Figures as of the Nov 13, 2026 close. Updated after each trading day. Not a recommendation or a forecast.
From Nov 13, 2025 to the Nov 13, 2026 close, $1,000 in Nvidia (NVDA) became $874 and $1,000 in AMD became $2,154, with dividends reinvested.
From Nov 13, 2025 to Nov 13, 2026, Nvidia fell 12.6% a year and AMD grew 115.4%. The higher rate, AMD's, came with wider daily swings. Volatility was 38.7% for Nvidia and 73.4% for AMD. The Sharpe ratio is the yearly return above a fixed 5% risk-free rate, per unit of volatility.
Sharpe ratios were −0.46 for Nvidia and 1.50 for AMD. A Sharpe ratio below zero means the yearly return was under 5%. Over the same dates, the price record shows deepest falls of 31.9% for Nvidia and 37.7% for AMD.
From Nov 14, 2025 to Nov 13, 2026, betas to the S&P 500 were 1.78 for Nvidia and 3.45 for AMD.
The $1,000 in Nvidia and the $1,000 in AMD swapped places once, at the end of Apr 2026. Since then, the $1,000 in AMD has been worth more at every month end.
Relative to each other, the Nvidia and AMD values were furthest apart at the latest close, Nov 13, 2026. The $1,000 in AMD first doubled to $2,000 at a month end in May 2026. The $1,000 in Nvidia had not reached $2,000 by Nov 2026.
Every row ends at the Nov 13, 2026 close. The "a year" columns give the yearly rate from each start date. The yearly rates were furthest apart over the last year. Over that span, Nvidia fell 12.6% a year and AMD grew 115.4%. The rates were closest over the last 10 years: 54.8% for Nvidia and 54.7% for AMD.
Nvidia's rate over the last year, −12.6%, was below its 10-year rate of 54.8%. AMD's last-year rate, 115.4%, was above its 10-year rate of 54.7%. $1,000 in Nvidia ended below $1,000 over the last year ($874).
| Period | $1,000 in Nvidia | $1,000 in AMD | Nvidia a year | AMD a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since both startedfrom Jan 22, 1999 | $4,340,688 | $49,536 | 35.1% | 15.1% |
| Last 20 yearsfrom Nov 13, 2006 | $296,729 | $25,192 | 32.9% | 17.5% |
| Last 10 yearsfrom Nov 14, 2016 | $79,364 | $78,654 | 54.8% | 54.7% |
| Last 5 yearsfrom Nov 12, 2021 | $5,382 | $3,611 | 40.0% | 29.2% |
| Last yearfrom Nov 13, 2025 | $874 | $2,154 | −12.6% | 115.4% |
At the Nov 13, 2026 close, Nvidia was 28.7% below its Sep 2026 month-end high. At the same close, AMD was 12.7% below its Sep 2026 month-end high. On daily closes, the deepest falls of Nvidia and AMD came in the same stretch. Nvidia fell 31.9% from Oct 6, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026.
AMD fell 37.7% from Oct 6, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026. Nvidia had not closed back at its old high by Nov 13, 2026, within a month after the low. AMD had not closed back at its old high by Nov 13, 2026, within a month after the low.
Nvidia was 20% or more below its high at 1 of 13 month ends. AMD was 20% or more below its high at 0.
This page tracks four S&P 500 falls: dot-com, 2008, COVID and 2022. All four lie outside the Nvidia and AMD dates, from Nov 13, 2025 to Nov 13, 2026.
No full calendar year lies from Nov 13, 2025 to Nov 13, 2026, so there are no yearly bars yet for Nvidia and AMD.
These counts cover 11 full months, Dec 2025 to Oct 2026. Nvidia rose in 7 of them and AMD in 6. Both rose in 4, both fell in 2, and in 5 one rose while the other fell, more than one month in three. Nvidia's largest monthly fall was −10.4% in Oct 2026, and AMD's −18.0% in Jul 2026.
Both had their largest monthly rise in Apr 2026: Nvidia +14.4%, AMD +74.3%. Nvidia's longest run of falling months was 2, ending in Mar 2026. AMD's longest run of falling months was 2, ending in Aug 2026.
The latest cell is a part month, from the Oct 30, 2026 close to the Nov 13, 2026 close. Over those days, Nvidia changed −20.4% and AMD +5.8%.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.5 | −7.3 | −1.6 | +14.4 | +5.8 | −5.1 | +0.3 | +10.0 | +3.6 | −10.4 | −20.4 | |
| 2025 | +5.4 |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +10.5 | −15.4 | +1.6 | +74.3 | +45.6 | +12.6 | −18.0 | −1.1 | +30.0 | −17.5 | +5.8 | |
| 2025 | −1.5 |
The rolling 1-year return is the change over the 12 months to each month end. From Nov 2026 to Nov 2026, Nvidia's rolling 1-year return ran from −7.8% (12 months to Nov 2026) to −7.8% (to Nov 2026). Over the same months, AMD's ran from +145.5% (12 months to Nov 2026) to +145.5% (to Nov 2026).
