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Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $20,546 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 7.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $56,493 reinvested (9.6% a year), or $37,412 taking the dividends as cash, $12,352 of it paid out along the way.

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PNW became

$56,493

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

9.6%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$20,258

bought more shares

Worst drop

-33.1%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearPNW total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+23.2%$1,447+11.7%
2025+8.9%$1,861+17.7%
2024+23.4%$1,769+24.9%
2023−1.2%$1,629+26.2%
2022+13.0%$1,499−18.2%
2021−7.8%$1,413+28.7%
2020−7.7%$1,298+18.3%
2019+9.1%$1,167+31.2%
2018+3.6%$1,082−4.6%
2017+12.7%$978+21.7%
2016+25.4%$922+12.0%
2015−2.0%$825+1.2%
2014+34.5%$761+13.5%
2013+7.9%$699+32.3%
2012+10.4%$652+16.0%
2011+22.0%$610+1.9%
2010+19.7%$576+15.1%
2009+21.7%$548+26.4%
2008−19.4%$523−36.8%

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

Key facts: PNW total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $56,493 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PNW turned $10,000 into $20,546 with dividends reinvested, 7.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PNW returned 15.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking PNW's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $37,412, including $12,352 of cash received; reinvesting added $19,082.
  • About 48% of PNW's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • PNW's best calendar year in that time was 2014 (34.5%) and its worst 2008 (-19.4%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PNW/total-return

PNW total return questions

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

About $20,546 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 7.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $13,960 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is PNW's total return since Dec 2007?

465% in total, or 9.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 151%.

How much of PNW's return came from dividends?

About 48% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $19,082 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was PNW's worst year?

2008, at -19.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -33.1%.

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.