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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 2026-08-28 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MSFT
×
+1,649.80%
+13.88%/yr
+16.92%/yr
R2=0.897
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
GOOG
×
+7,733.95%
+21.90%/yr
+16.06%/yr
R2=0.949
Alphabet Inc Class C NASDAQ Common Stock
AAPL
×
+39,297.05%
+31.17%/yr
+25.72%/yr
R2=0.969
Apple Inc. NASDAQ Common Stock
IBM
×
+214.19%
+5.34%/yr
+4.18%/yr
R2=0.591
International Business Machines NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2004-08-19πŸ’¬ to Fri 2026-08-28 Start
Value
End
Value
MSFT
×
$10,000.00
2004-08-19
$174,979.66
2026-08-28
GOOG
×
$10,000.00
2004-08-19
$783,395.50
2026-08-28
AAPL
×
$10,000.00
2004-08-19
$3,939,705.06
2026-08-28
IBM
×
$10,000.00
2004-08-19
$31,418.81
2026-08-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-28

  YTD YoY
MSFT
×
+3.45% βˆ’1.70%
GOOG
×
+5.92% +56.67%
AAPL
×
+14.15% +33.51%
IBM
×
βˆ’21.44% βˆ’4.82%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MSFT
×
βˆ’7.41%
on 2026-08-28
from 2025-10-28 peak
βˆ’58.61%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-11-01 peak
GOOG
×
βˆ’14.24%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-05-13 peak
βˆ’65.96%
on 2008-11-24
from 2007-11-06 peak
AAPL
×
βˆ’6.14%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-07-28 peak
βˆ’61.01%
on 2009-01-20
from 2007-12-28 peak
IBM
×
βˆ’27.86%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-06-02 peak
βˆ’49.35%
on 2020-03-23
from 2013-03-14 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
MSFT
×
βˆ’1.70% +19.47%
+9.30%/yr
+48.86%
+14.18%/yr
+45.86%
+7.84%/yr
+616.96%
+21.77%/yr
GOOG
×
+56.67% +97.51%
+40.54%/yr
+140.64%
+34.01%/yr
+95.52%
+14.35%/yr
+546.75%
+20.52%/yr
AAPL
×
+33.51% +33.85%
+15.69%/yr
+64.87%
+18.14%/yr
+80.22%
+12.50%/yr
+840.47%
+25.12%/yr
IBM
×
βˆ’4.82% +17.77%
+8.52%/yr
+62.25%
+17.51%/yr
+74.88%
+11.83%/yr
+69.82%
+5.44%/yr

Annual Returns

Year MSFT GOOG AAPL IBM
2026 (YTD) +3.45% +5.92% +14.15% βˆ’21.44%
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% +115.86% βˆ’18.62%
2004 +5.69% +91.29% +191.84% +3.81%
2003 +4.85% +46.39% +18.28%
2002 βˆ’23.77% βˆ’36.08% βˆ’36.96%
2001 +50.41% +45.01% +40.82%
2000 βˆ’64.07% βˆ’72.02% βˆ’23.43%
1999 +63.96% +144.59% +14.50%
1998 +111.20% +206.77% +74.66%
1997 +53.81% βˆ’38.14% +36.98%
1996 +82.27% βˆ’36.60% +62.31%
1995 +40.00% βˆ’19.39% +22.56%
1994 +47.67% +31.64% +28.77%
1993 βˆ’8.09% βˆ’51.76% +12.73%
1992 +11.87% +3.89% βˆ’41.73%
1991 +115.17% +28.42% βˆ’20.00%
1990 +63.01% +16.35% +18.46%
1989 +56.14% βˆ’15.49% βˆ’23.01%
1988 βˆ’5.99% βˆ’7.45% +4.94%
1987 +115.33% +99.68% βˆ’4.95%
1986 +70.17% +82.02% βˆ’21.22%
1985 βˆ’27.21% +25.85%
1984 +14.93% +0.49%
1983 βˆ’21.41% +26.17%
1982 +30.12% +71.42%
1981 βˆ’40.45% βˆ’18.35%
1980 +17.98% βˆ’1.09%
1979 βˆ’20.12%
1978 +4.51%
1977 βˆ’4.62%
1976 +22.34%
1975 +28.92%
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 +63.83%
1966 +7.94%
1965 +19.55%
1964 βˆ’0.00%
1963 +27.90%
1962 βˆ’32.72%