Alphabet (Google) vs Microsoft: $1,000 invested since 2023

GOOGL vs MSFT · Data through 2026-05-01

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$1,000 invested in 2023 would be worth

Alphabet (Google)Winner

$4,042

+304.2%

Microsoft

$1,766

+76.6%

The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $1,888(+88.8%)

Growth of $1,000

Alphabet (Google) vs. Microsoft vs. S&P 500, 2023 to present

Year-by-year comparison

Alphabet (Google) vs. Microsoft, 2023 to present

YearAlphabet (Google)Microsoft
2023$1,000$1,000
2024$1,417$1,619
2025$2,072$1,702
2026$3,446$1,778

Other start years

Alphabet (Google) vs Microsoft from a different starting point

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