PJT Partners (PJT) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Sep 2015, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in PJT Partners (PJT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $60,513 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 19.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Sep 2015, $10,000 became $69,860 reinvested (19.2% a year), or $66,242 taking the dividends as cash, $3,863 of it paid out along the way.
PJT became
$69,860
S&P 500: $47,174
Return a year
19.2%
S&P 500: 15.0%
Payouts reinvested
$4,103
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Worst drop
-38.5%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Sep 2015 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PJT total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −10.0% | $318 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +6.6% | $477 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +56.2% | $469 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +40.0% | $464 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +0.9% | $448 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +2.6% | $1,466 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +67.3% | $90 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +17.0% | $98 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −14.6% | $91 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +48.4% | $88 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +10.0% | $93 | +12.0% |
| 2015 (part) | +17.9% | $1 | +7.0% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PJT total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in PJT Partners (PJT) at the end of Sep 2015, with dividends reinvested, was worth $69,860 at the end of Oct 2026: 19.2% a year, against $47,174 (15.0% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PJT turned $10,000 into $60,513 with dividends reinvested, 19.7% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PJT returned 13.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PJT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $66,242, including $3,863 of cash received; reinvesting added $3,618.
- PJT's best calendar year in that time was 2020 (67.3%) and its worst 2018 (-14.6%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "PJT Partners (PJT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PJT/total-return
PJT total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in PJT 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $60,513 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 19.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $54,361 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is PJT's total return since Sep 2015?
599% in total, or 19.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 524%.
How much of PJT's return came from dividends?
About 6% of its yearly return since Sep 2015. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $3,618 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PJT's worst year?
2018, at -14.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -38.5%.
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.