If I'd invested in Ethereum since 2025
$1,000 put into Ethereum at the end of 2025 would be worth about $565 today — a 0.56× return, or roughly -74.7% a year. Change the amount below to run your own number.
You'd have
$565
from $1,000 invested — down 44%.
The story behind the number
Ethereum since 2025 has been a remarkably smooth ride. $1,000 put in at the end of 2025 shrank to $565 — a 0.56× return, or about -74.7% a year. The S&P 500 actually did better over the same years, turning that $1,000 into $1,088 — about 1.93× what this returned.
The ride mattered as much as the destination. The strongest single year was 2026, up 7%; the worst was 2026, down 20%.
Holding on took nerve: the position fell as much as 44% from its 2025 peak to its 2026 low and had not fully reclaimed that peak by the end of the window. Inflation takes a bite, too — consumer prices rose about 2% over the period, so in today's money the result is closer to 0.55× what you put in.
Common questions
- How much would I have if I'd invested $1,000 in Ethereum in 2025?
- $1,000 invested in Ethereum at the end of 2025 would be worth about $565 today — a 0.56× return, or roughly -74.7% per year.
- What were the best and worst years for Ethereum since 2025?
- The best year was 2026, up about 7%. The toughest was 2026, when it fell about 20%. Across the window, 4 of 6 years finished lower than they started.
- What was the biggest drop along the way?
- The steepest decline was about 44%, from a peak in 2025 to a low in 2026, a level it had not fully recovered by the latest data.
- Would I have done better in S&P 500?
- Yes — the S&P 500 turned $1,000 into about $1,088, versus $565 for Ethereum over the same window.
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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