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LMT
$552.09+3.65%
as of close, Oct 16, 2026
☾ AH $552.09 +3.65%
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LMT return calculator

Your investment#

How much
$
All at once, on the start date
Pick start & end dates10 years
Key datesStart at a well-known dateRecentMarket topsMarket bottomsEvents
Bought at that day's close
Key datesEnd at a well-known dateMarket topsMarket bottomsEvents
Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

Or drag the slider to set start and end dates

1977 to today, log scale
2008 crisisCovid
19802000Oct 2016 – Today
Options

Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$3,088Oct 16, 20263.1× 

$1,000 invested in LMT on October 17, 2016 was worth $3,088 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 11.9% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 3.1 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: LMT trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$2,372if dividends were spent
Biggest fall−36.7%Feb 11 to Mar 23, 2020
At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate
Gain$2,088on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 45% of all 478 periods of 10 years since 1977.

Your dates
−50%0%110%
Worst: 4.3% a year, Jan 1985 to Jan 1995Best: 32.5% a year, Mar 1977 to Mar 1987
One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in LMT, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA low
Highest value$3,737 · Mar 2026$
$1,000$2,000$4,000$3,088
20182020202220242026

How far LMT was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −36.7% from Feb 11, 2020 to Mar 23, 2020, back to the high by Feb 28, 2022.

−36.7% from its high
high−37%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $3,088 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

3.1×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start
$1,000$3,000$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0M
19801990200020102020

$1,000 invested in LMT, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

StartedWorth Oct 16, 2026MultipleA year (CAGR)
2017$2,8182.8×11.2%
2018$2,1852.2×9.3%
2019$2,5632.6×12.8%
2020$1,6561.7×7.7%
2021$1,8711.9×11.5%
2022$1,7661.8×12.6%
2023$1,2771.3×6.7%
2024$1,3021.3×9.9%
2025$1,2001.2×10.7%
2026$1,1311.1×—

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. LMT data begins January 3, 1977; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live LMT chart and fundamentals on the LMT quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in LMT be worth today?
$1,000 invested in LMT on October 17, 2016 would be worth $3,088 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 11.9% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the LMT calculator go?
LMT data begins January 3, 1977, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 49 years, 9 months of history.
Does this include dividends?
Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.