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.
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
| Year | PTC total return | Paid out | S&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.
Cite this page
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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