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Amazon overview

Adjusted daily prices from 3 Jan 2000 to 25 Sep 2026: the price path, how deep and long the losses ran, when the stock made or lost money, and how turbulent it was.

Close · 25 Sep 2026
$249.67
Period return
+5487.0%
Annualised return
+16.3%
Annualised volatility
48.0%
Max drawdown
-93.3%
Trading days
6,723

Risk

How painful holding this stock has been

Takeaway Worst fall: 93% from Jan 2000 to Sep 2001; back at the old high: Sep 2007.

Takeaway Volatility peaked at 135% in Jan 2001, against a typical 35%.

Returns by calendar

Good years, bad years, and whether any month stands out

Takeaway 19 of 27 years were positive. Best 2003 (+179%), worst 2000 (-83%).

Takeaway Best average month: Apr (+8.2%); worst: Feb (-4.4%). With about 26 years per month, these gaps are mostly noise.