Question

Over the past year, FedEx stock has gone from $249.50 to

$200.67, and paid a dividend of $13.76. What was the percent return
on FedEx's stock over the past year?

Answer 1

The percent return on FedEx's stock over the past year, including both stock price change and dividends, is -14.05%.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the percent return on FedEx's stock over the past year, we need to consider both the change in stock price and the dividend paid. The stock price decreased from $249.50 to $200.67, which is a loss of $48.83. However, there was also a dividend payment of $13.76. Therefore, the total return is the sum of the price loss and the dividend paid.

The total return = (-$48.83 + $13.76) = -$35.07 per share. The percent return is calculated as the total return divided by the initial stock price, multiplied by 100 to convert to a percentage.

Percent Return = (-$35.07 / $249.50) x 100 = -14.05%

The percent return on FedEx's stock over the past year was -14.05%.