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Camden Property Trust (CPT) Total Return Calculator with Dividends Reinvested

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The total return for Camden Property Trust (CPT) stock is -8.61% over the past 12 months. So far it's down 3.97% this year. The 5-year total return is +5.38%, meaning $10,000 invested in CPT stock 5 years ago would be worth $10,538 today. Total return includes price appreciation plus reinvesting any dividends paid out.

If you invested $10,000 in CPT 1 year ago, it would be worth $9,158 today — you'd have lost $842 with dividends reinvested.

With Dividends Reinvested$9,158-8.42%

Price Only (No DRIP)$8,802-11.98%

Dividend Boost+$3554 payments · +3.55% extra

Period2025-05-06 → 2026-05-05

Price

Total Return (DRIP)

Dividends

S&P 500

If You Invested $10,000 in CPT

1Y$9,139-$861 (-8.6%)-8.6% CAGR

3Y$10,613+$613 (+6.1%)2.0% CAGR

5Y$10,538+$538 (+5.4%)1.1% CAGR

10Y$17,168+$7,168 (+71.7%)5.6% CAGR

15Y$24,888+$14,888 (+148.9%)6.3% CAGR

20Y$23,935+$13,935 (+139.4%)4.5% CAGR

30Y$81,948+$71,948 (+719.5%)7.3% CAGR

Dividend Reinvestment History (4)▲ Hide

Ex-Date	Dividend	Reinvest Price	Shares Added
2025-06-30	$1.05	$112.69	+0.009318
2025-09-30	$1.05	$106.78	+0.009925
2025-12-17	$1.05	$107.79	+0.009929
2026-03-31	$1.06	$97.66	+0.011171

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As of 2026-05-06

Returns at a Glance

Period	Total Return	CAGR	Price Only	Div. Contrib.	$10K →
YTD	-3.97%	—	-4.93%	+0.96 pp	$9,603
1Y	-8.61%	-8.61%	-12.14%	+3.53 pp	$9,139
3Y	+6.13%	2.00%	-5.08%	+11.22 pp	$10,613
5Y	+5.38%	1.05%	-11.25%	+16.63 pp	$10,538
10Y	+71.68%	5.55%	+24.62%	+47.07 pp	$17,168
15Y	+148.88%	6.27%	+66.33%	+82.55 pp	$24,888
20Y	+139.35%	4.46%	+48.69%	+90.66 pp	$23,935
30Y	+719.48%	7.26%	+347.99%	+371.49 pp	$81,948

Risk & Highlights

Best Year+88.99%2021

Worst Year-34.46%2022

Max Drawdown-19.78%2025-05-16 → 2026-03-27

Annual Returns

Year	Total Return	Price Return	Div.	S&P 500	vs S&P
2026YTD	-0.70%	-1.66%	+1.0pp	+0.41%	-1.1pp
2025	-0.35%	-4.01%	+3.7pp	+16.64%	-17.0pp
2024	+19.71%	+15.60%	+4.1pp	+24.00%	-4.3pp
2023	-6.68%	-10.29%	+3.6pp	+24.81%	-31.5pp
2022	-34.46%	-36.59%	+2.1pp	-19.95%	-14.5pp

CPT underperformed the S&P 500 by 37.05pp over the past year (-8.61% vs +28.44%).

