What if I had invested $1,000 in Danaher Corporation in 1969?

What if I had invested? › Danaher Corporation

$1,000 in Danaher Corporation in 1969

$1,000 put into Danaher Corporation (DHR) on December 10, 1969, its first trading day of 1969 in our data, was worth $682,046 on September 23, 2026, with dividends counted to the end of 2024. Over the same days to July 31, 2026, $1,000 in the whole US stock market became $392,833.

$1,000 became$682,046by September 23, 2026

Total return682 timesthe money put in, dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+12.2%over 56.8 years

The whole US market$392,833same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; DHR by then: $600,223

The S&P 500 index$85,168price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on December 10, 1969, dividends put back in, no costs and no tax. Dividends are counted to the end of 2024; from 2025 on our prices are adjusted for splits only, so dividends paid since then are left out. The stock figure counts dividends; the S&P 500 index figure does not, so compare the stock with the whole-market figure. The market figure is the Fama-French US market return (Kenneth R. French data library), which runs to July 31, 2026. Our stock prices run to September 23, 2026.

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Danaher Corporation in: 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009

Also in 1969

Jpmorgan Chase & Co · $1,000 became $473,391
ExxonMobil · $1,000 became $824,731
Johnson & Johnson · $1,000 became $1,218,626
GE Aerospace · $1,000 became $340,811
Caterpillar Inc. · $1,000 became $908,163
Procter & Gamble · $1,000 became $523,421
Coca-Cola Company (The) · $1,000 became $569,612
Merck & Co. · $1,000 became $643,557

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History, not advice. How these numbers are made.