All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
AMZN real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, AMZN returned +7.45% over the past year and +6.12% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1997, AMZN is up +123,557.38% in real purchasing-power return, or +27.47%/yr, and is currently −11.10% below its real total-return high on Aug. 3, 2026.
Data ending Mon Sep. 14, 2026
| Thu 1997-05-15💬 to Mon 2026-09-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN × |
+123,557.38%
+27.47%/yr |
+22.84%/yr
R2=0.910 |
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| Thu 1997-05-15💬 to Mon 2026-09-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN × |
$10,000.00
1997-05-15 |
$12,365,738.26
2026-09-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN × | +6.12% | +7.45% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| AMZN × |
−11.10%
on 2026-09-14 from 2026-08-03 peak |
−94.72%
on 2001-09-28 from 1999-12-10 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-09-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN × | +7.45% |
+27.69% +13.00%/yr |
+60.56% +17.10%/yr |
+20.03% +3.72%/yr |
+378.96% +16.96%/yr |
| Year | AMZN |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.12% |
| 2025 | +2.47% |
| 2024 | +40.35% |
| 2023 | +75.02% |
| 2022 | −52.68% |
| 2021 | −4.35% |
| 2020 | +73.89% |
| 2019 | +20.28% |
| 2018 | +26.03% |
| 2017 | +52.73% |
| 2016 | +8.70% |
| 2015 | +116.20% |
| 2014 | −22.76% |
| 2013 | +56.61% |
| 2012 | +42.46% |
| 2011 | −6.61% |
| 2010 | +31.84% |
| 2009 | +155.38% |
| 2008 | −44.70% |
| 2007 | +125.54% |
| 2006 | −18.36% |
| 2005 | +2.93% |
| 2004 | −18.48% |
| 2003 | +173.42% |
| 2002 | +70.53% |
| 2001 | −31.53% |
| 2000 | −80.23% |
| 1999 | +38.46% |
| 1998 | +949.65% |
| 1997 | +154.56% |
