All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
MSFT total return snapshot: MSFT returned −0.26% over the past year and +3.13% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 13, 1986, MSFT is up +839,950.85% in nominal total return, or +25.00%/yr, and is currently −7.81% below its total-return high on Oct. 28, 2025.
Data ending Fri Sep. 11, 2026
| Thu 1986-03-13💬 to Fri 2026-09-11 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT × |
+839,950.85%
+25.00%/yr |
+19.09%/yr
R2=0.888 |
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| Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 1986-03-13💬 to Fri 2026-09-11 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| MSFT × |
$10,000.00
1986-03-13 |
$84,005,084.75
2026-09-11 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| MSFT × | +3.13% | −0.26% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| MSFT × |
−7.81%
on 2026-09-11 from 2025-10-28 peak |
−69.39%
on 2009-03-09 from 1999-12-27 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-11 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT × | −0.26% |
+19.01% +9.09%/yr |
+50.10% +14.50%/yr |
+74.64% +11.80%/yr |
+893.00% +25.80%/yr |
| Year | MSFT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +3.13% |
| 2025 | +15.58% |
| 2024 | +12.93% |
| 2023 | +58.19% |
| 2022 | −28.02% |
| 2021 | +52.48% |
| 2020 | +42.53% |
| 2019 | +57.56% |
| 2018 | +20.80% |
| 2017 | +40.73% |
| 2016 | +15.08% |
| 2015 | +22.69% |
| 2014 | +27.56% |
| 2013 | +44.30% |
| 2012 | +5.78% |
| 2011 | −4.52% |
| 2010 | −6.52% |
| 2009 | +60.47% |
| 2008 | −44.39% |
| 2007 | +20.84% |
| 2006 | +15.84% |
| 2005 | −0.94% |
| 2004 | +9.13% |
| 2003 | +6.82% |
| 2002 | −21.96% |
| 2001 | +52.74% |
| 2000 | −62.85% |
| 1999 | +68.36% |
| 1998 | +114.60% |
| 1997 | +56.43% |
| 1996 | +88.31% |
| 1995 | +43.56% |
| 1994 | +51.62% |
| 1993 | −5.56% |
| 1992 | +15.12% |
| 1991 | +121.77% |
| 1990 | +72.98% |
| 1989 | +63.39% |
| 1988 | −1.84% |
| 1987 | +124.88% |
| 1986 | +72.37% |
