NDAQ
$104.36-0.34%
as of close, Oct 27, 2026
☾ AH $104.36 -0.34%
Note
Not the Nasdaq stock index — NDAQ is Nasdaq, Inc., the exchange operator that runs the Nasdaq stock market. Looking for the Nasdaq-100 index?
Nasdaq Inc. total returns by year (including dividends)
As of market close, Oct 27, 2026
Nasdaq Inc. total returns by year (2003–2026)#
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 | $97.13 | $104.36 | 1.1% | +8.5% | |
| 2025 | $77.31 | $97.13 | 1.5% | +27.2% | |
| 2024 | $58.14 | $77.31 | 1.9% | +34.8% | |
| 2023 | $61.35 | $58.14 | 1.6% | -3.7% | |
| 2022 | $70.00 | $61.35 | 1.2% | -11.2% | |
| 2021 | $44.25 | $70.00 | 1.9% | +60.1% | |
| 2020 | $35.70 | $44.25 | 2.1% | +26.0% | |
| 2019 | $27.19 | $35.70 | 2.6% | +33.9% | |
| 2018 | $25.61 | $27.19 | 2.0% | +8.2% | |
| 2017 | $22.37 | $25.61 | 2.3% | +16.8% | |
| 2016 | $19.39 | $22.37 | 2.1% | +17.5% | |
| 2015 | $15.99 | $19.39 | 2.1% | +23.4% | |
| 2014 | $13.27 | $15.99 | 1.7% | +22.2% | |
| 2013 | $8.33 | $13.27 | 1.9% | +61.1% | |
| 2012 | $8.17 | $8.33 | 0.6% | +2.5% | |
| 2011 | $7.91 | $8.17 | 0.0% | +3.3% | |
| 2010 | $6.61 | $7.91 | 0.0% | +19.7% | |
| 2009 | $8.24 | $6.61 | 0.0% | -19.8% | |
| 2008 | $16.50 | $8.24 | 0.0% | -50.1% | |
| 2007 | $10.26 | $16.50 | 0.0% | +60.7% | |
| 2006 | $11.73 | $10.26 | 0.0% | -12.5% | |
| 2005 | $3.40 | $11.73 | 0.0% | +244.9% | |
| 2004 | $3.15 | $3.40 | 0.0% | +7.9% | |
| 2003 | $3.33 | $3.15 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
- Annualized
- +15.4%
- 2003–2026
- Average year
- +24.7%
- 23 full years
- Best year
- +244.9%
- 2005
- Worst year
- -50.1%
- 2008
- Positive years
- 17/23
- 74% up
Annualized (CAGR)
+15.4%
2003–2026
Average year
+24.7%
23 full years
Best year
+244.9%
2005
Worst year
-50.1%
2008
Positive years
17/23
74% up
Total return by period#
Annual
-200%-100%0%100%200%
2003-5.5%'03
2004+7.9%
2005+245%'05
2006-12%
2007+61%'07
2008-50%
2009-20%'09
2010+20%
2011+3.3%'11
2012+2.5%
2013+61%'13
2014+22%
2015+23%'15
2016+17%
2017+17%'17
2018+8.2%
2019+34%'19
2020+26%
2021+60%'21
2022-11%
2023-3.7%'23
2024+35%
2025+27%'25
2026+8.5%
Methodology#
Total returns, dividends reinvested, measured on NDAQ. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate; the current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns.
FAQ#
- What is Nasdaq Inc.'s average annual return?
- Since 2003, Nasdaq Inc. (NDAQ) has returned about 15.4% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 24.7%.
- What were Nasdaq Inc.'s best and worst years?
- Over 2003–2026, the best year was 2005 (+244.9%) and the worst was 2008 (-50.1%).
- How often is Nasdaq Inc. up in a year?
- 17 of the 23 full years since 2003 were positive — about 74% of the time.
More on Nasdaq Inc.
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