What if I had invested $1,000 in Generac in 2010?

$1,000 in Generac in 2010

$1,000 put into Generac (GNRC) on February 11, 2010, its first trading day of 2010 in our data, was worth $22,764 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 $9,324.

$1,000 became$22,764by September 23, 2026

Total return23 timesthe money put in, dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+20.7%over 16.6 years

The whole US market$9,324same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; GNRC by then: $22,500

The S&P 500 index$7,145price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on February 11, 2010, 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 2010

Nvidia · $1,000 became $531,893
Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $52,275
Microsoft · $1,000 became $21,483
Amazon · $1,000 became $37,231
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) · $1,000 became $21,605
Avago Technologies · $1,000 became $261,078
Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock · $1,000 became $21,433
Tesla, Inc. · $1,000 became $238,664

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