Amazon Performance Over 10 years
Amazon (AMZN)
Over the last 10 years, Amazon moved from $30.33 to about $261.12. That worked out to roughly +761.0% total return, or about 24.0% annually. Overall, this window was volatile on balance, with serious dips before the finish.
Price today
$261.12
+761.0% over 10 years
What this means
- Same methodology as other performance pages—useful for apples-to-apples checks.
- Two investors entering years apart often see different paths.
- Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Amazon 10 years shows how price evolved over this period using historical daily closing prices, including total return and (when available) CAGR.
You can use this performance snapshot to sanity-check long‑term returns and drawdowns for Amazon before exploring scenarios or comparisons.
Who uses this comparison?
Equity investors and analysts use this page to evaluate long‑term returns and drawdowns for Amazon before comparing it against indexes or peers.
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Open Amazon CalculatorKey performance metrics
Data through 2026-04-27.
Price performance over time
Shows price growth and drawdowns over the period.
Historical context
This page summarizes how Amazon performed over the selected period using historical daily closing prices. Equity returns can be influenced by earnings growth, valuation changes, dividends where available, buybacks, and broader market conditions.
Key takeaways
Performance insights
- Amazon returned +761.0% over 10 years
- Average annual return was +26.7%
- Worst drawdown was -56.1%
Yearly performance
About Amazon
Amazon.com is a multinational technology and e-commerce company. It is a leader in cloud computing (AWS) and online retail.
Amazon is a large‑cap growth stock, so results can be sensitive to earnings surprises, valuation shifts and broader sentiment toward its sector.
| From | 2016-04-27 |
| To | 2026-04-27 |
What this shows
Based on daily closing prices from 2016-04-27 to 2026-04-27.
How performance is measured
- Total return reflects the change in historical price over the selected period.
- CAGR shows the compound annual growth rate over the same time window.
- Maximum drawdown measures the largest peak-to-trough decline during the period.
- Volatility reflects how widely returns moved over time.
- Dividends and split adjustments may be included where supported by the data source and asset type.
- This page is for educational and informational purposes only.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Results are nominal and do not account for inflation.
Final verdict
This page is most useful for benchmarking how one asset performed over a defined period—especially total return, CAGR, and drawdown depth—so you can compare the same horizon across other assets here. Past performance is not a guarantee. Not financial advice.