Apple vs Tesla: $1,000 invested since 2023
AAPL vs TSLA · Data through 2026-10-01
$1,000 invested in 2023 would be worth
AppleWinner
$2,315+131.5%
Tesla
$2,051+105.1%
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $1,963(+96.3%)
Growth of $1,000
Apple vs. Tesla vs. S&P 500, 2023 to present
Year-by-year comparison
Apple vs. Tesla, 2023 to present
| Year | Apple | Tesla |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | $1,285 | $1,081 |
| 2025 | $1,653 | $2,336 |
| 2026 | $1,825 | $2,485 |
Which came out ahead
Apple (AAPL) outpaced Tesla (TSLA) over this stretch from 2023. That $1,000 grew to $2,315 in AAPL versus $2,051 in TSLA as of 2026-10-01, roughly $264 more in the end.
Stacked side by side, the totals tell the same story. Apple returned +131.5% against Tesla at +105.1%, a gap of about 26.4 percentage points over the 3.8-year window. Compounded, that is about 24.5% a year for AAPL against 20.6% for TSLA.
Both holdings beat a plain S&P 500 fund over the same span, which would have turned that $1,000 into about $1,963 at roughly 19.2% a year. Volatility was not shared evenly. 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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