What if I had invested $1,000 in United Rentals in 1998?

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$1,000 in United Rentals in 1998

$1,000 put into United Rentals (URI) on January 2, 1998, its first trading day of 1998 in our data, was worth $52,647 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 $13,649.

$1,000 became$52,647by September 23, 2026

Total return53 timesthe money put in, dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+14.8%over 28.7 years

The whole US market$13,649same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; URI by then: $55,058

The S&P 500 index$7,903price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 2, 1998, 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 1998

Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $2,753,814
Microsoft · $1,000 became $49,525
Amazon · $1,000 became $1,005,433
Micron Technology · $1,000 became $78,575
Lilly (Eli) · $1,000 became $34,142
Walmart · $1,000 became $26,381
Jpmorgan Chase & Co · $1,000 became $19,612
Advanced Micro Devices · $1,000 became $63,651

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