Stock Return Calculator: Compare Returns for Gold and Stocks
Use the calculator to compute the total return with dividends reinvested, annualized return plus a summary of winning (profitable) and losing (unprofitable) buy and sell combinations for any gold ETF, gold mutual fund or gold-related stock plus any stock ETF, stock mutual fund or stock supported by Alpha Vantage. Indexes are not supported.
| Performance Results | GLD | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2021-11-30 | 2021-11-30 |
| Start Price | $165.50 | $317.83 |
| End Date | 2026-11-12 | 2026-11-12 |
| End Price | $354.89 | $523.00 |
| # Prices | 61 | 61 |
| Initial One-time Investment | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Number Shares Purchased | 6.042296 | 3.146356 |
| Min Date | Oct-31-2022 | Oct-31-2022 |
| Min Price | $151.91 | $224.65 |
| Max Date | Feb-27-2026 | Jul-31-2025 |
| Max Price | $483.75 | $528.25 |
| Total Return | 114.44% | 64.55% |
| Annualized Return | 16.48% | 10.47% |
| Current Value of Investment | $2,144 | $1,646 |
| # Returns | 1,830 | 1,830 |
| Average Return | 53.29% | 32.02% |
| Minimum Return | -26.64% | -30.52% |
| Maximum Return | 218.45% | 135.14% |
| Number Profitable Returns | 1,661 | 1,500 |
| Percent Profitable Returns | 90.77% | 81.97% |
| Number Unprofitable Returns | 169 | 330 |
| Percent Unprofitable Returns | 9.23% | 18.03% |
| Profitable to Unprofitable Returns Ratio | 9.83 | 4.55 |