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

Total Real Returns

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

FCNTX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, FCNTX returned +13.56% over the past year and +11.38% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 2, 1980, FCNTX is up +6,630.83% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.42%/yr, and is currently −0.67% below its real total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1980-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
FCNTX × 		+6,630.83%
+9.42%/yr 		+9.97%/yr
R2=0.969
Fidelity Contrafund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1980-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Start
Value 		End
Value
FCNTX × 		$10,000.00
1980-01-02 		$673,083.18
2026-10-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-09

  YTD YoY
FCNTX × 		+11.38% +13.56%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
FCNTX × 		−0.67%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-10-06 peak 		−49.83%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-31 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
FCNTX × 		+13.56% +35.01%
+16.19%/yr 		+91.54%
+24.19%/yr 		+68.88%
+11.05%/yr 		+284.93%
+14.43%/yr

Annual Returns

Year FCNTX
2026 (YTD) +11.38%
2025 +18.59%
2024 +32.19%
2023 +34.85%
2022 −31.88%
2021 +16.33%
2020 +30.70%
2019 +27.09%
2018 −4.15%
2017 +29.44%
2016 +1.24%
2015 +5.62%
2014 +9.20%
2013 +32.88%
2012 +14.28%
2011 −3.00%
2010 +15.21%
2009 +25.80%
2008 −37.21%
2007 +15.49%
2006 +9.64%
2005 +12.38%
2004 +11.44%
2003 +25.60%
2002 −6.79%
2001 −3.31%
2000 −18.73%
1999 +36.56%
1998 +19.78%
1997 +20.97%
1996 +18.60%
1995 +33.84%
1994 −3.69%
1993 +18.78%
1992 +12.96%
1991 +50.68%
1990 −2.04%
1989 +37.63%
1988 +16.00%
1987 −9.09%
1986 −6.21%
1985 +22.40%
1984 −23.92%
1983 +14.95%
1982 −0.31%
1981 −21.18%
1980 +11.78%