What if I had invested $1,000 in Gilead Sciences in 2008?

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$1,000 in Gilead Sciences in 2008

$1,000 put into Gilead Sciences (GILD) on January 2, 2008, its first trading day of 2008 in our data, was worth $9,350 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 $7,512.

$1,000 became$9,350by September 23, 2026

Total return+835.0%dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+12.7%over 18.7 years

The whole US market$7,512same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; GILD by then: $8,043

The S&P 500 index$5,325price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 2, 2008, 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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Nvidia · $1,000 became $297,932
Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $57,418
Microsoft · $1,000 became $19,680
Amazon · $1,000 became $51,795
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) · $1,000 became $19,763
Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock · $1,000 became $19,605
Micron Technology · $1,000 became $155,559
Lilly (Eli) · $1,000 became $36,602

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