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Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $29,603 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 11.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $48,091 reinvested (8.7% a year), or $37,777 taking the dividends as cash, $5,522 of it paid out along the way.

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WTW became

$48,091

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

8.7%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$7,124

bought more shares

Worst drop

-40.3%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearWTW total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−0.2%$427+11.7%
2025+6.1%$539+17.7%
2024+31.5%$511+24.9%
2023+0.1%$482+26.2%
2022+4.5%$457−18.2%
2021+14.2%$423+28.7%
2020+5.8%$383+18.3%
2019+34.8%$353+31.2%
2018+2.4%$321−4.6%
2017+25.0%$277+21.7%
2016−3.4%$255+12.0%
2015+11.5%$424+1.2%
2014+2.8%$394+13.5%
2013+37.3%$356+32.3%
2012−10.9%$337+16.0%
2011+15.1%$316+1.9%
2010+35.6%$301+15.1%
2009+10.4%$289+26.4%
2008−32.2%$280−36.8%

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

Key facts: WTW total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $48,091 at the end of Oct 2026: 8.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, WTW turned $10,000 into $29,603 with dividends reinvested, 11.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, WTW returned 7.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking WTW's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $37,777, including $5,522 of cash received; reinvesting added $10,314.
  • About 26% of WTW's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • WTW's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (37.3%) and its worst 2008 (-32.2%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/WTW/total-return

WTW total return questions

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

About $29,603 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 11.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $25,768 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is WTW's total return since Dec 2007?

381% in total, or 8.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 223%.

How much of WTW's return came from dividends?

About 26% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $10,314 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was WTW's worst year?

2008, at -32.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -40.3%.

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.