What if I had invested $1,000 in United States Steel in 2005?

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$1,000 in United States Steel in 2005

$1,000 put into United States Steel (X) on January 3, 2005, its first trading day of 2005 in our data, was worth $817 on December 31, 2024, with dividends counted. Over the same days to December 31, 2024, $1,000 in the whole US stock market became $7,457.

$1,000 became$817by December 31, 2024

Total return-18.3%dividends counted

A year, on average-1.0%over 20.0 years

The whole US market$7,457same days to December 31, 2024, dividends counted

The S&P 500 index$4,893price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 3, 2005, 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 $353,523
Microsoft · $1,000 became $26,972
Amazon · $1,000 became $111,977
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) · $1,000 became $66,800
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Micron Technology · $1,000 became $91,261
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