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Nasdaq Return Calculator
This free Nasdaq return calculator shows what an investment in the Nasdaq Composite from any year since 1972 would be worth today. From 1972 to 2025 the index compounded at 10.3% a year on price alone and rose in 40 of 54 years.
- Data from 1972
- Year-by-year table
- Free, no sign-up
Example$10,000 invested in the Nasdaq Composite at the start of 2000, near the peak of the dot-com bubble, grew to $57,115 by the end of 2025 (6.9% a year).
Calculate your return
Year by year
| Year | Return | Year-end close | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -39.3% | 2,470.52 | $6,071 |
| 2001 | -21.1% | 1,950.40 | $4,793 |
| 2002 | -31.5% | 1,335.51 | $3,282 |
| 2003 | +50.0% | 2,003.37 | $4,923 |
| 2004 | +8.6% | 2,175.44 | $5,346 |
| 2005 | +1.4% | 2,205.32 | $5,419 |
| 2006 | +9.5% | 2,415.29 | $5,935 |
| 2007 | +9.8% | 2,652.28 | $6,518 |
| 2008 | -40.5% | 1,577.03 | $3,875 |
| 2009 | +43.9% | 2,269.15 | $5,576 |
| 2010 | +16.9% | 2,652.87 | $6,519 |
| 2011 | -1.8% | 2,605.15 | $6,402 |
| 2012 | +15.9% | 3,019.51 | $7,420 |
| 2013 | +38.3% | 4,176.59 | $10,264 |
| 2014 | +13.4% | 4,736.05 | $11,638 |
| 2015 | +5.7% | 5,007.41 | $12,305 |
| 2016 | +7.5% | 5,383.12 | $13,229 |
| 2017 | +28.2% | 6,903.39 | $16,965 |
| 2018 | -3.9% | 6,635.28 | $16,306 |
| 2019 | +35.2% | 8,972.60 | $22,049 |
| 2020 | +43.6% | 12,888.28 | $31,672 |
| 2021 | +21.4% | 15,644.97 | $38,446 |
| 2022 | -33.1% | 10,466.48 | $25,721 |
| 2023 | +43.4% | 15,011.35 | $36,889 |
| 2024 | +28.6% | 19,310.79 | $47,455 |
| 2025 | +20.4% | 23,241.99 | $57,115 |
Data through the October 15, 2026 close.
What $10,000 grew into
The value at the end of 2025 of $10,000 invested at the start of each year, on the index level alone.
| Invested at the start of | Value at end of 2025 | Per year | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | $2,036,627 | +10.3% | 204× |
| 1980 | $1,537,779 | +11.6% | 154× |
| 1990 | $511,015 | +11.5% | 51.1× |
| 1996 | $220,904 | +10.9% | 22.1× |
| 2000 | $57,115 | +6.9% | 5.7× |
| 2006 | $105,391 | +12.5% | 10.5× |
| 2010 | $102,426 | +15.7% | 10.2× |
| 2016 | $46,415 | +16.6% | 4.6× |
| 2021 | $18,033 | +12.5% | 1.8× |
How the calculator works
- Your initial amount is invested at the close of the year before your start year, so a start year of 2000 buys at the December 31, 1999 close and earns all of 2000.
- Each year's return is the change in the year-end close. A yearly contribution goes in at the start of every following year and earns that year's return.
- Choosing Latest adds the year to date, through the October 15, 2026 close. Best and worst year count full calendar years only.
- The annualized return (CAGR) is the index's own compound rate over your period: contributions change the ending value, not that rate. Fees, taxes and trading costs are ignored.
The Nasdaq Composite began on February 5, 1971 at 100, so its first full calendar year is 1972. Results use the index level, so dividends are not included.
Data and sources
Year-end closes of the Nasdaq Composite as published by Nasdaq, each checked against at least two independent historical price records.
Questions
How much would $10,000 in the Nasdaq be worth today?
$10,000 invested at the start of 2000 was worth $57,115 at the end of 2025, even though it bought in near the dot-com peak. Use the calculator to try any other start year from 1972.
What is the Nasdaq's average annual return?
From 1972 to 2025 the Nasdaq Composite's price return averaged 13.5% a year, and its compound annual growth rate was 10.3%. The compound rate is what a buy-and-hold investor actually earned on the index level.
What were the Nasdaq's best and worst years?
The best year was 1999 (+85.6%) and the worst was 2008 (-40.5%). The index rose in 40 of 54 calendar years.
Is this the Nasdaq Composite or the Nasdaq-100?
The Nasdaq Composite, the broad index of the stocks listed on the Nasdaq market. The Nasdaq-100, which funds such as QQQ track, holds about 100 of the largest non-financial companies and has a shorter history.
Are dividends included?
No. The calculator uses the index level, so the results are price returns. Reinvested dividends would add to them.
How current is the data?
Full calendar years run through 2025. Choose Latest as the end year to include 2026 through the October 15, 2026 close, when the Nasdaq Composite was +14.9% for the year.
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Past performance does not predict future returns. The calculator shows what the index itself did; it ignores fees, taxes and fund tracking error, and is not investment advice.