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Rockwell Automation (ROK) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Rockwell Automation (ROK) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $43,760 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 15.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $94,375 reinvested (12.7% a year), or $72,125 taking the dividends as cash, $8,871 of it paid out along the way.

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ROK became

$94,375

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

12.7%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$11,664

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Worst drop

-69.6%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearROK total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+13.2%$887+11.7%
2025+38.4%$1,146+17.7%
2024−6.2%$1,075+24.9%
2023+22.6%$1,021+26.2%
2022−24.8%$921−18.2%
2021+41.2%$870+28.7%
2020+26.2%$834+18.3%
2019+37.9%$752+31.2%
2018−21.8%$675−4.6%
2017+48.9%$578+21.7%
2016+34.5%$548+12.0%
2015−5.5%$470+1.2%
2014−3.9%$425+13.5%
2013+43.7%$351+32.3%
2012+17.2%$293+16.0%
2011+4.5%$262+1.9%
2010+56.1%$201+15.1%
2009+50.9%$171+26.4%
2008−51.9%$184−36.8%

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

Key facts: ROK total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Rockwell Automation (ROK) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $94,375 at the end of Oct 2026: 12.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ROK turned $10,000 into $43,760 with dividends reinvested, 15.9% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ROK returned 8.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking ROK's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $72,125, including $8,871 of cash received; reinvesting added $22,249.
  • About 19% of ROK's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • ROK's best calendar year in that time was 2010 (56.1%) and its worst 2008 (-51.9%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Rockwell Automation (ROK) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ROK/total-return

ROK total return questions

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

About $43,760 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 15.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $36,435 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is ROK's total return since Dec 2007?

844% in total, or 12.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 533%.

How much of ROK's return came from dividends?

About 19% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $22,249 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was ROK's worst year?

2008, at -51.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -69.6%.

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.