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PTC Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in PTC ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $41,218 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 15.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $109,546 reinvested (13.6% a year), or $109,546 taking the dividends as cash, $0 of it paid out along the way.

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PTC became

$109,546

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

13.6%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$0

bought more shares

Worst drop

-59.5%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearPTC total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+12.2%$0+11.7%
2025−5.3%$0+17.7%
2024+5.1%$0+24.9%
2023+45.8%$0+26.2%
2022−0.9%$0−18.2%
2021+1.3%$0+28.7%
2020+59.7%$0+18.3%
2019−9.7%$0+31.2%
2018+36.4%$0−4.6%
2017+31.3%$0+21.7%
2016+33.6%$0+12.0%
2015−5.5%$0+1.2%
2014+3.6%$0+13.5%
2013+57.2%$0+32.3%
2012+23.3%$0+16.0%
2011−19.0%$0+1.9%
2010+37.9%$0+15.1%
2009+29.2%$0+26.4%
2008−29.1%$0−36.8%

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

Key facts: PTC total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in PTC at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $109,546 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PTC turned $10,000 into $41,218 with dividends reinvested, 15.2% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PTC returned 9.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking PTC's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $109,546, including $0 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
  • PTC's best calendar year in that time was 2020 (59.7%) and its worst 2008 (-29.1%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "PTC Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 6, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PTC/total-return

PTC total return questions

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

About $41,218 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 15.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $41,218 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is PTC's total return since Dec 2007?

995% in total, or 13.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 995%.

How much of PTC's return came from dividends?

About 0% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was PTC's worst year?

2008, at -29.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -59.5%.

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.

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