Alphabet (Google) overview
Adjusted daily prices from 19 Aug 2004 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
- $343.92
- Period return
- +13726.8%
- Annualised return
- +25.0%
- Annualised volatility
- 30.6%
- Max drawdown
- -65.3%
- Trading days
- 5,561
Risk
How painful holding this stock has been
Takeaway Worst fall: 65% from Nov 2007 to Nov 2008; back at the old high: Sep 2012.
Takeaway Volatility peaked at 78% in Dec 2008, against a typical 27%.
Returns by calendar
Good years, bad years, and whether any month stands out
Takeaway 18 of 23 years were positive. Best 2005 (+115%), worst 2008 (-56%).
Takeaway Best average month: Oct (+8.7%); worst: Feb (-3.0%). With about 22 years per month, these gaps are mostly noise.