Packaging of America (PKG) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Packaging of America (PKG) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $41,563 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 15.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $163,164 reinvested (16.0% a year), or $109,644 taking the dividends as cash, $18,574 of it paid out along the way.
PKG became
$163,164
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
16.0%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$27,914
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Worst drop
-60.2%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PKG total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +26.9% | $2,708 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −6.1% | $3,125 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +41.7% | $3,041 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +31.9% | $2,988 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −2.6% | $2,645 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +1.6% | $2,097 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +27.2% | $1,838 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +38.3% | $1,613 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −28.8% | $1,407 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +45.5% | $1,240 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +39.1% | $1,150 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −16.6% | $976 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +26.1% | $706 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +69.4% | $684 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +57.3% | $441 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +0.7% | $334 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +15.3% | $254 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +77.4% | $248 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −49.4% | $420 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PKG total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Packaging of America (PKG) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $163,164 at the end of Oct 2026: 16.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PKG turned $10,000 into $41,563 with dividends reinvested, 15.3% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PKG returned 16.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PKG's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $109,644, including $18,574 of cash received; reinvesting added $53,519.
- PKG's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (77.4%) and its worst 2008 (-49.4%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Packaging of America (PKG) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PKG/total-return
PKG total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in PKG 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $41,563 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 15.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $31,130 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is PKG's total return since Dec 2007?
1532% in total, or 16.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 811%.
How much of PKG's return came from dividends?
About 22% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $53,519 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PKG's worst year?
2008, at -49.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -60.2%.
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.