Nvidia's 12-month change was below zero at 1 of those 1 month ends; AMD's never was. AMD's 12-month change was the higher of the two at every one of those 1 month ends.
These measures cover Nov 13, 2025 to Nov 13, 2026. Over those dates, volatility was 38.7% for Nvidia and 73.4% for AMD. The Sortino ratio counts only falling days as risk. Against the same 5% rate, Sortino ratios were −0.64 for Nvidia and 2.31 for AMD. The Calmar ratio is the yearly return divided by the deepest fall.
Calmar ratios were −0.40 for Nvidia and 3.06 for AMD.
Beta shows how much Nvidia and AMD 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 14, 2025 to Nov 13, 2026, Nvidia's beta was 1.78 and AMD's 3.45. By that measure, both tended to move more than the index.
The correlation of Nvidia's and AMD's daily moves was 0.50, a partial link. A correlation of 1 would mean they always moved together, 0 no link and −1 always opposite.
| Measure | Nvidia | AMD |
|---|---|---|
| Volatility, a year | 38.7% | 73.4% |
| Sharpe ratio | −0.46 | 1.50 |
| Sortino ratio | −0.64 | 2.31 |
| Calmar ratio | −0.40 | 3.06 |
| Deepest fall | 31.9% | 37.7% |
| Beta to the S&P 500from Nov 14, 2025 | 1.78 | 3.45 |
| Upside capturemonths from Dec 2016 | 256% | 283% |
| Downside capturemonths from Dec 2016 | 147% | 168% |
| Biggest one-day rise | +8.74%Aug 27, 2026 | +18.61%May 6, 2026 |
| Biggest one-day fall | −9.26%Nov 5, 2026 | −17.31%Feb 4, 2026 |
| Price against its 50-day average | −24.1% | −3.7% |
| Price against its 200-day average | −20.1% | +26.2% |
| Correlation of daily movesfrom Nov 14, 2025 | 0.50 | |
What Nvidia and AMD do, from each company's latest annual report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
NVIDIA Corporation sells accelerated computing platforms, combining graphics processing units (GPUs), networking, systems and software such as its CUDA development platform. It reports two segments. Compute & Networking includes Data Center computing and networking platforms, AI solutions and software, and Automotive platforms. Graphics includes GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, and Quadro and NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, NVIDIA was incorporated in California in April 1993 and reincorporated in Delaware in April 1998. Its fiscal year ends on the last Sunday in January, so fiscal 2026 ended on January 25, 2026.
Source: 10-K (fiscal 2026, ended January 25, 2026), filed Feb 25, 2026 (SEC EDGAR)
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) designs semiconductor products, including central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs). It reports three segments. Data Center mainly includes AI accelerators, server CPUs, GPUs and other data center chips. Client and Gaming mainly includes desktop and notebook processors, chipsets, discrete GPUs, and semi-custom chips and development services.
Embedded mainly includes embedded processors and adaptive chips. The Client and Gaming segment combined two former segments starting in fiscal 2025. AMD was incorporated in Delaware on May 1, 1969, and became a publicly held company in 1972. Its executive offices are in Santa Clara, California. Its fiscal year ends on the last Saturday in December.
Source: 10-K (fiscal 2025, ended December 27, 2025), filed Feb 4, 2026 (SEC EDGAR)
It depends on the period. Nvidia had the higher total return over the full span since Jan 1999 and the last 20, 10 and 5 years. AMD had the higher total return over the last year. From Jan 22, 1999 to the Nov 13, 2026 close, Nvidia returned +433,969% in total and AMD +4,854%.
Both include reinvested dividends, before taxes and fees. Over the last 10 years, Nvidia returned +7,836% and AMD +7,765%. Over the last 5 years, Nvidia returned +438% and AMD +261%. Over the last year, Nvidia returned −12.6% and AMD +115%. None of these Nvidia and AMD figures is a forecast.
SmartFin does not say which to buy. This page reports what Nvidia and AMD prices did. From Nov 13, 2025 to Nov 13, 2026, Nvidia fell 12.6% a year and AMD grew 115.4%. The record shows deepest falls of 31.9% for Nvidia and 37.7% for AMD. Past returns for Nvidia and AMD do not show what either will do next.
Yes. Every NVDA and AMD 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 Nvidia and AMD figures.
At the Nov 13, 2026 close, Nvidia was 28.7% below its highest month-end value, set in Sep 2026. At the same close, AMD was 12.7% below its highest month-end value, set in Sep 2026. Nvidia's deepest fall on daily closes was 31.9%, from Oct 2026 to Nov 2026. AMD's deepest fall was 37.7%, from Oct 2026 to Nov 2026.
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Daily closing prices adjusted for stock splits, with dividends reinvested, before taxes and fees. Both amounts are invested at the same close and valued at the Nov 13, 2026 close. See also: What if you invested in Nvidia · What if you invested in AMD.
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