Historical stock return calculator
Choose a US stock or ETF, an investment date, and an amount to replay what a single purchase became over the actual daily market record. The result includes price changes, stock splits, and the dividend treatment you select.
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How this is calculated
One purchase at the closing price on the start date, held to the end date with no further trading. Dividends are reinvested at the closing price on each payment date, not the ex-dividend date, because the cash does not exist until it is paid. Share counts change on split ex-dates. The annualised figure is a compound annual growth rate, which is the correct measure for a single contribution held over one period.
The heaviest horizontal line on the chart marks the amount originally invested.
What this calculator shows
- One contribution
- The full amount is invested at the closing price on the selected start date.
- Corporate actions
- Splits change share count, while dividends can be excluded, held as cash, or reinvested.
- Comparable annual return
- A single cash flow is annualised with CAGR over the exact elapsed time.