Safe Bulkers (SB) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since May 2008, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Safe Bulkers (SB) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $79,307 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 23.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since May 2008, $10,000 became $8,773 reinvested (-0.7% a year), or $6,651 taking the dividends as cash, $2,413 of it paid out along the way.
SB became
$8,773
S&P 500: $75,421
Return a year
-0.7%
S&P 500: 11.6%
Payouts reinvested
$3,452
bought more shares
Worst drop
-96.2%
S&P 500: -46.3%
$10,000, May 2008 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | SB total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +70.4% | $215 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +42.0% | $231 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −5.2% | $215 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +43.0% | $207 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −18.7% | $168 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +188.5% | $10 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −23.0% | $16 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | −4.9% | $24 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −44.7% | $25 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +180.6% | $25 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +42.0% | $4 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −79.1% | $52 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −61.4% | $204 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +220.1% | $174 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | −39.1% | $393 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −26.8% | $430 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +9.0% | $387 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +42.5% | $349 | +26.4% |
| 2008 (part) | −60.6% | $323 | −34.5% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: SB total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Safe Bulkers (SB) at the end of May 2008, with dividends reinvested, was worth $8,773 at the end of Oct 2026: -0.7% a year, against $75,421 (11.6% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, SB turned $10,000 into $79,307 with dividends reinvested, 23.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SB returned 17.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking SB's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $6,651, including $2,413 of cash received; reinvesting added $2,122.
- SB's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (220.1%) and its worst 2015 (-79.1%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Safe Bulkers (SB) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SB/total-return
SB total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in SB 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $79,307 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 23.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $63,071 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is SB's total return since May 2008?
-12% in total, or -0.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 58%.
What was SB's worst year?
2015, at -79.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -96.2%.
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.