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Total Real Returns

COST,WMT: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Wed 1985-11-27? to Fri 2026-01-30 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
COST
×
+8.96%
2026-01-30
291.73 TRR
2026-01-30
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock
WMT
×
+6.72%
2026-01-30
1339.4 TRR
2026-01-30
Walmart Inc. Common Stock NASDAQ Common Stock

Returns

Wed 1985-11-27? to Fri 2026-01-30 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
COST
×
+29,073.13%
+15.17%/yr
+13.19%/yr
(R2=0.940)
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock
WMT
×
+10,962.21%
+12.43%/yr
+8.72%/yr
(R2=0.880)
Walmart Inc. Common Stock NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1985-11-27? to Fri 2026-01-30 Start
Value
End
Value
COST
×
$10,000.00
1985-11-27
$2,917,313.06
2026-01-30
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock
WMT
×
$10,000.00
1985-11-27
$1,106,220.98
2026-01-30
Walmart Inc. Common Stock NASDAQ Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year COST WMT
2026 (YTD) +8.96% +6.72%
2025 −7.86% +21.26%
2024 +35.71% +69.12%
2023 +44.18% +9.21%
2022 −23.97% −6.51%
2021 +41.84% −4.73%
2020 +30.89% +21.67%
2019 +42.44% +27.25%
2018 +8.53% −5.22%
2017 +19.84% +43.49%
2016 −1.76% +13.69%
2015 +18.08% −27.17%
2014 +19.55% +11.03%
2013 +20.04% +16.43%
2012 +26.21% +14.95%
2011 +13.37% +10.60%
2010 +21.87% +1.67%
2009 +11.28% −5.14%
2008 −24.06% +19.89%
2007 +27.98% +0.78%
2006 +5.27% −2.33%
2005 −0.23% −13.29%
2004 +27.00% −2.66%
2003 +30.09% +3.78%
2002 −38.25% −13.81%
2001 +9.43% +7.32%
2000 −15.34% −25.32%
1999 +23.10% +65.94%
1998 +59.19% +104.30%
1997 +74.65% +71.80%
1996 +59.48% −0.23%
1995 +15.50% +2.93%
1994 −34.85% −16.65%
1993 −23.53% −23.62%
1992 −35.96% +6.02%
1991 +124.27% +89.58%
1990 +29.04% +27.67%
1989 +133.03% +37.47%
1988 +84.33% +16.18%
1987 −40.95% +7.51%
1986 +11.99% +44.82%
1985 +10.21% +63.06%
1984 −6.08%
1983 +51.28%
1982 +127.51%
1981 +31.08%
1980 +63.50%
1979 +30.50%
1978 +3.68%
1977 +24.41%
1976 +12.79%
1975 +163.49%
1974 −37.48%
1973 −64.28%
1972 +3.95%

Drawdowns

Wed 1985-11-27? to Fri 2026-01-30 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
COST
×
−13.93% −73.27%
1995-01-13
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock
WMT
×
−1.13% −51.09%
1987-12-03
Walmart Inc. Common Stock NASDAQ Common Stock