Nvidia vs Tesla: $1,000 invested since 2020
NVDA vs TSLA · Data through 2026-07-01
$1,000 invested in 2020 would be worth
NvidiaWinner
$34,141+3314.1%
Tesla
$7,176+617.6%
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $2,547(+154.7%)
Growth of $1,000
Nvidia vs. Tesla vs. S&P 500, 2020 to present
Year-by-year comparison
Nvidia vs. Tesla, 2020 to present
| Year | Nvidia | Tesla |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | $2,201 | $6,099 |
| 2022 | $4,153 | $7,199 |
| 2023 | $3,317 | $3,994 |
| 2024 | $10,450 | $4,318 |
| 2025 | $20,399 | $9,329 |
| 2026 | $32,480 | $9,924 |
Which came out ahead
Nvidia (NVDA) outpaced Tesla (TSLA) over this stretch from 2020. That $1,000 grew to $34,157 in NVDA versus $7,175 in TSLA as of 2026-07-01, roughly $26,981 more in the end.
In total-return terms the order is clear. Nvidia returned +3315.7% against Tesla at +617.5%, a gap of about 2698.2 percentage points over the 6.7-year window. Compounded, that is about 69.8% a year for NVDA against 34.4% for TSLA.
Both holdings beat a plain S&P 500 fund over the same span, which would have turned that $1,000 into about $2,547 at roughly 15.1% a year. Volatility was not shared evenly. Tesla moved across a far wider band of yearly returns than Nvidia 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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