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$1,000 in Microsoft Corporation in 2019 → $5,119 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) on January 1, 2019 — at the December 2018 month-end close of $94.61 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $5,119. That's a +411.9% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $3,075.

$1,000 in 2019$5,119Total return+411.9%Multiple5.1×CAGR+23.7%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in MSFT in 2019 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) at the month-end close of 2018-12- would be worth $5,119 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +411.9% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in MSFT in 2019 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $3,075 — so Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) beat the index by +66.5%.

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

The scenario invests at the December 2018 month-end close (the price entering 2019) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the MSFT calculator page.

Is the 2019–2026 return in MSFT typical?

No single year is typical. MSFT's best calendar-year return since 1986 was about +124.8%, and its worst was -62.8%.

Methodology

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) total-return data from January 2019 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2018 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 MSFT calculator page.

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