Stock Return Calculator: Compare Returns for Gold and Stocks
Use the calculator to compute the total return with dividends reinvested, annualized return plus a summary of winning (profitable) and losing (unprofitable) buy and sell combinations for any gold ETF, gold mutual fund or gold-related stock plus any stock ETF, stock mutual fund or stock supported by Alpha Vantage. Indexes are not supported.
| Performance Results | GLD | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2021-09-30 | 2021-09-30 |
| Start Price | $164.22 | $270.54 |
| End Date | 2026-09-09 | 2026-09-09 |
| End Price | $403.35 | $491.65 |
| # Prices | 61 | 61 |
| Initial One-time Investment | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Number Shares Purchased | 6.089392 | 3.696280 |
| Min Date | Oct-31-2022 | Oct-31-2022 |
| Min Price | $151.91 | $224.65 |
| Max Date | Feb-27-2026 | Jul-31-2025 |
| Max Price | $483.75 | $528.25 |
| Total Return | 145.62% | 81.73% |
| Annualized Return | 19.69% | 12.69% |
| Current Value of Investment | $2,456 | $1,817 |
| # Returns | 1,830 | 1,830 |
| Average Return | 53.11% | 30.36% |
| Minimum Return | -23.85% | -30.52% |
| Maximum Return | 218.45% | 135.14% |
| Number Profitable Returns | 1,679 | 1,471 |
| Percent Profitable Returns | 91.75% | 80.38% |
| Number Unprofitable Returns | 151 | 359 |
| Percent Unprofitable Returns | 8.25% | 19.62% |
| Profitable to Unprofitable Returns Ratio | 11.12 | 4.10 |