All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VRSN real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VRSN returned +1.65% over the past year and +19.77% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 1998, VRSN is up +2,603.94% in real purchasing-power return, or +12.21%/yr, and is currently −28.41% below its real total-return high on Feb. 29, 2000.
Data ending Wed Sep. 16, 2026
| Fri 1998-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-09-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRSN × |
+2,603.94%
+12.21%/yr |
+8.82%/yr
R2=0.545 |
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| VeriSign Inc NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Fri 1998-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-09-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VRSN × |
$10,000.00
1998-01-30 |
$270,393.75
2026-09-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VRSN × | +19.77% | +1.65% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VRSN × |
−28.41%
on 2026-09-16 from 2000-02-29 peak |
−98.47%
on 2002-10-08 from 2000-02-29 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRSN × | +1.65% |
+56.41% +25.07%/yr |
+38.73% +11.53%/yr |
+10.43% +2.00%/yr |
+184.14% +11.01%/yr |
| Year | VRSN |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +19.77% |
| 2025 | +15.33% |
| 2024 | −2.33% |
| 2023 | −3.00% |
| 2022 | −23.98% |
| 2021 | +9.58% |
| 2020 | +10.80% |
| 2019 | +27.03% |
| 2018 | +27.15% |
| 2017 | +47.33% |
| 2016 | −14.69% |
| 2015 | +52.15% |
| 2014 | −5.37% |
| 2013 | +51.71% |
| 2012 | +6.83% |
| 2011 | +14.91% |
| 2010 | +44.50% |
| 2009 | +23.68% |
| 2008 | −49.31% |
| 2007 | +50.23% |
| 2006 | +7.12% |
| 2005 | −36.98% |
| 2004 | +99.64% |
| 2003 | +99.49% |
| 2002 | −79.41% |
| 2001 | −49.51% |
| 2000 | −62.42% |
| 1999 | +1,157.98% |
| 1998 | +128.60% |
