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Total Real Returns

NVDA,AAPL,MSFT: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Fri 1999-01-22? to Mon 2026-05-11 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
NVDA
×
+14.37%
2026-05-11
2874.07 TRR
2026-05-11
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
AAPL
×
+4.83%
2026-05-11
767.1 TRR
2026-05-11
Apple Inc NASDAQ Common Stock
MSFT
×
−16.88%
2026-05-11
2280.84 TRR
2026-05-11
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Returns

Fri 1999-01-22? to Mon 2026-05-11 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
NVDA
×
+287,307.07%
+33.87%/yr
+26.33%/yr
(R2=0.796)
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
AAPL
×
+49,600.93%
+25.54%/yr
+28.58%/yr
(R2=0.952)
Apple Inc NASDAQ Common Stock
MSFT
×
+754.41%
+8.18%/yr
+11.32%/yr
(R2=0.725)
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1999-01-22? to Mon 2026-05-11 Start
Value
End
Value
NVDA
×
$10,000.00
1999-01-22
$28,740,707.50
2026-05-11
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
AAPL
×
$10,000.00
1999-01-22
$4,970,093.44
2026-05-11
Apple Inc NASDAQ Common Stock
MSFT
×
$10,000.00
1999-01-22
$85,440.58
2026-05-11
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year NVDA AAPL MSFT
2026 (YTD) +14.37% +4.83% −16.88%
2025 +35.30% +6.21% +12.57%
2024 +163.65% +27.04% +9.76%
2023 +228.03% +44.18% +53.07%
2022 −53.29% −30.87% −32.40%
2021 +110.66% +25.80% +42.45%
2020 +119.31% +79.86% +40.62%
2019 +72.99% +84.74% +54.22%
2018 −32.11% −7.16% +18.54%
2017 +78.22% +45.39% +37.82%
2016 +220.35% +10.20% +12.74%
2015 +65.88% −3.72% +21.80%
2014 +26.45% +39.57% +26.61%
2013 +31.55% +6.47% +42.16%
2012 −12.47% +30.31% +3.98%
2011 −12.60% +21.94% −7.27%
2010 −18.78% +50.81% −7.90%
2009 +125.40% +140.36% +56.22%
2008 −76.30% −56.95% −44.44%
2007 +32.46% +124.30% +16.09%
2006 +97.46% +15.11% +12.99%
2005 +50.02% +115.87% −4.22%
2004 −1.62% +191.81% +5.69%
2003 +97.87% +46.39% +4.85%
2002 −83.20% −36.08% −23.77%
2001 +302.25% +45.01% +50.41%
2000 +35.04% −72.02% −64.07%
1999 +132.47% +144.58% +63.96%
1998 +207.07% +111.20%
1997 −38.18% +53.81%
1996 −36.61% +82.27%
1995 −19.41% +40.00%
1994 +31.65% +47.68%
1993 −51.76% −8.09%
1992 +3.91% +11.87%
1991 +28.39% +115.15%
1990 +16.37% +63.01%
1989 −15.51% +56.12%
1988 −7.42% −5.98%
1987 +99.53% +115.35%
1986 +82.29% +70.10%
1985 −27.28%
1984 +14.91%
1983 −21.39%
1982 +30.07%
1981 −40.47%
1980 +18.06%

Drawdowns

Fri 1999-01-22? to Mon 2026-05-11 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
NVDA
×
0.00% −89.97%
2002-10-09
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
AAPL
×
−0.39% −83.10%
2003-04-17
Apple Inc NASDAQ Common Stock
MSFT
×
−25.60% −75.74%
2009-03-09
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-05-11 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
NVDA
×
+80.65%/yr
+81.16% total
+51.57%/yr
+129.87% total
+91.26%/yr
+599.93% total
+65.34%/yr
+1,135.22% total
+67.97%/yr
+17,766.34% total
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
AAPL
×
+42.45%/yr
+42.69% total
+23.17%/yr
+51.76% total
+15.92%/yr
+55.78% total
+13.89%/yr
+91.56% total
+25.88%/yr
+898.78% total
Apple Inc NASDAQ Common Stock
MSFT
×
−8.71%/yr
−8.75% total
−2.50%/yr
−4.94% total
+7.45%/yr
+24.06% total
+7.01%/yr
+40.29% total
+20.79%/yr
+561.00% total
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock