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Smith & Nephew (SNN) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Smith & Nephew (SNN) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $12,813 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 2.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $19,311 reinvested (3.6% a year), or $18,219 taking the dividends as cash, $5,290 of it paid out along the way.

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SNN became

$19,311

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

3.6%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$6,524

bought more shares

Worst drop

-53.1%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearSNN total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−7.0%$543+11.7%
2025+36.8%$484+17.7%
2024−7.3%$432+24.9%
2023+4.4%$448+26.2%
2022−20.2%$438−18.2%
2021−16.2%$463+28.7%
2020−10.4%$453+18.3%
2019+30.8%$398+31.2%
2018+8.9%$391−4.6%
2017+18.5%$333+21.7%
2016−13.9%$318+12.0%
2015−1.4%$306+1.2%
2014+31.8%$480+13.5%
2013+32.5%$272+32.3%
2012+17.5%$210+16.0%
2011−6.9%$162+1.9%
2010+4.1%$146+15.1%
2009+61.7%$134+26.4%
2008−43.2%$113−36.8%

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

Key facts: SNN total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Smith & Nephew (SNN) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $19,311 at the end of Oct 2026: 3.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, SNN turned $10,000 into $12,813 with dividends reinvested, 2.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SNN returned -0.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking SNN's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $18,219, including $5,290 of cash received; reinvesting added $1,091.
  • About 61% of SNN's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • SNN's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (61.7%) and its worst 2008 (-43.2%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Smith & Nephew (SNN) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SNN/total-return

SNN total return questions

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

About $12,813 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 2.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $10,154 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is SNN's total return since Dec 2007?

93% in total, or 3.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 29%.

How much of SNN's return came from dividends?

About 61% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $1,091 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was SNN's worst year?

2008, at -43.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -53.1%.

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.