What if I had invested $1,000 in Valero Energy Corp in 2007?

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$1,000 in Valero Energy Corp in 2007

$1,000 put into Valero Energy Corp (VLO) on January 3, 2007, its first trading day of 2007 in our data, was worth $14,127 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 $7,837.

$1,000 became$14,127by September 23, 2026

Total return14 timesthe money put in, dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+14.4%over 19.7 years

The whole US market$7,837same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; VLO by then: $11,761

The S&P 500 index$5,440price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 3, 2007, 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 $133,499
Microsoft · $1,000 became $23,526
Amazon · $1,000 became $128,819
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) · $1,000 became $28,959
Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock · $1,000 became $28,729
Micron Technology · $1,000 became $78,057
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