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

Total Real Returns

MSFT: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

MSFT total return snapshot: MSFT returned −6.21% over the past year and +1.28% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 13, 1986, MSFT is up +825,026.90% in nominal total return, or +25.02%/yr, and is currently −9.47% below its total-return high on Oct. 28, 2025.

Data ending Mon Aug. 3, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-03-13💬 to Mon 2026-08-03 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MSFT
×
+825,026.90%
+25.02%/yr
+19.09%/yr
R2=0.888
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 1986-03-13💬 to Mon 2026-08-03 Start
Value
End
Value
MSFT
×
$10,000.00
1986-03-13
$82,512,690.36
2026-08-03

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-03

  YTD YoY
MSFT
×
+1.28% −6.21%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MSFT
×
−9.47%
on 2026-08-03
from 2025-10-28 peak
−69.39%
on 2009-03-09
from 1999-12-27 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-08-03 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
MSFT
×
−6.21% +21.25%
+10.12%/yr
+52.82%
+15.18%/yr
+76.97%
+12.09%/yr
+868.16%
+25.49%/yr

Annual Returns

Year MSFT
2026 (YTD) +1.28%
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 +88.32%
1995 +43.56%
1994 +51.63%
1993 −5.57%
1992 +15.12%
1991 +121.77%
1990 +72.98%
1989 +63.41%
1988 −1.83%
1987 +124.83%
1986 +72.42%