PPL Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in PPL ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $16,051 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 4.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $17,033 reinvested (2.9% a year), or $12,652 taking the dividends as cash, $5,305 of it paid out along the way.
PPL became
$17,033
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
2.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$8,300
bought more shares
Worst drop
-48.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PPL total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +4.2% | $404 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +11.4% | $526 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +24.0% | $468 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −3.8% | $417 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +0.4% | $373 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +12.9% | $658 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −16.9% | $564 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +33.4% | $604 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −3.0% | $560 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | −5.2% | $489 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +4.1% | $479 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +5.7% | $446 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +26.2% | $401 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +10.3% | $371 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +2.4% | $348 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +17.6% | $323 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −14.2% | $303 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +10.4% | $301 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −39.1% | $265 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PPL total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in PPL at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $17,033 at the end of Oct 2026: 2.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PPL turned $10,000 into $16,051 with dividends reinvested, 4.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PPL returned 8.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PPL's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $12,652, including $5,305 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,381.
- PPL's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (33.4%) and its worst 2008 (-39.1%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "PPL Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PPL/total-return
PPL total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in PPL 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $16,051 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 4.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $10,381 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is PPL's total return since Dec 2007?
70% in total, or 2.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 27%.
How much of PPL's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,381 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PPL's worst year?
2008, at -39.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -48.8%.
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.