Tandy Leather Factory (TLF) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Tandy Leather Factory (TLF) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $5,446 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -5.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $15,493 reinvested (2.4% a year), or $18,440 taking the dividends as cash, $11,712 of it paid out along the way.
TLF became
$15,493
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
2.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$15,162
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Worst drop
-69.6%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | TLF total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +6.3% | $4,099 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −21.0% | $4,922 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +12.4% | $173 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +0.4% | $125 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −17.4% | $153 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +60.6% | $128 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −43.9% | $156 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +0.6% | $204 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −26.7% | $90 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | −4.3% | $101 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +10.2% | $151 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −18.3% | $122 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −5.2% | $1,097 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +76.8% | $116 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +18.6% | $1,012 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +3.3% | $145 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +40.6% | $2,159 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +82.2% | $132 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −34.3% | $76 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: TLF total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Tandy Leather Factory (TLF) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $15,493 at the end of Oct 2026: 2.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, TLF turned $10,000 into $5,446 with dividends reinvested, -5.9% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, TLF returned -5.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking TLF's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $18,440, including $11,712 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- TLF's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (82.2%) and its worst 2020 (-43.9%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Tandy Leather Factory (TLF) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/TLF/total-return
TLF total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in TLF 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $5,446 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -5.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $2,973 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is TLF's total return since Dec 2007?
55% in total, or 2.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 33%.
How much of TLF's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was TLF's worst year?
2020, at -43.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 18.3%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -69.6%.
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.