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

Total Real Returns

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

MDT real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, MDT returned +0.55% over the past year and −2.25% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 2, 1973, MDT is up +8,381.31% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.66%/yr, and is currently −32.53% below its real total-return high on Sep. 8, 2021.

Data ending Fri Oct. 23, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1973-05-02💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
MDT × 		+8,381.31%
+8.66%/yr 		+12.50%/yr
R2=0.873
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1973-05-02💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Start
Value 		End
Value
MDT × 		$10,000.00
1973-05-02 		$848,131.44
2026-10-23

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-23

  YTD YoY
MDT × 		−2.25% +0.55%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
MDT × 		−32.53%
on 2026-10-23
from 2021-09-08 peak 		−80.41%
on 1978-02-21
from 1973-10-02 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-23 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
MDT × 		+0.55% +3.11%
+1.54%/yr 		+32.49%
+9.83%/yr 		−25.69%
−5.76%/yr 		+6.50%
+0.63%/yr

Annual Returns

Year MDT
2026 (YTD) −2.25%
2025 +20.82%
2024 −2.53%
2023 +6.03%
2022 −27.26%
2021 −15.72%
2020 +4.28%
2019 +24.49%
2018 +13.03%
2017 +13.50%
2016 −7.35%
2015 +7.83%
2014 +27.19%
2013 +40.77%
2012 +8.76%
2011 +2.78%
2010 −15.06%
2009 +38.78%
2008 −36.38%
2007 −8.94%
2006 −8.59%
2005 +12.84%
2004 −0.55%
2003 +5.26%
2002 −12.44%
2001 −16.09%
2000 +60.88%
1999 −4.07%
1998 +39.85%
1997 +52.64%
1996 +18.45%
1995 +96.78%
1994 +33.36%
1993 −15.37%
1992 −0.93%
1991 +113.24%
1990 +25.16%
1989 +63.83%
1988 −19.53%
1987 +40.85%
1986 +77.17%
1985 +59.08%
1984 −35.89%
1983 −24.42%
1982 +36.66%
1981 −14.34%
1980 +5.95%
1979 +91.06%
1978 +54.01%
1977 −20.97%
1976 −17.37%
1975 +0.20%
1974 −55.94%
1973 +2.80%