All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
NDAQ real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, NDAQ returned +2.42% over the past year and −1.38% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 1, 2002, NDAQ is up +1,247.96% in real purchasing-power return, or +11.38%/yr, and is currently −4.96% below its real total-return high on Jan. 16, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026
| Mon 2002-07-01💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDAQ × |
+1,247.96%
+11.38%/yr |
+13.72%/yr
R2=0.876 |
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| Nasdaq Inc NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Mon 2002-07-01💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| NDAQ × |
$10,000.00
2002-07-01 |
$134,796.28
2026-08-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| NDAQ × | −1.38% | +2.42% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| NDAQ × |
−4.96%
on 2026-08-21 from 2026-01-16 peak |
−69.03%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-12-26 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDAQ × | +2.42% |
+34.92% +16.15%/yr |
+81.14% +21.90%/yr |
+36.63% +6.44%/yr |
+252.86% +13.44%/yr |
| Year | NDAQ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −1.38% |
| 2025 | +23.87% |
| 2024 | +31.07% |
| 2023 | −6.78% |
| 2022 | −16.59% |
| 2021 | +49.60% |
| 2020 | +24.30% |
| 2019 | +30.89% |
| 2018 | +6.18% |
| 2017 | +14.34% |
| 2016 | +15.10% |
| 2015 | +22.51% |
| 2014 | +21.29% |
| 2013 | +59.38% |
| 2012 | +3.19% |
| 2011 | +0.31% |
| 2010 | +17.96% |
| 2009 | −21.91% |
| 2008 | −50.12% |
| 2007 | +54.41% |
| 2006 | −14.63% |
| 2005 | +233.47% |
| 2004 | +4.54% |
| 2003 | −7.24% |
| 2002 | −33.70% |
