How much money would I have if I invested in Amazon 20 years ago?
Those gains translate to a 23.2% compound annual growth rate for
If you'd had the nerves of steel to invest $1,000 in Amazon in March, 2014 that investment would be worth $9,279 today. That's close to an 830% return, compared to 174% in the S&P 500 over the same period. That is a truly incredible figure. Few companies can claim this sort of compounding over any time frame.
As impressive as that is, original investors in Amazon fare even better. If you had invested $1,000 during Amazon's IPO in May 1997, your investment would be worth $1,341,000 as of August 31, according to CNBC calculations. That's better than the so-called FAANG stocks, plus Ebay – which debuted in that same period.
Amazon Historical Annual Stock Price Data | ||
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Year | Average Stock Price | Year Close |
2002 | 0.8221 | 0.9422 |
2001 | 0.6086 | 0.5397 |
2000 | 2.3219 | 0.7761 |
What does that look like on a brokerage statement? Check out the above chart and you'll see that if you invested $1,000 in Apple stock 20 years ago, it would today be worth almost $530,000. The same $1,000 invested in the S&P 500 would have theoretically turned into $6,186 over the same period.
That means a $10,000 investment at its IPO would be worth a cool $13 million today. Even a more modest investment of $1,000 would have yielded a profit of about $1.3 million. Image source: Getty Images.
If you had invested $10,000 in Amazon stock on Jan. 1, 2000 (just before the dot-com crash), your investment would be worth over $470,000 today.
So, if you had invested in Netflix ten years ago, you're likely feeling pretty good about your investment today. A $1000 investment made in March 2014 would be worth $9,728.72, or a gain of 872.87%, as of March 4, 2024, according to our calculations. This return excludes dividends but includes price appreciation.
Those gains translate to a 23.2% compound annual growth rate for Amazon compared to a 6.2% CAGR for the S&P 500 in that time. As a result, $10,000 in AMZN stock purchased 20 years ago would now be worth $645,262. A $10,000 investment in the S&P over the same period, however, would amount to $33,452.
If Amazon maintains its current valuations, matches analysts' expectations, and grows its EPS at a CAGR of 20% from 2025 to 2030, its market cap would reach $5.5 trillion by the final year.
What will $10,000 be worth in 20 years?
The table below shows the present value (PV) of $10,000 in 20 years for interest rates from 2% to 30%. As you will see, the future value of $10,000 over 20 years can range from $14,859.47 to $1,900,496.38.
If you invested $10,000 with founder Elon Musk 10 years ago, your stake would be worth $2.1 million now. That works out to a more than 70% average annual return. The same $10,000 put into the S&P 500 during that time grew just 274% to $37,376.
Those gains translate to a 36.6% compound annual growth rate for Apple compared to a 7.4% CAGR for the S&P 500 in that time. That means that $10,000 in AAPL stock purchased 20 years ago would be worth about $5.08 million today, assuming reinvested dividends.
If you had invested $1,000 in Apple stock on Feb. 4, 1997, today, you would have $1,343,269. Likewise, if you had invested $1,000 in an index fund replicating Nasdaq, you would have $11,038. A similar $1,000 investment in an index fund that replicates the S&P 500 would be worth $6,140.
Factoring in the company's five stock splits, these 454 shares would have increased to 101,696 shares, as of today. With Apple closing last week at $140.09, it means an initial $10,000 investment nearly 42 years ago would now be worth $14,246,593. Keep in mind that this figure doesn't take into account dividends paid.
But if you were smart enough to invest $1,000 in Apple stock at the start of the year 2000, you'd be sitting on a monster gain of 21,230%. This means that modest investment would be worth a whopping $213,000 today (as of July 27).
If an investor would have put $10,000 to work at Tesla's IPO price, that would have purchased 588 shares (not including fractional shares or any commission-related expenses). Accounting for the Tesla stock splits, this debut-day investor would hold 8,820 shares today.
If you had invested $1,000 in Apple stock on Jan. 24, 1984, today, you would have $1,593,809.
Amazon's annual revenue and operating income have more than doubled over the last five years. The company will likely profit from the tailwinds of e-commerce and the cloud market for years. Earnings per share estimates indicate a 66% upside for Amazon's shares over the next two years.
Five years ago, Amazon shares were $70.26 each. So, with $1,000 to invest, I could have bought 14 shares, leaving me $16.36 as spare change. At today's share price of $97.24, my position would be worth $1,361.36. Despite the roller-coaster ride, that's still a respectable 38% return over five years.
How much would you have if you invested $10000 in Microsoft 30 years ago?
Achieving this milestone isn't a walk in the park by any means, but it can be more accomplishable than many realize, thanks to the power of investing and compound interest. A $10,000 investment in Microsoft 30 years ago, at the start of January 1994, would be worth nearly $2.4 million today with dividends reinvested.
According to our calculations, AMZN stock has increased by 3,578.8% since that day. That means that a $1,000 investment would be worth $36,788 today. For anyone who invested that amount or more during the heyday of the 2008 market crash, that's a sizable return on investment.
However, as noted, things have turned south since then. Check out the above chart and you'll see that if you invested $1,000 in NFLX stock 20 years ago – and did not sell at the peak – today you would be sitting on not quite $139,000. That's still a terrific return, of course.
17, according to CNBC's calculations. And if you had invested $1,000 in Netflix a decade ago, it would have ballooned by more than 654% to $7,543 as of Oct. 17, according to CNBC's calculations.
Discount Rate | Present Value | Future Value |
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20% | $1,000 | $38,337.60 |
21% | $1,000 | $45,259.26 |
22% | $1,000 | $53,357.64 |
23% | $1,000 | $62,820.62 |
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