What if I had invested?

Pick a US stock and a year. We show what $1,000 put in on its first trading day that year is worth now, with dividends, beside the whole market over the same days. 24,528 stocks, the ones that died included.

The biggest names

• Nvidia in 1999 · $1,000 became $5,994,418
• Apple Inc. in 1980 · $1,000 became $3,403,452
• Microsoft in 1986 · $1,000 became $8,349,150
• Amazon in 1997 · $1,000 became $2,545,676
• Alphabet Inc. (Class A) in 2004 · $1,000 became $134,958
• Avago Technologies in 2009 · $1,000 became $304,322
• Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock in 2004 · $1,000 became $133,878
• Meta Platforms in 2012 · $1,000 became $19,537
• Tesla, Inc. in 2010 · $1,000 became $238,664
• Micron Technology in 1984 · $1,000 became $786,312
• Lilly (Eli) in 1980 · $1,000 became $1,190,026
• Walmart in 1980 · $1,000 became $4,406,570
• Jpmorgan Chase & Co in 1980 · $1,000 became $409,392
• Advanced Micro Devices in 1980 · $1,000 became $216,189
• Oracle Corporation in 1986 · $1,000 became $2,803,506
• ExxonMobil in 1980 · $1,000 became $316,613
• Berkshire Hathaway Inc in 1996 · $1,000 became $21,860
• Johnson & Johnson in 1980 · $1,000 became $493,019
• Visa in 2008 · $1,000 became $28,795
• Intel in 1980 · $1,000 became $654,498
• GE Aerospace in 1980 · $1,000 became $225,647
• Applied Materials in 1980 · $1,000 became $6,466,467
• UnitedHealth Group in 1984 · $1,000 became $3,208,465
• Lam Research in 1984 · $1,000 became $1,599,883
• Mastercard in 2006 · $1,000 became $133,156
• Cisco in 1990 · $1,000 became $2,063,237
• Caterpillar Inc. in 1980 · $1,000 became $366,425
• Bank of America in 1980 · $1,000 became $133,778
• Costco Wholesale Corp in 1985 · $1,000 became $756,153
• AbbVie in 2013 · $1,000 became $12,271
• Berkshire Hathaway Inc in 1980 · $1,000 became $2,353,860
• Palantir Technologies in 2020 · $1,000 became $20,188
• Hudson Bay Mng & Smlt in 1981 · $1,000 became $14,583,702
• Procter & Gamble in 1980 · $1,000 became $228,792
• Netflix in 2002 · $1,000 became $596,456
• Coca-Cola Company (The) in 1980 · $1,000 became $456,335
• Merck & Co. in 1980 · $1,000 became $323,447
• Chevron Corporation in 1980 · $1,000 became $202,013
• Morgan Stanley in 1986 · $1,000 became $134,005
• Walt Disney Company (The) in 1980 · $1,000 became $181,848
• PayPal in 2015 · $1,000 became $1,357
• Goldman Sachs in 1999 · $1,000 became $18,812
• Salesforce in 2004 · $1,000 became $55,565
• Pfizer in 1980 · $1,000 became $154,535
• Adobe Inc. in 1986 · $1,000 became $1,226,246
• Wells Fargo in 1980 · $1,000 became $355,923
• GE Vernova in 2024 · $1,000 became $7,362
• T-Mobile US in 2007 · $1,000 became $4,606
• Philip Morris International in 2008 · $1,000 became $8,765
• Ibm in 1980 · $1,000 became $55,993
• Texas Instruments in 1980 · $1,000 became $331,299
• Raytheon Technologies Corp in 1980 · $1,000 became $431,508
• AT&T Inc in 1983 · $1,000 became $50,995
• Citigroup Inc in 1986 · $1,000 became $16,685
• Comcast Corp in 1980 · $1,000 became $362,838
• Qualcomm in 1991 · $1,000 became $575,935
• Marvell Technology Group Ltd in 2000 · $1,000 became $21,551
• American Express in 1980 · $1,000 became $401,715
• PepsiCo in 1980 · $1,000 became $313,383
• Arista Networks in 2014 · $1,000 became $59,191

History, not advice. How these numbers are made.