What if I had invested $1,000 in Martin Marietta Materials in 2003?

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$1,000 in Martin Marietta Materials in 2003

$1,000 put into Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) on January 2, 2003, its first trading day of 2003 in our data, was worth $20,350 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 $13,559.

$1,000 became$20,350by September 23, 2026

Total return20 timesthe money put in, dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+13.5%over 23.7 years

The whole US market$13,559same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; MLM by then: $21,790

The S&P 500 index$8,477price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 2, 2003, 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 2003

Nvidia · $1,000 became $2,396,773
Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $1,511,802
Microsoft · $1,000 became $30,222
Amazon · $1,000 became $254,741
Micron Technology · $1,000 became $109,514
Lilly (Eli) · $1,000 became $33,095
Walmart · $1,000 became $9,820
Jpmorgan Chase & Co · $1,000 became $24,305

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