Nasdaq-100 returns by year
Nasdaq-100 has returned +10.5% annually (CAGR) since 2000. Calendar-year, monthly and weekly total returns for the Nasdaq-100 (proxied by QQQ, dividends reinvested) below, through September 8, 2026 — the most recent year is Through September 8, 2026; the running year is Nasdaq-100 year-to-date.
- Annualized
- +10.5%
- 2000–2026
- Average year
- +12.2%
- 26 full years
- Best year
- +54.9%
- 2023
- Worst year
- -41.9%
- 2008
- Positive years
- 20/26
- 77% up
Nasdaq-100 returns by year (2000–2026)#
Calendar-year returns with each year's path and its dividend contribution (dividend return = total minus price return). Every year has a direct link you can bookmark or share.
| Year | Start price | End price | Path | Dividend | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $614.31 | $718.38 | chart → | +0.3% | +17.2% |
| 2025 | $511.23 | $614.31 | +0.6% | +20.8% | |
| 2024 | $409.52 | $511.23 | +0.7% | +25.6% | |
| 2023 | $266.28 | $409.52 | +1.1% | +54.9% | |
| 2022 | $397.85 | $266.28 | +0.5% | -32.6% | |
| 2021 | $313.74 | $397.85 | +0.6% | +27.4% | |
| 2020 | $212.61 | $313.74 | +1.1% | +48.6% | |
| 2019 | $154.26 | $212.61 | +1.1% | +39.0% | |
| 2018 | $155.76 | $154.26 | +0.8% | -0.1% | |
| 2017 | $118.48 | $155.76 | +1.2% | +32.7% | |
| 2016 | $111.86 | $118.48 | +1.2% | +7.1% | |
| 2015 | $103.25 | $111.86 | +1.1% | +9.4% | |
| 2014 | $87.96 | $103.25 | +1.8% | +19.2% | |
| 2013 | $65.13 | $87.96 | +1.6% | +36.6% | |
| 2012 | $55.83 | $65.13 | +0.3% | +16.9% | |
| 2011 | $54.46 | $55.83 | +0.0% | +2.5% | |
| 2010 | $45.75 | $54.46 | +0.0% | +19.0% | |
| 2009 | $29.74 | $45.75 | +0.0% | +53.8% | |
| 2008 | $51.22 | $29.74 | +0.0% | -41.9% | |
| 2007 | $43.16 | $51.22 | +0.0% | +18.7% | |
| 2006 | $40.41 | $43.16 | +0.0% | +6.8% | |
| 2005 | $39.92 | $40.41 | +0.0% | +1.2% | |
| 2004 | $36.46 | $39.92 | +0.0% | +9.5% | |
| 2003 | $24.37 | $36.46 | +0.0% | +49.6% | |
| 2002 | $38.91 | $24.37 | +0.0% | -37.4% | |
| 2001 | $58.38 | $38.91 | +0.0% | -33.3% | |
| 2000 | $91.38 | $58.38 | +0.0% | -36.1% |
Total return by period#
Methodology#
Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), computed from QQQ's split- and dividend-adjusted closes — a standard proxy for the Nasdaq-100. The bar chart switches between annual and monthly periods. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate over the full period. The current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
FAQ#
- What is Nasdaq-100's average annual return?
- Since 2000, the Nasdaq-100 (proxied by QQQ, dividends reinvested) has returned about 10.5% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 12.2%.
- What were Nasdaq-100's best and worst years?
- Over 2000–2026, the best year was 2023 (+54.9%) and the worst was 2008 (-41.9%).
- How often is Nasdaq-100 up in a year?
- 20 of the 26 full years since 2000 were positive — about 77% of the time.
More on Nasdaq-100
- Trailing returns+25.3%
- YTD return+17.2%
- Companies & weights101
- P/E ratio31.4
- Dividend yield0.61%
- Buyback yield0.91%
- Shareholder yield1.37%
- Earnings$1.25T