If I'd invested in Tesla since 2011
$1,000 put into Tesla at the end of 2011 would be worth about $213,911 today — a 214× return, or roughly 45.1% a year. Change the amount below to run your own number.
You'd have
$213,911
from $1,000 invested — up 21291%.
The story behind the number
Tesla since 2011 has been a fairly steady climb. $1,000 put in at the end of 2011 grew to $213,911 — a 214× return, or about 45.1% a year. That beat the S&P 500, which turned the same $1,000 into $5,910 — you'd have come out roughly 36.2× ahead of simply buying the index.
The ride mattered as much as the destination. The strongest single year was 2013, up 81%; the worst was 2022, down 37%.
Holding on took nerve: the position fell as much as 68% from its 2021 peak to its 2022 low, before climbing back above that high by 2023. Inflation takes a bite, too — consumer prices rose about 47% over the period, so in today's money the result is closer to 146× what you put in.
Common questions
- How much would I have if I'd invested $1,000 in Tesla in 2011?
- $1,000 invested in Tesla at the end of 2011 would be worth about $213,911 today — a 214× return, or roughly 45.1% per year.
- What were the best and worst years for Tesla since 2011?
- The best year was 2013, up about 81%. The toughest was 2022, when it fell about 37%. Across the window, 79 of 174 years finished lower than they started.
- What was the biggest drop along the way?
- The steepest decline was about 68%, from a peak in 2021 to a low in 2022, with the value recovering above its prior high by 2023.
- Would I have done better in S&P 500?
- No — the S&P 500 turned $1,000 into about $5,910 over the same window, while Tesla reached $213,911. Tesla 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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