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Woodward (WWD) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Woodward (WWD) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $54,961 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 18.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $102,472 reinvested (13.2% a year), or $92,817 taking the dividends as cash, $3,161 of it paid out along the way.

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WWD became

$102,472

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

13.2%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$3,465

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Worst drop

-75.7%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearWWD total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+1.0%$320+11.7%
2025+82.6%$399+17.7%
2024+23.0%$348+24.9%
2023+42.0%$289+26.2%
2022−11.1%$254−18.2%
2021−9.4%$219+28.7%
2020+3.2%$171+18.3%
2019+60.4%$217+31.2%
2018−2.2%$184−4.6%
2017+11.6%$164+21.7%
2016+40.2%$154+12.0%
2015+1.7%$132+1.2%
2014+8.7%$106+13.5%
2013+20.6%$106+32.3%
2012−6.1%$100+16.0%
2011+9.9%$92+1.9%
2010+46.9%$77+15.1%
2009+13.2%$74+26.4%
2008−31.9%$60−36.8%

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

Key facts: WWD total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Woodward (WWD) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $102,472 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.2% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, WWD turned $10,000 into $54,961 with dividends reinvested, 18.6% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, WWD returned 22.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking WWD's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $92,817, including $3,161 of cash received; reinvesting added $9,655.
  • About 6% of WWD's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • WWD's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (82.6%) and its worst 2008 (-31.9%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Woodward (WWD) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/WWD/total-return

WWD total return questions

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

About $54,961 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 18.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $51,653 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is WWD's total return since Dec 2007?

925% in total, or 13.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 797%.

How much of WWD's return came from dividends?

About 6% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $9,655 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was WWD's worst year?

2008, at -31.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -75.7%.

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.