All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

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

DOW real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, DOW returned +37.95% over the past year and +27.10% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 20, 2019, DOW is down −31.82% in real purchasing-power return, or −4.93%/yr, and is currently −55.02% below its real total-return high on Jun. 3, 2021.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2019-03-20💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
DOW × 		−31.82%
−4.93%/yr 		−5.76%/yr
R2=0.233
Dow Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2019-03-20💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
DOW × 		$10,000.00
2019-03-20 		$6,817.52
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
DOW × 		+27.10% +37.95%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
DOW × 		−55.02%
on 2026-10-16
from 2021-06-03 peak 		−69.26%
on 2025-10-10
from 2021-06-03 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
DOW × 		+37.95% −40.33%
−22.75%/yr 		−35.36%
−13.54%/yr 		−45.52%
−11.44%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year DOW
2026 (YTD) +27.10%
2025 −39.02%
2024 −24.95%
2023 +11.02%
2022 −12.32%
2021 −0.21%
2020 +6.43%
2019 +13.36%