If you invested $1,000 in Amazon in 1997, here's how much you'd have now (2024)

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How much would I have if I invested $1000 in Amazon in 1997? ›

If I really wanted to impress you with big numbers, I'd point out that a $1,000 Amazon stake on the date of its initial public offering (IPO) in 1997 would have grown to $1.6 million by now. Getting in early on tomorrow's greatest winners can result in truly epic returns.

Factoring in the numerous stock splits over the years, those 55.56 shares would grow to 13,334.4 shares in 2024. Multiplied by the May 6, 2024, share price of ~$187 and that $1,000 investment in 1997 would now be worth $2,493,532.80.

If you'd had the nerves of steel to invest $1,000 in Amazon in March, 2014 that investment would be worth $9,279 today. That's close to an 830% return, compared to 174% in the S&P 500 over the same period. That is a truly incredible figure. Few companies can claim this sort of compounding over any time frame.

Those gains translate to a 23.2% compound annual growth rate for Amazon compared to a 6.2% CAGR for the S&P 500 in that time. As a result, $10,000 in AMZN stock purchased 20 years ago would now be worth $645,262.

The closing price for Amazon (AMZN) in 1997 was $0.25, on December 31, 1997. It was up 105.9% for the year. The latest price is $188.69.

Amazon went public on May 15, 1997, and the IPO price was $18.00, or $0.075 adjusted for the stocks splits that occurred on June 2, 1998 (2-for-1 split), January 5, 1999 (3-for-1 split), and September 1, 1999 (2-for-1 split), and June 3, 2022 (20-for-1 split).

If you had invested $10,000 in Amazon at its IPO price in 1997, you would have purchased 555 shares, not including commission expenses or fractional shares. Taking into account Amazon's four stock splits, these 555 shares would have multiplied into 133,200 shares, as of today.

Amazon.com passed many milestones in 1997: by year-end, we had served more than 1.5 million customers, yielding 838% revenue growth to $147.8 million, and extended our market leadership despite aggressive competitive entry.

According to our calculations, AMZN stock has increased by 3,578.8% since that day. That means that a $1,000 investment would be worth $36,788 today. For anyone who invested that amount or more during the heyday of the 2008 market crash, that's a sizable return on investment.

The 20:1 ratio dwarfed all previous ratios in the company's prior stock split history. Amazon's stock has split four times in total. The previous stock split occurred in July 1999, at 2:1. Before that, the stock split in November 1998 at 3:1, and in April 1998 at 2:1.

Has Amazon stock ever been $2,000? ›

Amazon stock hit $2,000 per share for the first time Thursday.

So, if you had invested in Netflix ten years ago, you're likely feeling pretty good about your investment today. A $1000 investment made in March 2014 would be worth $9,728.72, or a gain of 872.87%, as of March 4, 2024, according to our calculations. This return excludes dividends but includes price appreciation.

Generally, the lower the figure, the better the value. In Amazon's case, its P/S makes it one of the best-valued stocks in the cloud market and, potentially, AI. Alongside booming e-commerce and advertising businesses, Amazon stock is a no-brainer buy right now.

Analysts at Coin Price Forecast do offer a 2034 projection for Amazon stock, estimating a 10-year price increase of 276%, to $672 per share.

How Much Has Tesla Grown in the Past 10 Years? As of March 28, 2024, the price of Tesla's stock was $175.79. Ten years ago, at market close on March 28, 2014, Tesla's stock was trading at $14.16 per share. This means that $10,000 invested in Tesla in March 2014 would be worth about $124,145 today.

Taking into account Amazon's four stock splits, these 555 shares would have multiplied into 133,200 shares, as of today. With Amazon ending the previous week at $123.53, it means a $10,000 investment a little over 25 years ago would now be worth (get this...) $16,454,196.

As a result, an investment of $10,000 a decade ago would be worth over $107,000 today. The company made many millionaires over the last decade, begging the question: Does it still have much to offer new investors? Let's examine Amazon's business more closely and determine whether it's still worth investing in in 2024.

Those gains translate to a 36.6% compound annual growth rate for Apple compared to a 7.4% CAGR for the S&P 500 in that time. That means that $10,000 in AAPL stock purchased 20 years ago would be worth about $5.08 million today, assuming reinvested dividends.