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

Total Real Returns

FCNTX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

FCNTX total return snapshot: FCNTX returned +16.90% over the past year and +12.17% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 2, 1980, FCNTX is up +28,511.99% in nominal total return, or +12.88%/yr, and is currently −0.48% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1980-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
FCNTX × 		+28,511.99%
+12.88%/yr 		+12.94%/yr
R2=0.980
Fidelity Contrafund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1980-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Start
Value 		End
Value
FCNTX × 		$10,000.00
1980-01-02 		$2,861,198.74
2026-09-04

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-04

  YTD YoY
FCNTX × 		+12.17% +16.90%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
FCNTX × 		−0.48%
on 2026-09-04
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−49.03%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-11-06 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
FCNTX × 		+16.90% +48.73%
+21.96%/yr 		+99.69%
+25.93%/yr 		+90.41%
+13.75%/yr 		+416.71%
+17.85%/yr

Annual Returns

Year FCNTX
2026 (YTD) +12.17%
2025 +21.76%
2024 +36.00%
2023 +39.37%
2022 −27.48%
2021 +24.52%
2020 +32.48%
2019 +30.00%
2018 −2.32%
2017 +32.18%
2016 +3.33%
2015 +6.39%
2014 +10.02%
2013 +34.87%
2012 +16.26%
2011 −0.12%
2010 +16.93%
2009 +29.23%
2008 −37.16%
2007 +20.22%
2006 +12.40%
2005 +16.23%
2004 +15.06%
2003 +27.96%
2002 −4.57%
2001 −1.81%
2000 −15.97%
1999 +40.22%
1998 +21.71%
1997 +23.03%
1996 +22.53%
1995 +37.24%
1994 −1.11%
1993 +22.05%
1992 +16.24%
1991 +55.29%
1990 +3.95%
1989 +44.02%
1988 +21.12%
1987 −5.05%
1986 −5.18%
1985 +27.05%
1984 −20.92%
1983 +19.30%
1982 +3.51%
1981 −14.14%
1980 +25.66%