Question 1

Which was the better investment since 2005, Coca-Cola or Procter & Gamble?

Accepted Answer

Coca-Cola was the better investment. $1,000 invested in Coca-Cola in 2005 would be worth $7,205 today, compared to $5,011 for Procter & Gamble.

Question 2

What would $1,000 in Coca-Cola vs Procter & Gamble be worth today?

Accepted Answer

$1,000 invested in Coca-Cola in 2005 would be worth $7,205 today (+620.5%). The same $1,000 in Procter & Gamble would be worth $5,011 (+401.1%).

Question 3

How do Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble compare to the S&P 500 since 2005?

Accepted Answer

The same $1,000 invested in the S&P 500 in 2005 would be worth $9,202 today (+820.2%). Coca-Cola returned $7,205 and Procter & Gamble returned $5,011 over the same period.

Year	Coca-Cola	Return	Procter & Gamble	Return	S&P 500
2005	$1,000	-	$1,000	-	$1,000
2006	$1,023	+2.3%	$1,135	+13.5%	$1,098
2007	$1,218	+19.0%	$1,269	+11.8%	$1,261
2008	$1,539	+26.4%	$1,307	+3.0%	$1,227
2009	$1,147	-25.5%	$1,115	-14.7%	$758
2010	$1,507	+31.4%	$1,299	+16.5%	$1,005
2011	$1,801	+19.5%	$1,373	+5.7%	$1,228
2012	$1,991	+10.5%	$1,415	+3.1%	$1,280
2013	$2,258	+13.4%	$1,744	+23.2%	$1,491
2014	$2,359	+4.5%	$1,834	+5.1%	$1,811
2015	$2,644	+12.1%	$2,081	+13.5%	$2,066
2016	$2,849	+7.7%	$2,083	+0.1%	$2,048
2017	$2,849	+0.0%	$2,307	+10.8%	$2,458
2018	$3,371	+18.3%	$2,345	+1.6%	$3,104
2019	$3,527	+4.6%	$2,712	+15.7%	$3,029
2020	$4,415	+25.2%	$3,602	+32.8%	$3,678
2021	$3,765	-14.7%	$3,798	+5.4%	$4,310
2022	$4,921	+30.7%	$4,872	+28.3%	$5,309
2023	$5,092	+3.5%	$4,431	-9.1%	$4,875
2024	$5,096	+0.1%	$5,014	+13.2%	$5,879
2025	$5,604	+10.0%	$5,428	+8.3%	$7,421
2026	$6,799	+21.3%	$5,094	-6.2%	$8,633

Coca-Cola vs Procter & Gamble: $1,000 invested since 2005

Growth of $1,000

Year-by-year comparison

Other start years

Individual stock pages

Compare any two stocks

Numbers worth sharing