All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

SO,CVX,XOM: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Thu 1981-12-31? to Fri 2025-12-12 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
SO
×
+2.40%
2025-12-12
88.14 TRR
2025-12-12
Southern Company NYSE Common Stock
CVX
×
+4.67%
2025-12-12
35.75 TRR
2025-12-12
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
XOM
×
+10.61%
2025-12-12
17.2 TRR
2025-12-12
Exxon Mobil Corp NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Thu 1981-12-31? to Fri 2025-12-12 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SO
×
+8,714.20%
+10.73%/yr
+10.01%/yr
(R2=0.974)
Southern Company NYSE Common Stock
CVX
×
+2,213.59%
+7.41%/yr
+8.71%/yr
(R2=0.962)
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
XOM
×
+2,028.25%
+7.21%/yr
+6.71%/yr
(R2=0.902)
Exxon Mobil Corp NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1981-12-31? to Fri 2025-12-12 Start
Value
End
Value
SO
×
$10,000.00
1981-12-31
$881,419.62
2025-12-12
Southern Company NYSE Common Stock
CVX
×
$10,000.00
1981-12-31
$231,358.94
2025-12-12
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
XOM
×
$10,000.00
1981-12-31
$212,824.65
2025-12-12
Exxon Mobil Corp NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year SO CVX XOM
2025 (YTD) +2.40% +4.67% +10.61%
2024 +18.31% −1.55% +8.14%
2023 −1.09% −16.43% −9.30%
2022 +1.66% +48.83% +76.06%
2021 +8.67% +36.64% +47.22%
2020 −0.72% −26.95% −37.07%
2019 +48.25% +12.70% +4.84%
2018 −5.54% −11.43% −16.68%
2017 +0.28% +8.30% −5.80%
2016 +7.70% +33.90% +17.45%
2015 −0.82% −16.78% −13.42%
2014 +24.33% −7.68% −6.76%
2013 −1.01% +17.53% +18.34%
2012 −5.20% +3.28% +2.92%
2011 +23.27% +16.81% +15.25%
2010 +18.93% +21.12% +8.49%
2009 −7.43% +5.21% −14.91%
2008 −0.04% −18.40% −13.19%
2007 +5.50% +25.41% +19.40%
2006 +8.96% +30.41% +35.66%
2005 +4.02% +7.84% +8.08%
2004 +12.48% +21.59% +24.04%
2003 +9.71% +32.87% +18.42%
2002 +14.84% −24.87% −11.01%
2001 +29.84% +7.60% −9.94%
2000 +43.83% −2.76% +4.39%
1999 −17.21% +4.55% +7.27%
1998 +16.28% +9.27% +17.64%
1997 +19.38% +20.11% +22.84%
1996 −6.05% +24.37% +17.16%
1995 +27.04% +19.17% +30.88%
1994 −6.37% +3.97% −5.14%
1993 +17.78% +27.10% +1.61%
1992 +16.00% +2.77% −1.27%
1991 +29.11% −3.67% +15.50%
1990 −1.95% +5.45% −1.23%
1989 +35.28% +48.82% +9.98%
1988 +5.21% +16.84% +11.87%
1987 −7.74% −12.54% +4.48%
1986 +23.04% +25.26% +25.94%
1985 +25.36% +25.56% +18.14%
1984 +24.25% −2.08% +15.97%
1983 +12.33% +4.27% +21.21%
1982 +42.17% −28.12% −8.19%
1981 +0.00% −20.88% −28.60%
1980 +56.88% +30.62%
1979 +6.12% −0.53%
1978 +10.61% −5.95%
1977 −11.12% −15.57%
1976 +41.32% +15.43%
1975 +32.50% +28.42%
1974 −39.10% −38.87%
1973 −16.31% −1.06%
1972 +40.59% +14.77%
1971 +7.15% −2.67%
1970 +7.60% +12.55%
1969 −33.24% −26.04%
1968 +9.73% +11.22%
1967 +1.28% +3.60%
1966 −27.23% −23.98%
1965 +6.80% −12.48%
1964 +22.15% +17.43%
1963 −7.10% +25.72%
1962 +17.90% +16.28%

Drawdowns

Thu 1981-12-31? to Fri 2025-12-12 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SO
×
−15.02% −38.51%
2020-03-23
Southern Company NYSE Common Stock
CVX
×
−17.15% −57.55%
2020-03-23
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
XOM
×
−4.38% −65.31%
2020-03-23
Exxon Mobil Corp NYSE Common Stock