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 +13.62% over the past year and +6.07% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 2, 1980, FCNTX is up +26,955.73% in nominal total return, or +12.78%/yr, and is currently −4.88% below its total-return high on Jun. 15, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1980-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
FCNTX
×
+26,955.73%
+12.78%/yr
+12.93%/yr
R2=0.980
Fidelity Contrafund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1980-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Start
Value
End
Value
FCNTX
×
$10,000.00
1980-01-02
$2,705,573.08
2026-07-24

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-07-24

  YTD YoY
FCNTX
×
+6.07% +13.62%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
FCNTX
×
−4.88%
on 2026-07-24
from 2026-06-15 peak
−49.03%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-11-06 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
FCNTX
×
+13.62% +44.01%
+20.01%/yr
+91.93%
+24.27%/yr
+86.07%
+13.22%/yr
+396.03%
+17.37%/yr

Annual Returns

Year FCNTX
2026 (YTD) +6.07%
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%