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Total Real Returns

MSFT vs. GOOG vs. AAPL vs. IBM: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2004-08-19πŸ’¬ to Fri 2026-08-07 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MSFT
×
+1,598.22%
+13.76%/yr
+16.92%/yr
R2=0.896
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
GOOG
×
+7,965.28%
+22.12%/yr
+16.03%/yr
R2=0.949
Alphabet Inc Class C NASDAQ Common Stock
AAPL
×
+38,427.68%
+31.13%/yr
+25.74%/yr
R2=0.969
Apple Inc. NASDAQ Common Stock
IBM
×
+213.77%
+5.34%/yr
+4.16%/yr
R2=0.588
International Business Machines NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2004-08-19πŸ’¬ to Fri 2026-08-07 Start
Value
End
Value
MSFT
×
$10,000.00
2004-08-19
$169,821.78
2026-08-07
GOOG
×
$10,000.00
2004-08-19
$806,527.85
2026-08-07
AAPL
×
$10,000.00
2004-08-19
$3,852,768.24
2026-08-07
IBM
×
$10,000.00
2004-08-19
$31,377.41
2026-08-07

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-07

  YTD YoY
MSFT
×
+0.40% βˆ’6.68%
GOOG
×
+9.04% +73.29%
AAPL
×
+11.63% +37.88%
IBM
×
βˆ’21.54% βˆ’6.18%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MSFT
×
βˆ’10.14%
on 2026-08-07
from 2025-10-28 peak
βˆ’58.61%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-11-01 peak
GOOG
×
βˆ’11.70%
on 2026-08-07
from 2026-05-13 peak
βˆ’65.96%
on 2008-11-24
from 2007-11-06 peak
AAPL
×
βˆ’7.95%
on 2026-08-07
from 2026-07-28 peak
βˆ’61.01%
on 2009-01-20
from 2007-12-28 peak
IBM
×
βˆ’27.96%
on 2026-08-07
from 2026-06-02 peak
βˆ’49.35%
on 2020-03-23
from 2013-03-14 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-07 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
MSFT
×
βˆ’6.68% +19.64%
+9.38%/yr
+41.54%
+12.28%/yr
+46.66%
+7.96%/yr
+600.58%
+21.49%/yr
GOOG
×
+73.29% +107.97%
+44.21%/yr
+146.73%
+35.13%/yr
+112.03%
+16.22%/yr
+554.64%
+20.67%/yr
AAPL
×
+37.88% +41.38%
+18.90%/yr
+62.18%
+17.49%/yr
+78.96%
+12.34%/yr
+814.53%
+24.77%/yr
IBM
×
βˆ’6.18% +25.98%
+12.24%/yr
+63.24%
+17.75%/yr
+70.68%
+11.28%/yr
+65.54%
+5.17%/yr

Annual Returns

Year MSFT GOOG AAPL IBM
2026 (YTD) +0.40% +9.04% +11.63% βˆ’21.54%
2025 +12.57% +61.11% +6.21% +34.63%
2024 +9.76% +31.82% +27.04% +35.37%
2023 +53.07% +53.68% +44.18% +17.90%
2022 βˆ’32.40% βˆ’42.40% βˆ’30.87% +3.92%
2021 +42.45% +54.31% +25.80% +8.98%
2020 +40.62% +29.27% +79.86% βˆ’2.49%
2019 +54.04% +26.22% +84.74% +20.82%
2018 +18.54% βˆ’2.88% βˆ’7.16% βˆ’24.01%
2017 +37.82% +32.77% +45.39% βˆ’5.97%
2016 +12.74% βˆ’0.36% +10.20% +22.67%
2015 +21.80% +43.51% βˆ’3.72% βˆ’12.07%
2014 +26.61% βˆ’6.67% +39.57% βˆ’13.04%
2013 +42.16% +56.09% +6.47% βˆ’1.66%
2012 +3.98% +7.65% +30.31% +4.12%
2011 βˆ’7.27% +5.61% +21.94% +23.74%
2010 βˆ’7.90% βˆ’5.61% +50.81% +12.58%
2009 +56.22% +96.18% +140.36% +54.44%
2008 βˆ’44.44% βˆ’55.55% βˆ’56.95% βˆ’20.85%
2007 +16.09% +44.26% +124.30% +8.40%
2006 +12.99% +8.27% +15.11% +16.83%
2005 βˆ’4.22% +108.05% +115.87% βˆ’18.62%
2004 +5.69% +91.29% +191.81% +3.81%
2003 +4.85% +46.39% +18.28%
2002 βˆ’23.77% βˆ’36.08% βˆ’36.96%
2001 +50.41% +45.01% +40.83%
2000 βˆ’64.07% βˆ’72.02% βˆ’23.43%
1999 +63.96% +144.58% +14.50%
1998 +111.20% +207.07% +74.66%
1997 +53.81% βˆ’38.18% +36.98%
1996 +82.27% βˆ’36.61% +62.31%
1995 +40.00% βˆ’19.41% +22.56%
1994 +47.68% +31.65% +28.77%
1993 βˆ’8.10% βˆ’51.76% +12.73%
1992 +11.87% +3.91% βˆ’41.74%
1991 +115.18% +28.39% βˆ’20.00%
1990 +63.01% +16.37% +18.46%
1989 +56.16% βˆ’15.51% βˆ’23.01%
1988 βˆ’5.98% βˆ’7.42% +4.94%
1987 +115.28% +99.53% βˆ’4.95%
1986 +70.22% +82.29% βˆ’21.21%
1985 βˆ’27.28% +25.85%
1984 +14.91% +0.49%
1983 βˆ’21.39% +26.17%
1982 +30.07% +71.42%
1981 βˆ’40.47% βˆ’18.35%
1980 +18.06% βˆ’1.09%
1979 βˆ’20.12%
1978 +4.51%
1977 βˆ’4.62%
1976 +22.34%
1975 +28.93%
1974 βˆ’37.81%
1973 βˆ’28.42%
1972 +17.19%
1971 +4.26%
1970 βˆ’16.36%
1969 +8.96%
1968 βˆ’4.07%
1967 +63.82%
1966 +7.94%
1965 +19.56%
1964 βˆ’0.01%
1963 +27.90%
1962 βˆ’32.72%