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Portland General Electric (POR) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Portland General Electric (POR) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $14,826 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 4.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $33,298 reinvested (6.6% a year), or $25,809 taking the dividends as cash, $9,819 of it paid out along the way.

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POR became

$33,298

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

6.6%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$15,203

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Worst drop

-40.5%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearPOR total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−4.3%$1,208+11.7%
2025+15.4%$1,494+17.7%
2024+5.3%$1,365+24.9%
2023−7.7%$1,227+26.2%
2022−4.0%$1,103−18.2%
2021+28.1%$1,013+28.7%
2020−20.2%$985+18.3%
2019+25.1%$855+31.2%
2018+4.0%$792−4.6%
2017+8.3%$704+21.7%
2016+22.7%$654+12.0%
2015−0.6%$597+1.2%
2014+29.5%$553+13.5%
2013+14.6%$530+32.3%
2012+12.7%$495+16.0%
2011+21.7%$459+1.9%
2010+12.0%$418+15.1%
2009+10.3%$386+26.4%
2008−26.8%$364−36.8%

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

Key facts: POR total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Portland General Electric (POR) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $33,298 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, POR turned $10,000 into $14,826 with dividends reinvested, 4.0% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, POR returned 2.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking POR's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $25,809, including $9,819 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,489.
  • About 62% of POR's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • POR's best calendar year in that time was 2014 (29.5%) and its worst 2008 (-26.8%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Portland General Electric (POR) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 8, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/POR/total-return

POR total return questions

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

About $14,826 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 4.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $10,179 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is POR's total return since Dec 2007?

233% in total, or 6.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 60%.

How much of POR's return came from dividends?

About 62% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,489 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was POR's worst year?

2008, at -26.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -40.5%.

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.