All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
SMTC real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SMTC returned +85.90% over the past year and +78.17% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 17, 1980, SMTC is up +2,716.05% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.43%/yr, and is currently −30.73% below its real total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMTC × |
+2,716.05%
+7.43%/yr |
+11.15%/yr
R2=0.682 |
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| Semtech Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SMTC × |
$10,000.00
1980-03-17 |
$281,604.74
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SMTC × | +78.17% | +85.90% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SMTC × |
−30.73%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-10-06 peak |
−95.48%
on 1991-01-07 from 1980-07-30 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMTC × | +85.90% |
+183.92% +68.50%/yr |
+456.60% +77.22%/yr |
+44.80% +7.68%/yr |
+289.15% +14.55%/yr |
| Year | SMTC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +78.17% |
| 2025 | +16.04% |
| 2024 | +174.38% |
| 2023 | −26.11% |
| 2022 | −69.70% |
| 2021 | +15.25% |
| 2020 | +34.44% |
| 2019 | +12.75% |
| 2018 | +31.61% |
| 2017 | +6.16% |
| 2016 | +63.37% |
| 2015 | −31.87% |
| 2014 | +8.24% |
| 2013 | −13.97% |
| 2012 | +14.65% |
| 2011 | +6.47% |
| 2010 | +31.14% |
| 2009 | +46.93% |
| 2008 | −27.45% |
| 2007 | +14.08% |
| 2006 | −30.18% |
| 2005 | −19.16% |
| 2004 | −7.07% |
| 2003 | +104.21% |
| 2002 | −70.06% |
| 2001 | +59.30% |
| 2000 | −18.12% |
| 1999 | +182.99% |
| 1998 | +80.48% |
| 1997 | +124.64% |
| 1996 | −15.00% |
| 1995 | +624.49% |
| 1994 | +10.53% |
| 1993 | +5.94% |
| 1992 | +10.12% |
| 1991 | +81.94% |
| 1990 | −49.75% |
| 1989 | −52.22% |
| 1988 | +30.59% |
| 1987 | +75.57% |
| 1986 | −56.04% |
| 1985 | +36.90% |
| 1984 | −61.11% |
| 1983 | +0.64% |
| 1982 | +35.43% |
| 1981 | −58.62% |
| 1980 | −10.65% |
