What if I had invested $1,000 in Palo Alto Networks in 2012?

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$1,000 in Palo Alto Networks in 2012

$1,000 put into Palo Alto Networks (PANW) on July 20, 2012, its first trading day of 2012 in our data, was worth $44,415 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 $7,036.

$1,000 became$44,415by September 23, 2026

Total return44 timesthe money put in, dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+30.7%over 14.2 years

The whole US market$7,036same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; PANW by then: $37,473

The S&P 500 index$5,655price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on July 20, 2012, 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 2012

Nvidia · $1,000 became $700,474
Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $27,205
Microsoft · $1,000 became $23,709
Amazon · $1,000 became $27,846
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) · $1,000 became $20,350
Avago Technologies · $1,000 became $167,550
Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock · $1,000 became $20,188
Meta Platforms · $1,000 became $19,537

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