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ExxonMobil (XOM) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in ExxonMobil (XOM) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $34,599 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 13.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $38,840 reinvested (7.5% a year), or $25,840 taking the dividends as cash, $5,853 of it paid out along the way.

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XOM became

$38,840

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

7.5%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$8,434

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Worst drop

-58.4%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearXOM total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+58.7%$626+11.7%
2025+16.0%$801+17.7%
2024+11.3%$742+24.9%
2023−6.3%$669+26.2%
2022+87.4%$659−18.2%
2021+57.6%$581+28.7%
2020−36.2%$528+18.3%
2019+7.2%$504+31.2%
2018−15.1%$464−4.6%
2017−3.8%$418+21.7%
2016+19.9%$401+12.0%
2015−12.8%$363+1.2%
2014−6.0%$344+13.5%
2013+20.1%$300+32.3%
2012+4.7%$254+16.0%
2011+18.7%$222+1.9%
2010+10.1%$194+15.1%
2009−12.6%$181+26.4%
2008−13.1%$183−36.8%

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

Key facts: XOM total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in ExxonMobil (XOM) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $38,840 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, XOM turned $10,000 into $34,599 with dividends reinvested, 13.2% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, XOM returned 28.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking XOM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $25,840, including $5,853 of cash received; reinvesting added $13,001.
  • About 50% of XOM's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • XOM's best calendar year in that time was 2022 (87.4%) and its worst 2020 (-36.2%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "ExxonMobil (XOM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/XOM/total-return

XOM total return questions

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

About $34,599 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 13.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $22,474 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is XOM's total return since Dec 2007?

288% in total, or 7.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 100%.

How much of XOM's return came from dividends?

About 50% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $13,001 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was XOM's worst year?

2020, at -36.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 18.3%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -58.4%.

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.