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Sunoco (SUN) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Sep 2012, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Sunoco (SUN) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $60,859 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 19.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Sep 2012, $10,000 became $92,480 reinvested (17.1% a year), or $47,524 taking the dividends as cash, $18,008 of it paid out along the way.

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SUN became

$92,480

S&P 500: $66,736

Return a year

17.1%

S&P 500: 14.4%

Payouts reinvested

$35,506

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Worst drop

-53.0%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Sep 2012 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearSUN total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+41.3%$3,877+11.7%
2025+8.9%$4,382+17.7%
2024−8.6%$3,975+24.9%
2023+49.3%$3,495+26.2%
2022+14.0%$3,146−18.2%
2021+55.3%$2,880+28.7%
2020+6.2%$2,684+18.3%
2019+24.8%$2,322+31.2%
2018+7.7%$2,136−4.6%
2017+17.9%$1,872+21.7%
2016−24.6%$1,626+12.0%
2015−15.1%$1,316+1.2%
2014+57.6%$983+13.5%
2013+39.6%$792+32.3%
2012 (part)+5.0%$20−0.4%

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

Key facts: SUN total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Sunoco (SUN) at the end of Sep 2012, with dividends reinvested, was worth $92,480 at the end of Oct 2026: 17.1% a year, against $66,736 (14.4% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, SUN turned $10,000 into $60,859 with dividends reinvested, 19.8% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SUN returned 19.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking SUN's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $47,524, including $18,008 of cash received; reinvesting added $44,956.
  • About 53% of SUN's yearly total return since Sep 2012 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • SUN's best calendar year in that time was 2014 (57.6%) and its worst 2016 (-24.6%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Sunoco (SUN) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SUN/total-return

SUN total return questions

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

About $60,859 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 19.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $24,865 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is SUN's total return since Sep 2012?

825% in total, or 17.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 195%.

How much of SUN's return came from dividends?

About 53% of its yearly return since Sep 2012. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $44,956 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was SUN's worst year?

2016, at -24.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -53.0%.

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.