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York Water (YORW) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in York Water (YORW) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $12,301 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 2.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $32,702 reinvested (6.5% a year), or $28,604 taking the dividends as cash, $8,223 of it paid out along the way.

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YORW became

$32,702

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

6.5%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$10,955

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Worst drop

-37.4%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearYORW total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+1.4%$714+11.7%
2025+0.1%$894+17.7%
2024−13.2%$842+24.9%
2023−12.4%$780+26.2%
2022−7.9%$743−18.2%
2021+8.6%$702+28.7%
2020+2.7%$642+18.3%
2019+46.4%$653+31.2%
2018−3.3%$592−4.6%
2017−9.6%$577+21.7%
2016+56.2%$520+12.0%
2015+10.3%$485+1.2%
2014+13.9%$475+13.5%
2013+22.5%$449+32.3%
2012+2.6%$407+16.0%
2011+5.4%$417+1.9%
2010+23.1%$367+15.1%
2009+24.6%$367+26.4%
2008−19.2%$327−36.8%

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

Key facts: YORW total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in York Water (YORW) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $32,702 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, YORW turned $10,000 into $12,301 with dividends reinvested, 2.1% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, YORW returned -5.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking YORW's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $28,604, including $8,223 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,098.
  • About 41% of YORW's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • YORW's best calendar year in that time was 2016 (56.2%) and its worst 2008 (-19.2%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "York Water (YORW) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/YORW/total-return

YORW total return questions

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

About $12,301 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 2.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $9,997 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is YORW's total return since Dec 2007?

227% in total, or 6.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 104%.

How much of YORW's return came from dividends?

About 41% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,098 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was YORW's worst year?

2008, at -19.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -37.4%.

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.