All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
GOOGL real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GOOGL returned +58.91% over the past year and +7.34% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 19, 2004, GOOGL is up +7,781.81% in real purchasing-power return, or +21.93%/yr, and is currently −14.08% below its real total-return high on May 13, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026
| Thu 2004-08-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL × |
+7,781.81%
+21.93%/yr |
+15.99%/yr
R2=0.949 |
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| Alphabet Inc Class A NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 2004-08-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GOOGL × |
$10,000.00
2004-08-19 |
$788,181.25
2026-08-28 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GOOGL × | +7.34% | +58.91% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GOOGL × |
−14.08%
on 2026-08-28 from 2026-05-13 peak |
−65.96%
on 2008-11-24 from 2007-11-06 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL × | +58.91% |
+101.68% +42.01%/yr |
+144.70% +34.76%/yr |
+98.39% +14.68%/yr |
+534.26% +20.29%/yr |
| Year | GOOGL |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +7.34% |
| 2025 | +61.67% |
| 2024 | +32.20% |
| 2023 | +53.19% |
| 2022 | −42.79% |
| 2021 | +54.43% |
| 2020 | +29.10% |
| 2019 | +25.31% |
| 2018 | −2.66% |
| 2017 | +30.18% |
| 2016 | −0.21% |
| 2015 | +45.55% |
| 2014 | −6.10% |
| 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% |
