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Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Valley National Bancorp (VLY) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $21,754 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 8.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $22,917 reinvested (4.5% a year), or $16,173 taking the dividends as cash, $6,702 of it paid out along the way.

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VLY became

$22,917

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

4.5%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$10,504

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Worst drop

-44.8%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearVLY total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+24.1%$558+11.7%
2025+34.6%$699+17.7%
2024−11.9%$695+24.9%
2023+0.7%$623+26.2%
2022−14.5%$592−18.2%
2021+45.8%$596+28.7%
2020−10.0%$553+18.3%
2019+34.3%$538+31.2%
2018−17.8%$498−4.6%
2017−0.8%$385+21.7%
2016+23.8%$527+12.0%
2015+6.1%$487+1.2%
2014+0.3%$452+13.5%
2013+15.5%$561+32.3%
2012−16.1%$579+16.0%
2011−3.9%$553+1.9%
2010+12.2%$547+15.1%
2009−21.8%$541+26.4%
2008+16.9%$520−36.8%

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

Key facts: VLY total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Valley National Bancorp (VLY) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $22,917 at the end of Oct 2026: 4.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VLY turned $10,000 into $21,754 with dividends reinvested, 8.1% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VLY returned 5.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking VLY's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $16,173, including $6,702 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,745.
  • About 100% of VLY's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • VLY's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (45.8%) and its worst 2009 (-21.8%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VLY/total-return

VLY total return questions

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

About $21,754 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 8.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $14,341 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is VLY's total return since Dec 2007?

129% in total, or 4.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 5%.

How much of VLY's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,745 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was VLY's worst year?

2009, at -21.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 26.4%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -44.8%.

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.