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$1,000 in Alphabet Inc. in 2007 → $30,053 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) on January 1, 2007 — at the December 2006 month-end close of $11.37 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $30,053. That's a +2905.3% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $5,435.

$1,000 in 2007$30,053Total return+2905.3%Multiple30.1×CAGR+18.9%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in GOOG in 2007 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) at the month-end close of 2006-12- would be worth $30,053 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +2905.3% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in GOOG in 2007 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $5,435 — so Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) beat the index by +453.0%.

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

The scenario invests at the December 2006 month-end close (the price entering 2007) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the GOOG calculator page.

Is the 2007–2026 return in GOOG typical?

No single year is typical. GOOG's best calendar-year return since 2004 was about +115.1%, and its worst was -55.5%.

Methodology

Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) total-return data from January 2007 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2006 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 GOOG calculator page.

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