If I'd invested in Apple since 2005
$1,000 put into Apple at the end of 2005 would be worth about $113,280 today — a 113× return, or roughly 26.1% a year. Change the amount below to run your own number.
You'd have
$113,280
from $1,000 invested — up 11228%.
The story behind the number
Apple since 2005 has been a remarkably smooth ride. $1,000 put in at the end of 2005 grew to $113,280 — a 113× return, or about 26.1% a year. That beat the S&P 500, which turned the same $1,000 into $5,957 — you'd have come out roughly 19.0× ahead of simply buying the index.
The ride mattered as much as the destination. The strongest single year was 2007, up 24%; the worst was 2008, down 33%.
Holding on took nerve: the position fell as much as 57% from its 2007 peak to its 2008 low, before climbing back above that high by 2009. Inflation takes a bite, too — consumer prices rose about 69% over the period, so in today's money the result is closer to 67.2× what you put in.
Common questions
- How much would I have if I'd invested $1,000 in Apple in 2005?
- $1,000 invested in Apple at the end of 2005 would be worth about $113,280 today — a 113× return, or roughly 26.1% per year.
- What were the best and worst years for Apple since 2005?
- The best year was 2007, up about 24%. The toughest was 2008, when it fell about 33%. Across the window, 98 of 246 years finished lower than they started.
- What was the biggest drop along the way?
- The steepest decline was about 57%, from a peak in 2007 to a low in 2008, with the value recovering above its prior high by 2009.
- Would I have done better in S&P 500?
- No — the S&P 500 turned $1,000 into about $5,957 over the same window, while Apple reached $113,280. Apple came out ahead.
The chart above shows the whole journey, not just the destination. Try switching to a bit each year to see how spreading your buying would have changed the outcome — or skip the latte to find out what a small daily habit could have grown into instead.
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