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Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $272,319 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 39.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $496,212 reinvested (23.0% a year), or $267,025 taking the dividends as cash, $14,248 of it paid out along the way.

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STX became

$496,212

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

23.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$22,256

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Worst drop

-84.6%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearSTX total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+134.8%$1,639+11.7%
2025+225.3%$2,228+17.7%
2024+4.1%$2,091+24.9%
2023+69.1%$2,047+26.2%
2022−51.4%$1,873−18.2%
2021+87.5%$1,888+28.7%
2020+10.2%$1,739+18.3%
2019+62.1%$1,570+31.2%
2018−2.9%$1,440−4.6%
2017+13.4%$709+21.7%
2016+13.4%$1,383+12.0%
2015−42.4%$1,076+1.2%
2014+22.5%$924+13.5%
2013+89.7%$555+32.3%
2012+95.4%$664+16.0%
2011+12.9%$230+1.9%
2010−17.4%$9+15.1%
2009+312.8%$20+26.4%
2008−82.0%$169−36.8%

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

Key facts: STX total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $496,212 at the end of Oct 2026: 23.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, STX turned $10,000 into $272,319 with dividends reinvested, 39.2% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, STX returned 52.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking STX's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $267,025, including $14,248 of cash received; reinvesting added $229,188.
  • About 19% of STX's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • STX's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (312.8%) and its worst 2008 (-82.0%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/STX/total-return

STX total return questions

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

About $272,319 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 39.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $187,869 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is STX's total return since Dec 2007?

4862% in total, or 23.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 2428%.

How much of STX's return came from dividends?

About 19% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $229,188 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was STX's worst year?

2008, at -82.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -84.6%.

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.