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SAP Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in SAP ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $31,137 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 12.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $62,290 reinvested (10.2% a year), or $52,177 taking the dividends as cash, $6,140 of it paid out along the way.

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SAP became

$62,290

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

10.2%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$7,378

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Worst drop

-48.7%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearSAP total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−2.0%$600+11.7%
2025−0.4%$718+17.7%
2024+61.3%$591+24.9%
2023+52.3%$552+26.2%
2022−24.2%$725−18.2%
2021+9.2%$557+28.7%
2020−1.3%$446+18.3%
2019+36.4%$397+31.2%
2018−10.0%$404−4.6%
2017+31.7%$326+21.7%
2016+11.1%$310+12.0%
2015+15.3%$259+1.2%
2014−18.6%$313+13.5%
2013+10.0%$235+32.3%
2012+55.8%$314+16.0%
2011+6.0%$179+1.9%
2010+9.8%$146+15.1%
2009+31.4%$148+26.4%
2008−28.0%$157−36.8%

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

Key facts: SAP total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in SAP at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $62,290 at the end of Oct 2026: 10.2% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, SAP turned $10,000 into $31,137 with dividends reinvested, 12.0% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SAP returned 11.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking SAP's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $52,177, including $6,140 of cash received; reinvesting added $10,113.
  • About 17% of SAP's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • SAP's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (61.3%) and its worst 2008 (-28.0%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "SAP Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SAP/total-return

SAP total return questions

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

About $31,137 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 12.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $26,755 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is SAP's total return since Dec 2007?

523% in total, or 10.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 360%.

How much of SAP's return came from dividends?

About 17% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $10,113 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was SAP's worst year?

2008, at -28.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -48.7%.

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.