Question 1

Which was the better investment since 2015, Apple or Microsoft?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft was the better investment. $1,000 invested in Microsoft in 2015 would be worth $10,762 today, compared to $9,759 for Apple.

Question 2

What would $1,000 in Apple vs Microsoft be worth today?

Accepted Answer

$1,000 invested in Apple in 2015 would be worth $9,759 today (+875.9%). The same $1,000 in Microsoft would be worth $10,762 (+976.2%).

Question 3

How do Apple and Microsoft compare to the S&P 500 since 2015?

Accepted Answer

The same $1,000 invested in the S&P 500 in 2015 would be worth $3,921 today (+292.1%). Apple returned $9,759 and Microsoft returned $10,762 over the same period.

Year	Apple	Return	Microsoft	Return	S&P 500
2015	$1,000	-	$1,000	-	$1,000
2016	$845	-15.5%	$1,401	+40.1%	$991
2017	$1,077	+27.4%	$1,689	+20.6%	$1,189
2018	$1,510	+40.2%	$2,537	+50.2%	$1,502
2019	$1,523	+0.9%	$2,837	+11.8%	$1,466
2020	$2,875	+88.8%	$4,693	+65.4%	$1,780
2021	$4,946	+72.0%	$6,463	+37.7%	$2,086
2022	$6,591	+33.3%	$8,738	+35.2%	$2,570
2023	$5,473	-17.0%	$7,028	-19.6%	$2,359
2024	$7,033	+28.5%	$11,375	+61.9%	$2,845
2025	$9,045	+28.6%	$11,964	+5.2%	$3,591
2026	$9,990	+10.4%	$12,495	+4.4%	$4,178

Apple vs Microsoft: $1,000 invested since 2015

Growth of $1,000

Year-by-year comparison

Other start years

Individual stock pages

Compare any two stocks