All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
GOOG real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GOOG returned +58.23% over the past year and +4.77% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 19, 2004, GOOG is up +7,648.94% in real purchasing-power return, or +21.84%/yr, and is currently −15.17% below its real total-return high on May 13, 2026.
Data ending Wed Aug. 26, 2026
| Thu 2004-08-19💬 to Wed 2026-08-26 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOG × |
+7,648.94%
+21.84%/yr |
+16.05%/yr
R2=0.949 |
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| Alphabet Inc Class C NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 2004-08-19💬 to Wed 2026-08-26 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GOOG × |
$10,000.00
2004-08-19 |
$774,894.29
2026-08-26 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GOOG × | +4.77% | +58.23% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GOOG × |
−15.17%
on 2026-08-26 from 2026-05-13 peak |
−65.96%
on 2008-11-24 from 2007-11-06 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-08-26 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOG × | +58.23% |
+91.37% +38.34%/yr |
+139.93% +33.87%/yr |
+96.68% +14.49%/yr |
+539.73% +20.39%/yr |
| Year | GOOG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +4.77% |
| 2025 | +61.11% |
| 2024 | +31.82% |
| 2023 | +53.68% |
| 2022 | −42.40% |
| 2021 | +54.31% |
| 2020 | +29.27% |
| 2019 | +26.22% |
| 2018 | −2.88% |
| 2017 | +32.77% |
| 2016 | −0.36% |
| 2015 | +43.51% |
| 2014 | −6.67% |
| 2013 | +56.09% |
| 2012 | +7.65% |
| 2011 | +5.61% |
| 2010 | −5.61% |
| 2009 | +96.18% |
| 2008 | −55.55% |
| 2007 | +44.26% |
| 2006 | +8.27% |
| 2005 | +108.05% |
| 2004 | +91.29% |
