What if I had invested $1,000 in Packaging Corporation of America in 2006?

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$1,000 in Packaging Corporation of America in 2006

$1,000 put into Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) on January 3, 2006, its first trading day of 2006 in our data, was worth $19,704 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 $8,933.

$1,000 became$19,704by September 23, 2026

Total return20 timesthe money put in, dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+15.5%over 20.7 years

The whole US market$8,933same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; PKG by then: $20,101

The S&P 500 index$6,073price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 3, 2006, 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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Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $149,662
Microsoft · $1,000 became $26,549
Amazon · $1,000 became $104,776
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) · $1,000 became $31,112
Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock · $1,000 became $30,865
Micron Technology · $1,000 became $81,061
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