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$1,000 in Apple Inc. in 2026 → $1,170 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Apple Inc. (AAPL) on January 1, 2026 — at the December 2025 month-end close of $271 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $1,170. That's a +17.0% total return.

$1,000 in 2026$1,170Total return+17.0%Multiple1.2×CAGR+17.0%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in AAPL in 2026 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Apple Inc. (AAPL) at the month-end close of 2025-12- would be worth $1,170 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +17.0% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in AAPL in 2026 beat the market?

There is not enough benchmark history to compare precisely.

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

The scenario invests at the December 2025 month-end close (the price entering 2026) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the AAPL calculator page.

Is the 2026–2026 return in AAPL typical?

No single year is typical. AAPL's best calendar-year return since 1984 was about +210.0%, and its worst was -71.4%.

Methodology

Apple Inc. (AAPL) total-return data from January 2026 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2025 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 AAPL calculator page.

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