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Total Real Returns

MSFT,GOOGL,AMZN,META: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Fri 2012-05-18💬 to Tue 2026-05-26 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
MSFT
×
−16.14%
2026-05-26
−10.37%
2026-05-26
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
GOOGL
×
+20.66%
2026-05-26
+122.88%
2026-05-26
Alphabet Inc Class A NASDAQ Common Stock
AMZN
×
+11.54%
2026-05-26
+27.00%
2026-05-26
Amazon.com Inc NASDAQ Common Stock
META
×
−9.90%
2026-05-26
−5.75%
2026-05-26
Meta Platforms Inc. NASDAQ Common Stock

Returns

Fri 2012-05-18💬 to Tue 2026-05-26 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MSFT
×
+1,138.72%
+19.66%/yr
+24.40%/yr
(R2=0.965)
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
GOOGL
×
+1,696.96%
+22.88%/yr
+17.53%/yr
(R2=0.946)
Alphabet Inc Class A NASDAQ Common Stock
AMZN
×
+1,608.45%
+22.44%/yr
+22.22%/yr
(R2=0.866)
Amazon.com Inc NASDAQ Common Stock
META
×
+1,011.59%
+18.74%/yr
+19.36%/yr
(R2=0.807)
Meta Platforms Inc. NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2012-05-18💬 to Tue 2026-05-26 Start
Value
End
Value
MSFT
×
$10,000.00
2012-05-18
$123,871.73
2026-05-26
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
GOOGL
×
$10,000.00
2012-05-18
$179,695.88
2026-05-26
Alphabet Inc Class A NASDAQ Common Stock
AMZN
×
$10,000.00
2012-05-18
$170,845.23
2026-05-26
Amazon.com Inc NASDAQ Common Stock
META
×
$10,000.00
2012-05-18
$111,159.01
2026-05-26
Meta Platforms Inc. NASDAQ Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year MSFT GOOGL AMZN META
2026 (YTD) −16.14% +20.66% +11.54% −9.90%
2025 +12.57% +61.67% +2.47% +10.15%
2024 +9.76% +32.20% +40.35% +61.40%
2023 +53.07% +53.19% +75.02% +184.60%
2022 −32.40% −42.79% −52.68% −66.39%
2021 +42.45% +54.43% −4.35% +15.04%
2020 +40.62% +29.10% +73.89% +31.30%
2019 +54.04% +25.31% +20.28% +53.07%
2018 +18.54% −2.66% +26.03% −27.10%
2017 +37.82% +30.18% +52.73% +50.20%
2016 +12.74% −0.21% +8.70% +7.70%
2015 +21.80% +45.55% +116.20% +33.17%
2014 +26.61% −6.10% −22.76% +41.69%
2013 +42.16% +56.09% +56.61% +102.26%
2012 +3.98% +7.65% +42.46% −30.27%
2011 −7.27% +5.61% −6.61%
2010 −7.90% −5.61% +31.84%
2009 +56.22% +96.18% +155.38%
2008 −44.44% −55.55% −44.70%
2007 +16.09% +44.26% +125.54%
2006 +12.99% +8.27% −18.36%
2005 −4.22% +108.05% +2.93%
2004 +5.69% +91.29% −18.48%
2003 +4.85% +173.42%
2002 −23.77% +70.53%
2001 +50.41% −31.53%
2000 −64.07% −80.23%
1999 +63.96% +38.46%
1998 +111.20% +949.65%
1997 +53.81% +154.56%
1996 +82.27%
1995 +40.00%
1994 +47.68%
1993 −8.10%
1992 +11.87%
1991 +115.18%
1990 +63.01%
1989 +56.16%
1988 −5.98%
1987 +115.28%
1986 +70.22%

Drawdowns

Fri 2012-05-18💬 to Tue 2026-05-26 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MSFT
×
−24.94%
from 2025-10-28 peak
−41.48%
2022-11-03
from 2021-11-19 peak
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
GOOGL
×
−3.54%
from 2026-05-13 peak
−48.16%
2022-11-03
from 2021-11-18 peak
Alphabet Inc Class A NASDAQ Common Stock
AMZN
×
−3.73%
from 2026-05-06 peak
−59.82%
2022-12-28
from 2021-07-08 peak
Amazon.com Inc NASDAQ Common Stock
META
×
−24.75%
from 2025-08-12 peak
−78.63%
2022-11-03
from 2021-09-01 peak
Meta Platforms Inc. NASDAQ Common Stock

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-05-26 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
MSFT
×
−10.37% −7.64%
−3.89%/yr
+16.47%
+5.21%/yr
+38.78%
+6.78%/yr
+551.99%
+20.62%/yr
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
GOOGL
×
+122.88% +110.67%
+45.04%/yr
+186.48%
+42.01%/yr
+165.25%
+21.55%/yr
+665.08%
+22.57%/yr
Alphabet Inc Class A NASDAQ Common Stock
AMZN
×
+27.00% +38.00%
+17.43%/yr
+101.09%
+26.21%/yr
+30.83%
+5.52%/yr
+433.60%
+18.23%/yr
Amazon.com Inc NASDAQ Common Stock
META
×
−5.75% +21.21%
+10.07%/yr
+114.42%
+28.94%/yr
+51.65%
+8.69%/yr
+271.40%
+14.02%/yr
Meta Platforms Inc. NASDAQ Common Stock