Financial Stock Returns
Historical returns for banks, payment processors, and financial services stocks. The same $1,000 in each, including the names that gave it all back in a downturn, and the years it took either way. 18 companies tracked.
#1MA
Mastercard
since 2006
$141K
per $1,000 invested
+14,002% total
#2BLK
BlackRock
since 1999
$121K
per $1,000 invested
+11,982% total
#3V
Visa
since 2008
$26,717
per $1,000 invested
+2571.7% total
All Financial investments
Best return per company. Click any row to see the full breakdown with interactive chart.
| # | Company | Since | $1K became |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mastercard | 2006 | $141K |
| 2 | BlackRock | 1999 | $121K |
| 3 | Visa | 2008 | $26,717 |
| 4 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1996 | $25,075 |
| 5 | S&P Global | 2000 | $24,429 |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 1999 | $21,873 |
| 7 | JPMorgan Chase | 2005 | $16,582 |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 2005 | $12,747 |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley | 2010 | $11,271 |
| 10 | American Express | 2010 | $11,265 |
| 11 | Wells Fargo | 2000 | $8,857 |
| 12 | Robinhood | 2023 | $8,315 |
| 13 | Block (Square) | 2015 | $6,748 |
| 14 | Citigroup | 2010 | $5,430 |
| 15 | Bank of America | 2010 | $5,319 |
| 16 | Coinbase | 2023 | $2,501 |
| 17 | SoFi | 2023 | $2,354 |
| 18 | PayPal | 2015 | $1,491 |
Returns shown are price return only. Dividends, taxes, and fees not included. Data sourced from Yahoo Finance. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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