What if I had invested $1,000 in Devon Energy Corp in 1986?

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$1,000 in Devon Energy Corp in 1986

$1,000 put into Devon Energy Corp (DVN) on January 2, 1986, its first trading day of 1986 in our data, was worth $19,464 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 $81,411.

$1,000 became$19,464by September 23, 2026

Total return19 timesthe money put in, dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+7.6%over 40.7 years

The whole US market$81,411same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; DVN by then: $18,285

The S&P 500 index$36,767price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 2, 1986, 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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Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $4,407,276
Microsoft · $1,000 became $8,349,150
Micron Technology · $1,000 became $1,312,441
Lilly (Eli) · $1,000 became $485,282
Walmart · $1,000 became $288,916
Jpmorgan Chase & Co · $1,000 became $90,846
Advanced Micro Devices · $1,000 became $42,583
Oracle Corporation · $1,000 became $2,803,506

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