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Republic Services (RSG) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Republic Services (RSG) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $54,340 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 18.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $117,214 reinvested (14.0% a year), or $86,530 taking the dividends as cash, $8,686 of it paid out along the way.

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RSG became

$117,214

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

14.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$11,598

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Worst drop

-46.5%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearRSG total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+16.5%$1,265+11.7%
2025+6.4%$1,115+17.7%
2024+23.0%$779+24.9%
2023+29.6%$958+26.2%
2022−6.2%$875−18.2%
2021+47.0%$800+28.7%
2020+9.5%$742+18.3%
2019+26.6%$685+31.2%
2018+8.8%$624−4.6%
2017+21.0%$564+21.7%
2016+32.9%$512+12.0%
2015+12.4%$466+1.2%
2014+24.8%$430+13.5%
2013+16.6%$376+32.3%
2012+10.0%$343+16.0%
2011−5.1%$298+1.9%
2010+8.3%$271+15.1%
2009+18.0%$257+26.4%
2008−18.9%$237−36.8%

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

Key facts: RSG total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Republic Services (RSG) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $117,214 at the end of Oct 2026: 14.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, RSG turned $10,000 into $54,340 with dividends reinvested, 18.4% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, RSG returned 14.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking RSG's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $86,530, including $8,686 of cash received; reinvesting added $30,685.
  • About 18% of RSG's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • RSG's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (47.0%) and its worst 2008 (-18.9%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Republic Services (RSG) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/RSG/total-return

RSG total return questions

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

About $54,340 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 18.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $46,369 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is RSG's total return since Dec 2007?

1072% in total, or 14.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 678%.

How much of RSG's return came from dividends?

About 18% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $30,685 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was RSG's worst year?

2008, at -18.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -46.5%.

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.