Figures as of the Nov 13, 2026 close. Updated after each trading day. Not a recommendation or a forecast.
From Nov 14, 2016 to the Nov 13, 2026 close, $1,000 in Alphabet (GOOGL) became $7,928 and $1,000 in Meta (META) became $5,629, with dividends reinvested.
From Nov 14, 2016 to Nov 13, 2026, Alphabet grew 23.0% a year and Meta grew 18.9%. The higher rate, Alphabet's, came with narrower daily swings. Volatility was 29.9% for Alphabet and 39.7% for Meta. The Sharpe ratio is the yearly return above a fixed 5% risk-free rate, per unit of volatility.
Sharpe ratios were 0.60 for Alphabet and 0.35 for Meta. Over the same dates, the price record shows deepest falls of 44.3% for Alphabet and 76.7% for Meta. From Nov 15, 2016 to Nov 13, 2026, betas to the S&P 500 were 1.17 for Alphabet and 1.33 for Meta.
The $1,000 in Alphabet and the $1,000 in Meta swapped places 12 times at month ends. The latest swap came at the end of Sep 2025. Since then, the $1,000 in Alphabet has been worth more at every month end. Across all 121 month ends, Alphabet's value was the higher one at 73 and Meta's at 48.
At the end of Oct 2022, $1,000 had become $2,509 in Alphabet and $810 in Meta. In relative terms, that was the widest gap between them at any month end. The $1,000 in Alphabet first doubled to $2,000 at a month end in Aug 2020. The $1,000 in Meta did so in Jul 2020.
The $1,000 in Alphabet first stood at $10,000 or more at a month end in Apr 2026. The $1,000 in Meta had not reached $10,000 by Nov 2026.
Every row ends at the Nov 13, 2026 close. The "a year" columns give the yearly rate from each start date. There is no 20-year row, because SmartFin's shared prices for Alphabet and Meta start on May 18, 2012. The yearly rates were furthest apart over the last 10 years.
Over that span, Alphabet grew 23.0% a year and Meta grew 18.9%. The rates were closest over the last year: 6.5% for Alphabet and 5.6% for Meta.
Both had a lower rate over the last year than their 10-year rate. For Alphabet it was 6.5% against 23.0%, and for Meta 5.6% against 18.9%. In every row, $1,000 in Alphabet and $1,000 in Meta both ended above $1,000.
| Period | $1,000 in Alphabet | $1,000 in Meta | Alphabet a year | Meta a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since both startedfrom May 18, 2012 | $19,872 | $16,946 | 22.9% | 21.6% |
| Last 10 yearsfrom Nov 14, 2016 | $7,928 | $5,629 | 23.0% | 18.9% |
| Last 5 yearsfrom Nov 12, 2021 | $2,008 | $1,900 | 14.9% | 13.7% |
| Last yearfrom Nov 13, 2025 | $1,065 | $1,056 | 6.5% | 5.6% |
At the Nov 13, 2026 close, Alphabet was 23.0% below its Apr 2026 month-end high. At the same close, Meta was 16.7% below its Jul 2025 month-end high. On daily closes, the deepest falls of Alphabet and Meta came in the same stretch. Alphabet fell 44.3% from Nov 18, 2021 to Nov 3, 2022.
Meta fell 76.7% from Sep 7, 2021 to Nov 3, 2022. Alphabet closed back at its old high on Jan 25, 2024, 1 year and 2 months after the low. Meta closed back at its old high on Jan 19, 2024, 1 year and 2 months after the low.
Alphabet was 20% or more below its high at 17 of 121 month ends. Meta was 20% or more below its high at 30.
The S&P 500's COVID fall ran from its Feb 19, 2020 high to its Mar 23, 2020 low. Over those dates, Alphabet fell 30.9% and Meta 31.9%. The S&P 500's 2022 fall ran from its Jan 3, 2022 high to its Oct 12, 2022 low. Over those dates, Alphabet fell 32.7% and Meta 62.3%.
The bars cover 9 full calendar years, 2017 to 2025. Alphabet rose in 7 of them and Meta in 7. Alphabet's yearly change was higher in 4 years and Meta's in 5. Both rose in 7 and both fell in 2. They never moved in opposite directions over a full year.
Both had their lowest year in 2022: Alphabet −39.1%, Meta −64.2%. Their highest years were 2025 for Alphabet (+66.0%) and 2023 for Meta (+194.1%). The widest one-year gap between Alphabet and Meta came in 2023, one of the years above.
These counts cover 119 full months, Dec 2016 to Oct 2026. Alphabet rose in 75 of them and Meta in 69. Both rose in 53, both fell in 28, and in 38 one rose while the other fell. Alphabet's largest monthly fall was −18.7% in Oct 2026, and Meta's −32.6% in Feb 2022.
