All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
EBAY real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, EBAY returned +8.93% over the past year and +15.92% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 24, 1998, EBAY is up +6,792.94% in real purchasing-power return, or +16.36%/yr, and is currently −12.71% below its real total-return high on May 20, 2026.
Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026
| Thu 1998-09-24💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBAY × |
+6,792.94%
+16.36%/yr |
+7.84%/yr
R2=0.756 |
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| eBay Inc NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 1998-09-24💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| EBAY × |
$10,000.00
1998-09-24 |
$689,294.14
2026-09-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| EBAY × | +15.92% | +8.93% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| EBAY × |
−12.71%
on 2026-09-04 from 2026-05-20 peak |
−84.37%
on 2009-03-09 from 2004-12-30 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBAY × | +8.93% |
+69.68% +30.26%/yr |
+120.91% +30.24%/yr |
+20.54% +3.81%/yr |
+161.27% +10.08%/yr |
| Year | EBAY |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +15.92% |
| 2025 | +39.03% |
| 2024 | +40.72% |
| 2023 | +4.16% |
| 2022 | −40.32% |
| 2021 | +25.01% |
| 2020 | +39.26% |
| 2019 | +27.67% |
| 2018 | −27.01% |
| 2017 | +24.48% |
| 2016 | +5.85% |
| 2015 | +15.50% |
| 2014 | +1.51% |
| 2013 | +6.00% |
| 2012 | +65.28% |
| 2011 | +5.84% |
| 2010 | +16.53% |
| 2009 | +64.09% |
| 2008 | −57.98% |
| 2007 | +6.04% |
| 2006 | −32.13% |
| 2005 | −28.16% |
| 2004 | +74.39% |
| 2003 | +87.02% |
| 2002 | −0.98% |
| 2001 | +99.63% |
| 2000 | −49.01% |
| 1999 | +51.60% |
| 1998 | +408.21% |
