Nasdaq 100: year-to-date return
Each year starts at 1.0 on the previous Dec 31 close — see where the current year sits versus history.
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ROI = price ÷ previous Dec 31 close. Incomplete years (dashed) are left out of averages and ranges.
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2026 year to date: +17.9% · 19th of 41 years
Nasdaq 100 is up 17.9% in 2026 as of Oct 15: 19th of 41 years at this point since 1986. In the median year it was up 15.1% by this date.
Measured from the previous Dec 31 close. Price only.
Nasdaq 100: return by year
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 15) | +17.9% |
| 2025 | +20.2% |
| 2024 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +53.8% |
| 2022 | −33.0% |
| 2021 | +26.6% |
| 2020 | +47.6% |
| 2019 | +38.0% |
| 2018 | −1.0% |
| 2017 | +31.5% |
| 2016 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | +17.9% |
| 2013 | +35.0% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2011 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | +19.2% |
| 2009 | +53.5% |
| 2008 | −41.9% |
| 2007 | +18.7% |
| 2006 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2003 | +49.1% |
| 2002 | −37.6% |
| 2001 | −32.6% |
| 2000 | −36.8% |
| 1999 | +101.9% |
| 1998 | +85.3% |
| 1997 | +20.6% |
| 1996 | +42.5% |
| 1995 | +42.5% |
| 1994 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | +8.9% |
| 1991 | +65.0% |
| 1990 | −10.4% |
| 1989 | +26.2% |
| 1988 | +13.5% |
| 1987 | +10.5% |
| 1986 | +6.9% |
| 1985 (since Oct 1) | +18.0% |