What if you invested in Alphabet (Google) in 2015?
GOOGL · Technology · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Alphabet (Google) in 2015
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $4,581(+358.1%)
The S&P 500 returned $4,581 on the same $1,000. Alphabet (Google) beat the market by $9,509.
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Alphabet (Google) vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2015 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Alphabet (Google) starting January 2015
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $26.66 | $1,000 | - |
| 2016 | $37.76 | $1,416 | +41.6% |
| 2017 | $40.67 | $1,526 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | $58.63 | $2,199 | +44.1% |
| 2019 | $55.83 | $2,094 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | $71.05 | $2,665 | +27.3% |
| 2021 | $90.62 | $3,399 | +27.5% |
| 2022 | $134.19 | $5,034 | +48.1% |
| 2023 | $98.03 | $3,677 | -26.9% |
| 2024 | $138.95 | $5,213 | +41.7% |
| 2025 | $203.08 | $7,618 | +46.2% |
| 2026 | $337.76 | $12,671 | +66.3% |
What this return means
A $1,000 position in Alphabet (Google) (GOOGL) opened in 2015 is worth $14,090 today. That works out to +1309.0%, about 14x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 25.9% a year, well above what a broad index has historically returned. A plain S&P 500 fund would have turned that $1,000 into about $4,581 instead, leaving Alphabet (Google) ahead by around $9,509. The index compounded at about 14.2% a year over that period.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2022 at +48.1%, and the worst was 2023 at -26.9%. At its lowest point the position was down about 27% from an earlier high. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
Treat this as history rather than advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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