TELUS (TU) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in TELUS (TU) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $9,517 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -0.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $18,792 reinvested (3.4% a year), or $19,651 taking the dividends as cash, $12,296 of it paid out along the way.
TU became
$18,792
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
3.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$20,600
bought more shares
Worst drop
-56.6%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | TU total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −28.3% | $1,407 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +5.0% | $2,225 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −18.4% | $1,880 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −2.3% | $1,828 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −14.4% | $1,533 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +24.4% | $1,510 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +7.3% | $1,244 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +22.8% | $1,282 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −8.5% | $1,052 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +24.2% | $1,011 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +20.4% | $894 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −20.1% | $750 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +8.7% | $793 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +9.9% | $700 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +26.7% | $673 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +28.4% | $555 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +46.7% | $492 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +16.2% | $407 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −38.3% | $364 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: TU total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in TELUS (TU) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $18,792 at the end of Oct 2026: 3.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, TU turned $10,000 into $9,517 with dividends reinvested, -0.5% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, TU returned -11.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking TU's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $19,651, including $12,296 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- TU's best calendar year in that time was 2010 (46.7%) and its worst 2008 (-38.3%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "TELUS (TU) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/TU/total-return
TU total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in TU 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $9,517 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -0.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $5,475 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is TU's total return since Dec 2007?
88% in total, or 3.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 26%.
How much of TU'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 TU's worst year?
2008, at -38.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -56.6%.
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.