What if I had invested $1,000 in McDonald's in 2005?

$1,000 in McDonald's in 2005

$1,000 put into McDonald's (MCD) on January 3, 2005, its first trading day of 2005 in our data, was worth $12,974 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 $9,692.

$1,000 became$12,974by September 23, 2026

Total return13 timesthe money put in, dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+12.5%over 21.7 years

The whole US market$9,692same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; MCD by then: $14,733

The S&P 500 index$6,411price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 3, 2005, 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 2005

Nvidia · $1,000 became $1,251,234
Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $353,523
Microsoft · $1,000 became $26,972
Amazon · $1,000 became $111,977
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) · $1,000 became $66,800
Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock · $1,000 became $66,269
Micron Technology · $1,000 became $91,261
Lilly (Eli) · $1,000 became $37,337

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