What if I had invested $1,000 in FedEx in 1993?

$1,000 in FedEx in 1993

$1,000 put into FedEx (FDX) on January 4, 1993, its first trading day of 1993 in our data, was worth $31,533 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 $32,796.

$1,000 became$31,533by September 23, 2026

Total return32 timesthe money put in, dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+10.8%over 33.7 years

The whole US market$32,796same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; FDX by then: $33,253

The S&P 500 index$17,700price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 4, 1993, 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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Also in 1993

Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $797,516
Microsoft · $1,000 became $305,146
Micron Technology · $1,000 became $611,372
Lilly (Eli) · $1,000 became $180,479
Walmart · $1,000 became $34,242
Jpmorgan Chase & Co · $1,000 became $66,507
Advanced Micro Devices · $1,000 became $69,764
Oracle Corporation · $1,000 became $252,502

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