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 +23.24% over the past year and +19.02% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 20, 2019, DOW is down −36.16% in real purchasing-power return, or −5.79%/yr, and is currently −57.88% below its real total-return high on Jun. 3, 2021.

Data ending Mon Sep. 28, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2019-03-20💬 to Mon 2026-09-28 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
DOW × 		−36.16%
−5.79%/yr 		−5.65%/yr
R2=0.223
Dow Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2019-03-20💬 to Mon 2026-09-28 Start
Value 		End
Value
DOW × 		$10,000.00
2019-03-20 		$6,383.79
2026-09-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-28

  YTD YoY
DOW × 		+19.02% +23.24%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
DOW × 		−57.88%
on 2026-09-28
from 2021-06-03 peak 		−69.26%
on 2025-10-10
from 2021-06-03 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-09-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
DOW × 		+23.24% −46.34%
−26.75%/yr 		−40.35%
−15.82%/yr 		−49.63%
−12.82%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year DOW
2026 (YTD) +19.02%
2025 −39.02%
2024 −24.95%
2023 +11.02%
2022 −12.32%
2021 −0.21%
2020 +6.43%
2019 +13.36%