NASDAQ: MSFT · prices to Nov 10, 2026
If you invested $1,000 in Microsoft 10 years ago.
It would be worth $9,820 on Nov 10, 2026, with dividends reinvested. The same money in the S&P 500 would be worth $3,985.
Returns
$1,000 over 1 to 20 years.
Each row starts from the closing price at the end of the month shown and runs to the close on Nov 10, 2026.
| Invested | Worth at the end | Per year | In the S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year agoOctober 2025 | $1,082 | +8.2% | $1,109 |
| 3 years agoOctober 2023 | $1,426 | +12.6% | $1,704 |
| 5 years agoOctober 2021 | $1,664 | +10.7% | $1,760 |
| 10 years agoOctober 2016 | $9,820 | +25.7% | $3,985 |
Year by year
Every calendar year.
Good years and bad years both happen, often back to back. The long-run number above hides how bumpy the ride was.
| Year | MSFT | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | +10.1% | +10.8% |
| 2025 | +15.6% | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +12.9% | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +58.2% | +26.2% |
| 2022 | -28.0% | -18.2% |
| 2021 | +52.5% | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +42.5% | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +57.6% | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +20.8% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | +40.7% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +15.1% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +22.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +27.6% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +44.3% | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +5.8% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | -4.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | -6.5% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +60.5% | +26.4% |
| 2008 | -44.4% | -36.8% |
| 2007 | +20.8% | +5.1% |
Before you read too much into it
The past is not a forecast.
These numbers show what already happened to Microsoft's share price. They say nothing about what it will do next. A stock that did well for ten years can fall for the next ten, and picking the winners in advance is much harder than looking them up afterwards. Most people are better served by a low-cost index fund than by any single stock.
How these are calculated
- Monthly closing prices from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for splits and with dividends reinvested on the day they were paid. The data can contain errors.
- The S&P 500 figures use SPY, an S&P 500 index fund, with its dividends reinvested.
- No taxes, brokerage fees or currency conversion are taken out.
- “Per year” is the steady yearly rate that turns the starting amount into the final one. See how compounding works.
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Historical data for education only. This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold Microsoft or any other security, and it is not financial advice.