Walmart (WMT) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Walmart (WMT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $62,568 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 20.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $113,834 reinvested (13.8% a year), or $85,958 taking the dividends as cash, $7,985 of it paid out along the way.
WMT became
$113,834
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
13.8%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$10,182
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Worst drop
-33.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | WMT total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +11.6% | $684 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +24.5% | $874 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +74.0% | $781 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +12.9% | $694 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −0.5% | $639 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +1.9% | $651 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +23.4% | $625 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +30.2% | $616 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −3.4% | $586 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +46.6% | $578 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +16.1% | $526 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −26.6% | $497 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +11.8% | $486 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +18.2% | $454 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +17.0% | $402 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +13.8% | $350 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +3.2% | $261 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | −2.5% | $259 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +20.0% | $219 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: WMT total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Walmart (WMT) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $113,834 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, WMT turned $10,000 into $62,568 with dividends reinvested, 20.1% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, WMT returned 21.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking WMT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $85,958, including $7,985 of cash received; reinvesting added $27,876.
- WMT's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (74.0%) and its worst 2015 (-26.6%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Walmart (WMT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/WMT/total-return
WMT total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in WMT 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $62,568 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 20.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $52,918 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is WMT's total return since Dec 2007?
1038% in total, or 13.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 680%.
How much of WMT's return came from dividends?
About 16% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $27,876 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was WMT's worst year?
2015, at -26.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -33.0%.
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.