Alphabet's largest monthly rise was +33.8% in Apr 2026, and Meta's +27.2% in Jan 2019. Alphabet's longest run of falling months was 4, ending in Aug 2026. Meta's longest run of falling months was 4, ending in Dec 2018.
The latest cell is a part month, from the Oct 30, 2026 close to the Nov 13, 2026 close. Over those days, Alphabet changed +5.7% and Meta +4.3%.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +8.0 | −7.8 | −7.7 | +33.8 | −1.2 | −6.0 | −0.3 | −4.7 | +1.5 | −18.7 | +5.7 | |
| 2025 | +7.8 | −16.5 | −9.1 | +2.7 | +8.1 | +2.7 | +8.9 | +10.9 | +14.3 | +15.7 | +13.9 | −2.2 |
| 2024 | +0.3 | −1.2 | +9.0 | +7.9 | +6.0 | +5.7 | −5.8 | −4.8 | +1.6 | +3.2 | −1.3 | +12.2 |
| 2023 | +12.0 | −8.9 | +15.2 | +3.5 | +14.5 | −2.6 | +10.9 | +2.6 | −3.9 | −5.2 | +6.8 | +5.4 |
| 2022 | −6.6 | −0.2 | +3.0 | −17.9 | −0.3 | −4.2 | +6.8 | −7.0 | −11.6 | −1.2 | +6.9 | −12.6 |
| 2021 | +4.3 | +10.6 | +2.0 | +14.1 | +0.1 | +3.6 | +10.4 | +7.4 | −7.6 | +10.7 | −4.2 | +2.1 |
| 2020 | +7.0 | −6.5 | −13.2 | +15.9 | +6.4 | −1.1 | +4.9 | +9.5 | −10.1 | +10.3 | +8.6 | −0.1 |
| 2019 | +7.7 | +0.1 | +4.5 | +1.9 | −7.7 | −2.1 | +12.5 | −2.3 | +2.6 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +2.7 |
| 2018 | +12.2 | −6.6 | −6.0 | −1.8 | +8.0 | +2.7 | +8.7 | +0.4 | −2.0 | −9.7 | +1.7 | −5.8 |
| 2017 | +3.5 | +3.0 | +0.3 | +9.0 | +6.8 | −5.8 | +1.7 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +6.1 | +0.3 | +1.7 |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +8.5 | −9.5 | −11.7 | +7.0 | +3.4 | −10.9 | −1.2 | +2.8 | +26.8 | −15.2 | +4.3 | |
| 2025 | +17.7 | −3.0 | −13.7 | −4.7 | +17.9 | +14.1 | +4.8 | −4.5 | −0.5 | −11.7 | −0.1 | +2.0 |
| 2024 | +10.2 | +25.8 | −0.9 | −11.4 | +8.5 | +8.1 | −5.8 | +9.8 | +9.9 | −0.8 | +1.2 | +2.0 |
| 2023 | +23.8 | +17.4 | +21.2 | +13.4 | +10.2 | +8.4 | +11.0 | −7.1 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +8.6 | +8.2 |
| 2022 | −6.9 | −32.6 | +5.4 | −9.8 | −3.4 | −16.7 | −1.3 | +2.4 | −16.7 | −31.3 | +26.8 | +1.9 |
| 2021 | −5.4 | −0.3 | +14.3 | +10.4 | +1.1 | +5.8 | +2.5 | +6.5 | −10.5 | −4.7 | +0.3 | +3.7 |
| 2020 | −1.6 | −4.7 | −13.3 | +22.7 | +10.0 | +0.9 | +11.7 | +15.6 | −10.7 | +0.5 | +5.3 | −1.4 |
| 2019 | +27.2 | −3.1 | +3.2 | +16.0 | −8.2 | +8.8 | +0.6 | −4.4 | −4.1 | +7.6 | +5.2 | +1.8 |
| 2018 | +5.9 | −4.6 | −10.4 | +7.6 | +11.5 | +1.3 | −11.2 | +1.8 | −6.4 | −7.7 | −7.4 | −6.8 |
| 2017 | +13.3 | +4.0 | +4.8 | +5.8 | +0.8 | −0.3 | +12.1 | +1.6 | −0.6 | +5.4 | −1.6 | −0.4 |
The rolling 1-year return is the change over the 12 months to each month end. From Nov 2017 to Nov 2026, Alphabet's rolling 1-year return ran from −39.1% (12 months to Dec 2022) to +143.2% (to Apr 2026). Over the same months, Meta's ran from −71.2% (12 months to Oct 2022) to +223.4% (to Oct 2023).
