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Historical Stock Return Calculator

Stock Return Calculator: Compare Returns for Two Stocks

The calculator computes total return with dividends reinvested, annualized return plus a summary of profitable and unprofitable returns for any two stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or mutual funds supported by Alpha Vantage. Indexes are not supported. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.

Use SPY or VOO to represent S&P 500 prices.

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Performance Results AAPL MSFT
Start Date2021-09-302021-09-30
Start Price$138.03$270.54
End Date2026-09-282026-09-28
End Price$338.40$509.22
# Prices6161
Initial One-time Investment $1,000.00 $1,000.00
Number Shares Purchased7.2449913.696280
Min DateDec-30-2022Oct-31-2022
Min Price$127.66$224.65
Max DateSep-28-2026Jul-31-2025
Max Price$338.40$528.25
Total Return145.17%88.22%
Annualized Return19.64%13.48%
Current Value of Investment$2,452$1,882
# Returns1,8301,830
Average Return33.90%30.52%
Minimum Return-26.40%-30.52%
Maximum Return165.08%135.14%
Number Profitable Returns1,5851,474
Percent Profitable Returns86.61%80.55%
Number Unprofitable Returns245356
Percent Unprofitable Returns13.39%19.45%
Profitable to Unprofitable Returns Ratio6.474.14