All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

AMZN: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

AMZN total return snapshot: AMZN returned +21.32% over the past year and +13.78% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1997, AMZN is up +268,163.53% in nominal total return, or +30.76%/yr, and is currently −7.53% below its total-return high on Aug. 3, 2026.

Data ending Tue Oct. 20, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1997-05-15💬 to Tue 2026-10-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
AMZN
×
+268,163.53%
+30.76%/yr
+25.71%/yr
R2=0.930
Amazon.com Inc NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 1997-05-15💬 to Tue 2026-10-20 Start
Value
End
Value
AMZN
×
$10,000.00
1997-05-15
$26,826,353.42
2026-10-20

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-20

  YTD YoY
AMZN
×
+13.78% +21.32%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
AMZN
×
−7.53%
on 2026-10-20
from 2026-08-03 peak
−94.40%
on 2001-09-28
from 1999-12-10 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-10-20 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
AMZN
×
+21.32% +38.97%
+17.88%/yr
+109.82%
+28.02%/yr
+53.81%
+8.99%/yr
+548.21%
+20.55%/yr

Annual Returns

Year AMZN
2026 (YTD) +13.78%
2025 +5.21%
2024 +44.39%
2023 +80.88%
2022 −49.62%
2021 +2.38%
2020 +76.26%
2019 +23.03%
2018 +28.43%
2017 +55.96%
2016 +10.95%
2015 +117.78%
2014 −22.18%
2013 +58.96%
2012 +44.93%
2011 −3.83%
2010 +33.81%
2009 +162.32%
2008 −44.65%
2007 +134.77%
2006 −16.31%
2005 +6.46%
2004 −15.83%
2003 +178.56%
2002 +74.58%
2001 −30.47%
2000 −79.56%
1999 +42.18%
1998 +966.57%
1997 +156.38%