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 +21.91% over the past year and +20.08% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 20, 2019, DOW is down −35.59% in real purchasing-power return, or −5.66%/yr, and is currently −57.50% below its real total-return high on Jun. 3, 2021.

Data ending Tue Oct. 6, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2019-03-20💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
DOW × 		−35.59%
−5.66%/yr 		−5.70%/yr
R2=0.227
Dow Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2019-03-20💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 Start
Value 		End
Value
DOW × 		$10,000.00
2019-03-20 		$6,440.88
2026-10-06

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-06

  YTD YoY
DOW × 		+20.08% +21.91%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
DOW × 		−57.50%
on 2026-10-06
from 2021-06-03 peak 		−69.26%
on 2025-10-10
from 2021-06-03 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-10-06 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
DOW × 		+21.91% −46.10%
−26.58%/yr 		−39.04%
−15.21%/yr 		−47.04%
−11.94%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year DOW
2026 (YTD) +20.08%
2025 −39.02%
2024 −24.95%
2023 +11.02%
2022 −12.32%
2021 −0.21%
2020 +6.43%
2019 +13.36%