What if I had invested $1,000 in United Parcel Service in 1999?

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$1,000 in United Parcel Service in 1999

$1,000 put into United Parcel Service (UPS) on November 10, 1999, its first trading day of 1999 in our data, was worth $2,725 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 $9,608.

$1,000 became$2,725by September 23, 2026

Total return+172.5%dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+3.8%over 26.9 years

The whole US market$9,608same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; UPS by then: $2,964

The S&P 500 index$5,611price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on November 10, 1999, 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 1999

Nvidia · $1,000 became $5,994,418
Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $1,084,834
Microsoft · $1,000 became $23,028
Amazon · $1,000 became $84,273
Micron Technology · $1,000 became $43,860
Lilly (Eli) · $1,000 became $27,064
Walmart · $1,000 became $12,818
Jpmorgan Chase & Co · $1,000 became $14,748

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