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 +35.36% over the past year and +31.66% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 20, 2019, DOW is down −29.38% in real purchasing-power return, or −4.59%/yr, and is currently −53.40% below its real total-return high on Jun. 3, 2021.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2019-03-20💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
DOW × 		−29.38%
−4.59%/yr 		−5.46%/yr
R2=0.205
Dow Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2019-03-20💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
DOW × 		$10,000.00
2019-03-20 		$7,061.86
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
DOW × 		+31.66% +35.36%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
DOW × 		−53.40%
on 2026-08-14
from 2021-06-03 peak 		−69.26%
on 2025-10-10
from 2021-06-03 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
DOW × 		+35.36% −37.33%
−20.84%/yr 		−38.83%
−15.11%/yr 		−47.61%
−12.13%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year DOW
2026 (YTD) +31.66%
2025 −39.02%
2024 −24.95%
2023 +11.02%
2022 −12.32%
2021 −0.21%
2020 +6.43%
2019 +13.36%