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CPT Peers' Total Return

Accurate peer set · 10 comparable names

Name	Mkt Cap	30D Rtn	YTD Total Rtn	1Y Total Rtn	Div Contrib	3Y Total Rtn	5Y Total Rtn	10Y Total Rtn
CPTCamden Property Trust	$11.0B	+3.6%	-4.0%	-8.6%	+3.5pp	+6.1%	+5.4%	+71.7%
MAAMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.	$15.1B	+4.3%	-4.2%	-17.6%	+3.7pp	-2.9%	+3.1%	+75.2%
UDRUDR, Inc.	$12.0B	+6.2%	+3.0%	-10.1%	+4.0pp	+1.8%	+0.2%	+41.5%
EQREquity Residential	$24.8B	+10.3%	+9.1%	-2.5%	+3.9pp	+17.4%	+10.4%	+32.0%
AVBAvalonBay Communities, Inc.	$25.8B	+11.3%	+3.6%	-8.4%	+3.3pp	+14.5%	+16.3%	+33.1%
ESSEssex Property Trust, Inc.	$17.2B	+7.7%	+5.8%	-3.9%	+3.6pp	+34.7%	+11.7%	+53.4%
IRTIndependence Realty Trust, Inc.	$3.9B	+9.5%	-5.3%	-11.9%	+3.5pp	+9.0%	+21.9%	+202.0%
NHINational Health Investors, Inc.	$3.5B	-12.0%	-3.7%	+0.9%	+4.8pp	+70.3%	+30.0%	+59.2%
NXRTNexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.	$748M	+21.4%	+1.5%	-17.3%	+5.5pp	-17.1%	-20.9%	+216.0%
BRTBRT Apartments Corp.	$272M	+5.2%	+1.7%	+0.2%	+6.5pp	+0.2%	+7.6%	+214.2%
ELMEElme Communities	$192M	+5.9%	-3.9%	+8.2%	+94.6pp	+12.4%	-12.5%	-10.0%

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About CPT Dividend Returns

Camden Property Trust (CPT) is a dividend-paying stock. When dividends are reinvested through a DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment Plan), they purchase additional shares, which then generate their own dividends—creating a compounding effect that can significantly boost long-term returns.

How We Calculate Total Return

Our total return calculator simulates dividend reinvestment (DRIP) by assuming each dividend payment is used to purchase additional shares at the closing price on the ex-dividend date. This methodology provides an accurate representation of how a dividend reinvestment plan would perform.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1What is the total return of CPT over the past year?

Camden Property Trust (CPT) delivered a total return of -8.61% over the past year when dividends are reinvested. The price-only return was -12.14%, meaning dividends contributed an additional 3.53 percentage points to total returns.

Q2How much would $10,000 invested in CPT be worth today?

A $10,000 investment in Camden Property Trust one year ago would be worth $9,139 today with dividends reinvested (DRIP). Without reinvesting dividends, the same investment would be worth $8,786. Dividend reinvestment added $353 to the portfolio value.

Q3Does CPT pay dividends?

Yes, Camden Property Trust (CPT) pays dividends. In the last year, CPT paid approximately $4.25 per share in dividends (4.06% yield). Reinvesting these dividends through a DRIP can significantly boost long-term returns — over 20+ years, dividend compounding can account for 30–50% of total returns for dividend-paying stocks.

Q4Did CPT beat the S&P 500?

No, Camden Property Trust (CPT) underperformed the S&P 500 by 37.05 percentage points over the past year. CPT delivered a total return of -8.61%, compared to the S&P 500's 28.44%. This means a passive S&P 500 index fund outperformed CPT by 37.05pp during this period.

Q5What is CPT's worst drawdown?

Camden Property Trust (CPT) experienced a maximum drawdown of -19.78% over the past year, declining from its peak on 2025-05-16 to its trough on 2026-03-27. The stock has not yet fully recovered to its prior peak. Maximum drawdown measures the worst peak-to-trough decline and is an important risk metric for investors.

Q6What is CPT's long-term total return over 10, 20, or 30 years?

Here are Camden Property Trust (CPT)'s long-term returns with dividends reinvested. Over 10 years, the total return is 71.7% (5.6% CAGR) — $10,000 would have grown to $17,168. Over 20 years: 139.4% total return (4.5% CAGR) — $10,000 → $23,935. Over 30 years: 719.5% total return (7.3% CAGR) — $10,000 → $81,948. Long-term investors benefit from compounding: dividends buy additional shares, which generate their own dividends, creating an exponential growth effect.

Q7What was CPT's best and worst year?

Camden Property Trust's best calendar year was 2021 with a total return of 89.0%. Its worst year was 2022 with a total return of -34.5%. This range shows the volatility investors should expect — the difference between the best and worst year is 123.5 percentage points.