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Webster Financial (WBS) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Webster Financial (WBS) ten years ago, at the end of Jul 2016, was worth $29,235 at the end of Jul 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 11.3% a year, against $40,391 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $38,980 reinvested (7.6% a year), or $30,380 taking the dividends as cash, $6,226 of it paid out along the way.

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WBS became

$38,980

S&P 500: $71,742

Return a year

7.6%

S&P 500: 11.2%

Payouts reinvested

$8,227

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Worst drop

-87.9%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Jul 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearWBS total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+24.1%$404+10.1%
2025+17.3%$816+17.7%
2024+12.5%$815+24.9%
2023+11.4%$769+26.2%
2022−12.5%$724−18.2%
2021+36.6%$732+28.7%
2020−16.9%$681+18.3%
2019+11.6%$579+31.2%
2018−10.4%$503−4.6%
2017+5.5%$387+21.7%
2016+49.9%$402+12.0%
2015+17.1%$325+1.2%
2014+7.0%$272+13.5%
2013+55.2%$203+32.3%
2012+2.4%$123+16.0%
2011+4.3%$61+1.9%
2010+66.5%$20+15.1%
2009−13.5%$24+26.4%
2008−54.5%$385−36.8%

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

Key facts: WBS total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Webster Financial (WBS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $38,980 at the end of Jul 2026: 7.6% a year, against $71,742 (11.2% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Jul 2026, WBS turned $10,000 into $29,235 with dividends reinvested, 11.3% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Jul 2026, WBS returned 13.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.8%).
  • Taking WBS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $30,380, including $6,226 of cash received; reinvesting added $8,600.
  • About 36% of WBS's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • WBS's best calendar year in that time was 2010 (66.5%) and its worst 2008 (-54.5%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Webster Financial (WBS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/WBS/total-return

WBS total return questions

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

About $29,235 at the end of Jul 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 11.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $21,474 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $40,391.

What is WBS's total return since Dec 2007?

290% in total, or 7.6% a year, through Jul 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 142%.

How much of WBS's return came from dividends?

About 36% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $8,600 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was WBS's worst year?

2008, at -54.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -87.9%.

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.