- PFE's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (66.7%) and its worst 2023 (-41.3%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Pfizer (PFE) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PFE/total-return
PFE total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in PFE 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $16,131 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 4.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $10,153 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is PFE's total return since Dec 2007?
227% in total, or 6.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 42%.
How much of PFE's return came from dividends?
About 71% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,286 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PFE's worst year?
2023, at -41.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 26.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -52.8%.
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.