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$1,000 in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in 2005 → $15,075 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) on January 1, 2005 — at the December 2004 month-end close of $17.08 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $15,075. That's a +1407.5% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $6,360.

$1,000 in 2005$15,075Total return+1407.5%Multiple15.1×CAGR+13.3%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in AJG in 2005 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) at the month-end close of 2004-12- would be worth $15,075 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +1407.5% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in AJG in 2005 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,360 — so Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) beat the index by +137.0%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2004 month-end close (the price entering 2005) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the AJG calculator page.

Is the 2005–2026 return in AJG typical?

No single year is typical. AJG's best calendar-year return since 1984 was about +100.7%, and its worst was -33.8%.

Methodology

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) total-return data from January 2005 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2004 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the AJG calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.