Alphabet's 12-month change was below zero at 23 of those 109 month ends, and Meta's at 31. Alphabet's 12-month change was the higher one at 55 month ends and Meta's at 54. That is close to an even split.
These measures cover Nov 14, 2016 to Nov 13, 2026. Over those dates, volatility was 29.9% for Alphabet and 39.7% for Meta. The Sortino ratio counts only falling days as risk. Against the same 5% rate, Sortino ratios were 0.87 for Alphabet and 0.50 for Meta. The Calmar ratio is the yearly return divided by the deepest fall.
Calmar ratios were 0.52 for Alphabet and 0.25 for Meta.
Beta shows how much Alphabet and Meta tended to move on the days the S&P 500 (SPY) moved. A beta of 1 means moving by the same amount as the index. From Nov 15, 2016 to Nov 13, 2026, Alphabet's beta was 1.17 and Meta's 1.33. By that measure, both tended to move more than the index.
The correlation of Alphabet's and Meta's daily moves was 0.58, a partial link. A correlation of 1 would mean they always moved together, 0 no link and −1 always opposite.
| Measure | Alphabet | Meta |
|---|---|---|
| Volatility, a year | 29.9% | 39.7% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.60 | 0.35 |
| Sortino ratio | 0.87 | 0.50 |
| Calmar ratio | 0.52 | 0.25 |
| Deepest fall | 44.3% | 76.7% |
| Beta to the S&P 500from Nov 15, 2016 | 1.17 | 1.33 |
| Upside capturemonths from Dec 2016 | 140% | 150% |
| Downside capturemonths from Dec 2016 | 117% | 142% |
| Biggest one-day rise | +10.22%Apr 26, 2024 | +23.28%Feb 2, 2023 |
| Biggest one-day fall | −12.64%Oct 29, 2026 | −26.39%Feb 3, 2022 |
| Price against its 50-day average | −9.9% | −5.6% |
| Price against its 200-day average | −12.5% | +1.9% |
| Correlation of daily movesfrom Nov 15, 2016 | 0.58 | |
What Alphabet and Meta do, from each company's latest annual report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Alphabet Inc. is the holding company of Google and of other businesses. It reports Google in two segments. Google Services includes ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Gemini, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search and YouTube. Google Cloud sells infrastructure and platform services, applications and other services to enterprise customers.
Businesses outside Google, such as the autonomous driving company Waymo, are reported together as Other Bets. Google was incorporated in California in September 1998 and reincorporated in Delaware in August 2003. A 2015 holding company reorganization made Alphabet the successor issuer to Google. The headquarters is in Mountain View, California. The fiscal year ends on December 31.
Source: 10-K (fiscal 2025, ended December 31, 2025), filed Feb 5, 2026 (SEC EDGAR)
Meta Platforms, Inc. builds products that let people connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets and AI glasses. It reports two segments. Family of Apps includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and other services. Reality Labs includes virtual and augmented reality consumer hardware, software and content.
The company reports that it generates substantially all of its revenue from selling advertising placements on its family of apps. Meta was incorporated in Delaware in July 2004 and completed its initial public offering in May 2012. Its principal executive offices are in Menlo Park, California. Its fiscal year ends on December 31.
Source: 10-K (fiscal 2025, ended December 31, 2025), filed Jan 29, 2026 (SEC EDGAR)
Alphabet had the higher total return in every period on this page. From May 18, 2012 to the Nov 13, 2026 close, Alphabet returned +1,887% in total and Meta +1,595%. Both include reinvested dividends, before taxes and fees. Over the last 10 years, Alphabet returned +693% and Meta +463%. Over the last 5 years, Alphabet returned +101% and Meta +90.0%.
Over the last year, Alphabet returned +6.5% and Meta +5.6%. None of these Alphabet and Meta figures is a forecast.
SmartFin does not say which to buy. This page reports what Alphabet and Meta prices did. From Nov 14, 2016 to Nov 13, 2026, Alphabet grew 23.0% a year and Meta grew 18.9%. The record shows deepest falls of 44.3% for Alphabet and 76.7% for Meta. Past returns for Alphabet and Meta do not show what either will do next.
Yes. Every GOOGL and META figure here uses closing prices adjusted for stock splits and dividends, so dividends count as reinvested. Taxes, fees and trading costs are left out of the Alphabet and Meta figures.
At the Nov 13, 2026 close, Alphabet was 23.0% below its highest month-end value, set in Apr 2026. At the same close, Meta was 16.7% below its highest month-end value, set in Jul 2025. Alphabet's deepest fall on daily closes was 44.3%, from Nov 2021 to Nov 2022. Meta's deepest fall was 76.7%, from Sep 2021 to Nov 2022.
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