All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
BAC real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, BAC returned −9.13% over the past year and −12.07% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 21, 1973, BAC is up +343.12% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.81%/yr, and is currently −23.84% below its real total-return high on Aug. 12, 2026.
Data ending Tue Nov. 3, 2026
| Wed 1973-02-21💬 to Tue 2026-11-03 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAC × |
+343.12%
+2.81%/yr |
+5.64%/yr
R2=0.651 |
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| Bank of America Corp NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 1973-02-21💬 to Tue 2026-11-03 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| BAC × |
$10,000.00
1973-02-21 |
$44,311.69
2026-11-03 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| BAC × | −12.07% | −9.13% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| BAC × |
−23.84%
on 2026-11-03 from 2026-08-12 peak |
−93.75%
on 2009-03-06 from 2006-11-20 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-11-03 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAC × | −9.13% |
+16.07% +7.73%/yr |
+70.84% +19.54%/yr |
−5.02% −1.03%/yr |
+169.31% +10.41%/yr |
| Year | BAC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −12.07% |
| 2025 | +24.71% |
| 2024 | +30.10% |
| 2023 | +1.43% |
| 2022 | −28.45% |
| 2021 | +39.77% |
| 2020 | −12.82% |
| 2019 | +42.92% |
| 2018 | −16.59% |
| 2017 | +32.88% |
| 2016 | +30.66% |
| 2015 | −5.47% |
| 2014 | +14.87% |
| 2013 | +32.52% |
| 2012 | +106.25% |
| 2011 | −59.33% |
| 2010 | −12.47% |
| 2009 | +4.63% |
| 2008 | −63.13% |
| 2007 | −22.02% |
| 2006 | +17.74% |
| 2005 | −0.99% |
| 2004 | +17.69% |
| 2003 | +17.94% |
| 2002 | +11.89% |
| 2001 | +40.52% |
| 2000 | −7.63% |
| 1999 | −16.25% |
| 1998 | −0.32% |
| 1997 | +25.15% |
| 1996 | +39.78% |
| 1995 | +61.69% |
| 1994 | −6.91% |
| 1993 | −4.06% |
| 1992 | +26.91% |
| 1991 | +79.58% |
| 1990 | −51.32% |
| 1989 | +66.40% |
| 1988 | +57.40% |
| 1987 | −20.25% |
| 1986 | −3.00% |
| 1985 | +21.52% |
| 1984 | +26.07% |
| 1983 | +40.67% |
| 1982 | +21.41% |
| 1981 | +1.17% |
| 1980 | −11.94% |
| 1979 | +0.18% |
| 1978 | −3.21% |
| 1977 | −12.07% |
| 1976 | +18.58% |
| 1975 | +21.60% |
| 1974 | −83.10% |
| 1973 | −1.04% |
