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Total Real Returns

MSFT vs. GOOGL vs. AMZN vs. META: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2012-05-18💬 to Fri 2026-09-11 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
MSFT × 		+2,047.14%
+23.89%/yr 		+27.42%/yr
R2=0.974
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
GOOGL × 		+2,174.42%
+24.39%/yr 		+21.19%/yr
R2=0.962
Alphabet Inc Class A NASDAQ Common Stock
AMZN × 		+2,301.50%
+24.86%/yr 		+25.33%/yr
R2=0.910
Amazon.com Inc NASDAQ Common Stock
META × 		+1,609.97%
+21.93%/yr 		+22.53%/yr
R2=0.866
Meta Platforms Inc. NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2012-05-18💬 to Fri 2026-09-11 Start
Value 		End
Value
MSFT × 		$10,000.00
2012-05-18 		$214,713.67
2026-09-11
GOOGL × 		$10,000.00
2012-05-18 		$227,442.23
2026-09-11
AMZN × 		$10,000.00
2012-05-18 		$240,149.64
2026-09-11
META × 		$10,000.00
2012-05-18 		$170,996.80
2026-09-11

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-11

  YTD YoY
MSFT × 		+3.13% −0.26%
GOOGL × 		+8.36% +41.19%
AMZN × 		+11.25% +11.67%
META × 		−1.65% −13.42%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
MSFT × 		−7.81%
on 2026-09-11
from 2025-10-28 peak 		−37.15%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-11-19 peak
GOOGL × 		−15.82%
on 2026-09-11
from 2026-05-13 peak 		−44.32%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-11-18 peak
AMZN × 		−9.59%
on 2026-09-11
from 2026-08-03 peak 		−56.15%
on 2022-12-28
from 2021-07-08 peak
META × 		−17.70%
on 2026-09-11
from 2025-08-12 peak 		−76.74%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-09-07 peak

Rolling Returns

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
GOOGL × 		+41.19% +125.51%
+50.17%/yr 		+149.58%
+35.64%/yr 		+142.57%
+19.39%/yr 		+766.78%
+24.11%/yr
AMZN × 		+11.67% +39.16%
+17.97%/yr 		+79.44%
+21.52%/yr 		+48.04%
+8.16%/yr 		+575.61%
+21.05%/yr
META × 		−13.42% +27.46%
+12.90%/yr 		+112.55%
+28.57%/yr 		+72.63%
+11.54%/yr 		+414.34%
+17.79%/yr

Annual Returns

Year MSFT GOOGL AMZN META
2026 (YTD) +3.13% +8.36% +11.25% −1.65%
2025 +15.58% +65.99% +5.21% +13.09%
2024 +12.93% +36.01% +44.39% +66.05%
2023 +58.19% +58.32% +80.88% +194.13%
2022 −28.02% −39.09% −49.62% −64.22%
2021 +52.48% +65.30% +2.38% +23.13%
2020 +42.53% +30.85% +76.26% +33.09%
2019 +57.56% +28.18% +23.03% +56.57%
2018 +20.80% −0.80% +28.43% −25.71%
2017 +40.73% +32.93% +55.96% +53.38%
2016 +15.08% +1.86% +10.95% +9.93%
2015 +22.69% +46.61% +117.78% +34.15%
2014 +27.56% −5.39% −22.18% +42.76%
2013 +44.30% +58.43% +58.96% +105.30%
2012 +5.78% +9.52% +44.93% −30.37%
2011 −4.52% +8.74% −3.83% —
2010 −6.52% −4.20% +33.81% —
2009 +60.47% +101.52% +162.32% —
2008 −44.39% −55.51% −44.65% —
2007 +20.84% +50.16% +134.77% —
2006 +15.84% +11.00% −16.31% —
2005 −0.94% +115.19% +6.46% —
2004 +9.13% +92.15% −15.83% —
2003 +6.82% — +178.56% —
2002 −21.96% — +74.58% —
2001 +52.74% — −30.47% —
2000 −62.85% — −79.56% —
1999 +68.36% — +42.18% —
1998 +114.60% — +966.57% —
1997 +56.43% — +156.38% —
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% — — —