What if I had invested $1,000 in United States Steel in 1994?

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$1,000 in United States Steel in 1994

$1,000 put into United States Steel (X) on January 3, 1994, its first trading day of 1994 in our data, was worth $1,299 on December 31, 2024, with dividends counted. Over the same days to December 31, 2024, $1,000 in the whole US stock market became $22,794.

$1,000 became$1,299by December 31, 2024

Total return+29.9%dividends counted

A year, on average+0.8%over 31.0 years

The whole US market$22,794same days to December 31, 2024, dividends counted

The S&P 500 index$12,637price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 3, 1994, 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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Walmart · $1,000 became $42,023
Jpmorgan Chase & Co · $1,000 became $61,564
Advanced Micro Devices · $1,000 became $68,788
Oracle Corporation · $1,000 became $126,805

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