Apple vs Tesla: $1,000 invested since 2020
AAPL vs TSLA · Data through 2026-06-01
$1,000 invested in 2020 would be worth
Apple
$3,882+288.2%
TeslaWinner
$9,698+869.8%
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $2,540(+154%)
Growth of $1,000
Apple vs. Tesla vs. S&P 500, 2020 to present
Year-by-year comparison
Apple vs. Tesla, 2020 to present
| Year | Apple | Tesla |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | $1,720 | $6,099 |
| 2022 | $2,292 | $7,199 |
| 2023 | $1,903 | $3,994 |
| 2024 | $2,446 | $4,318 |
| 2025 | $3,146 | $9,329 |
| 2026 | $3,475 | $9,924 |
Which came out ahead
From a $1,000 stake at the start of 2020, Tesla (TSLA) came out ahead of Apple (AAPL). That $1,000 grew to $9,698 in TSLA versus $3,882 in AAPL as of 2026-06-01, roughly $5,816 more in the end.
In total-return terms the order is clear. Tesla returned +869.8% against Apple at +288.2%, a gap of about 581.6 percentage points over the 6.6-year window. Compounded, that is about 41.2% a year for TSLA against 22.9% for AAPL.
Both holdings beat a plain S&P 500 fund over the same span, which would have turned that $1,000 into about $2,540 at roughly 15.2% a year. The ride was not equally smooth. Tesla moved across a far wider band of yearly returns than Apple did. All figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
None of this recommends one holding over the other. It is historical math, and past performance does not guarantee future results.
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