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

Total Real Returns

T: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

T real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, T returned −14.40% over the past year and −15.29% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 21, 1983, T is up +2,677.26% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.05%/yr, and is currently −28.12% below its real total-return high on Sep. 15, 2025.

Data ending Fri Oct. 23, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1983-11-21💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
T
×
+2,677.26%
+8.05%/yr
+6.81%/yr
R2=0.826
AT&T Inc. NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 1983-11-21💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Start
Value
End
Value
T
×
$10,000.00
1983-11-21
$277,726.10
2026-10-23

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-23

  YTD YoY
T
×
−15.29% −14.40%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
T
×
−28.12%
on 2026-10-23
from 2025-09-15 peak
−66.46%
on 2003-03-11
from 1999-07-16 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-23 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
T
×
−14.40% −4.81%
−2.43%/yr
+48.28%
+14.03%/yr
+18.40%
+3.44%/yr
+5.73%
+0.56%/yr

Annual Returns

Year T
2026 (YTD) −15.29%
2025 +11.01%
2024 +40.06%
2023 −5.88%
2022 +0.00%
2021 −12.09%
2020 −20.73%
2019 +45.16%
2018 −22.26%
2017 −4.48%
2016 +29.32%
2015 +9.51%
2014 +1.63%
2013 +9.90%
2012 +17.49%
2011 +7.89%
2010 +12.24%
2009 +4.01%
2008 −26.98%
2007 +17.26%
2006 +51.76%
2005 −1.39%
2004 +2.12%
2003 +1.64%
2002 −29.17%
2001 −16.75%
2000 −2.53%
1999 −9.26%
1998 +48.40%
1997 +44.57%
1996 −6.20%
1995 +45.07%
1994 −0.40%
1993 +14.79%
1992 +18.30%
1991 +19.85%
1990 −11.99%
1989 +62.45%
1988 +22.69%
1987 +0.17%
1986 +41.55%
1985 +28.96%
1984 +26.90%
1983 −4.62%