If I'd invested in Nvidia since 2002
$1,000 put into Nvidia at the end of 2002 would be worth about $2,051,900 today — a 2,052× return, or roughly 38.5% a year. Change the amount below to run your own number.
You'd have
$2,051,900
from $1,000 invested — up 205090%.
The story behind the number
Nvidia since 2002 has been a fairly steady climb. $1,000 put in at the end of 2002 grew to $2,051,900 — a 2,052× return, or about 38.5% a year. That beat the S&P 500, which turned the same $1,000 into $8,407 — you'd have come out roughly 244× ahead of simply buying the index.
The ride mattered as much as the destination. The strongest single year was 2003, up 83%; the worst was 2008, down 38%.
Holding on took nerve: the position fell as much as 79% from its 2007 peak to its 2008 low, before climbing back above that high by 2011. Inflation takes a bite, too — consumer prices rose about 84% over the period, so in today's money the result is closer to 1,117× what you put in.
Common questions
- How much would I have if I'd invested $1,000 in Nvidia in 2002?
- $1,000 invested in Nvidia at the end of 2002 would be worth about $2,051,900 today — a 2,052× return, or roughly 38.5% per year.
- What were the best and worst years for Nvidia since 2002?
- The best year was 2003, up about 83%. The toughest was 2008, when it fell about 38%. Across the window, 101 of 282 years finished lower than they started.
- What was the biggest drop along the way?
- The steepest decline was about 79%, from a peak in 2007 to a low in 2008, with the value recovering above its prior high by 2011.
- Would I have done better in S&P 500?
- No — the S&P 500 turned $1,000 into about $8,407 over the same window, while Nvidia reached $2,051,900. Nvidia came out ahead.
The chart above shows the whole journey, not just the destination. Try switching to a bit each year to see how spreading your buying would have changed the outcome — or skip the latte to find out what a small daily habit could have grown into instead.
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