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$1,000 in Microsoft Corporation in 2015 → $13,029 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) on January 1, 2015 — at the December 2014 month-end close of $37.48 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $13,029. That's a +1202.9% total return.

$1,000 in 2015$13,029Total return+1202.9%Multiple13.0×CAGR+26.3%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in MSFT in 2015 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) at the month-end close of 2014-12- would be worth $13,029 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +1202.9% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in MSFT in 2015 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 2014 month-end close (the price entering 2015) 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 2015–2026 return in MSFT typical?

No single year is typical. MSFT's best calendar-year return since 1986 was about +109.5%, and its worst was -39.4%.

Methodology

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) total-return data from January 2015 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2014 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.