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Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Williams-Sonoma (WSM) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $137,273 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 29.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $304,482 reinvested (19.9% a year), or $210,880 taking the dividends as cash, $15,730 of it paid out along the way.

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WSM became

$304,482

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

19.9%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$21,869

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Worst drop

-73.3%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearWSM total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+43.4%$3,466+11.7%
2025−2.1%$3,279+17.7%
2024+86.6%$2,497+24.9%
2023+80.3%$2,042+26.2%
2022−30.5%$1,758−18.2%
2021+68.6%$1,323+28.7%
2020+42.4%$1,071+18.3%
2019+50.0%$977+31.2%
2018+0.7%$856−4.6%
2017+10.2%$764+21.7%
2016−14.8%$697+12.0%
2015−21.4%$656+1.2%
2014+32.6%$605+13.5%
2013+36.1%$523+32.3%
2012+16.5%$412+16.0%
2011+9.7%$279+1.9%
2010+75.3%$246+15.1%
2009+175.3%$214+26.4%
2008−68.8%$204−36.8%

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

Key facts: WSM total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Williams-Sonoma (WSM) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $304,482 at the end of Oct 2026: 19.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, WSM turned $10,000 into $137,273 with dividends reinvested, 29.9% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, WSM returned 24.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking WSM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $210,880, including $15,730 of cash received; reinvesting added $93,602.
  • About 14% of WSM's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • WSM's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (175.3%) and its worst 2008 (-68.8%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/WSM/total-return

WSM total return questions

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

About $137,273 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 29.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $109,355 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is WSM's total return since Dec 2007?

2945% in total, or 19.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 1852%.

How much of WSM's return came from dividends?

About 14% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $93,602 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was WSM's worst year?

2008, at -68.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -73.3%.

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.