What if you invested in ConocoPhillips in 1998?
COP · Energy · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in ConocoPhillips in 1998
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $12,380(+1138%)
The S&P 500 returned $12,380 on the same $1,000. ConocoPhillips beat the market by $2,875.
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in ConocoPhillips starting January 1998
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $6.81 | $1,000 | - |
| 1999 | $6.17 | $905 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | $6.72 | $986 | +9% |
| 2001 | $9.92 | $1,455 | +47.6% |
| 2002 | $10.14 | $1,487 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | $8.59 | $1,260 | -15.3% |
| 2004 | $12.12 | $1,778 | +41.1% |
| 2005 | $17.47 | $2,564 | +44.2% |
| 2006 | $24.88 | $3,651 | +42.4% |
| 2007 | $26.13 | $3,834 | +5% |
| 2008 | $32.21 | $4,727 | +23.3% |
| 2009 | $19.62 | $2,878 | -39.1% |
| 2010 | $20.65 | $3,030 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | $31.99 | $4,694 | +54.9% |
| 2012 | $31.67 | $4,647 | -1% |
| 2013 | $36.95 | $5,422 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | $43.16 | $6,334 | +16.8% |
| 2015 | $43.46 | $6,378 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | $28.32 | $4,156 | -34.8% |
| 2017 | $36.24 | $5,317 | +28% |
| 2018 | $44.69 | $6,558 | +23.3% |
| 2019 | $52.37 | $7,684 | +17.2% |
| 2020 | $47.00 | $6,897 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | $32.93 | $4,832 | -29.9% |
| 2022 | $75.37 | $11,060 | +128.9% |
| 2023 | $108.86 | $15,973 | +44.4% |
| 2024 | $103.60 | $15,202 | -4.8% |
| 2025 | $94.09 | $13,806 | -9.2% |
| 2026 | $102.66 | $15,064 | +9.1% |
What this return means
$1,000 in ConocoPhillips (COP) in 1998 grew to $15,255. That works out to +1425.5%, about 15x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.
That is about 10% a year compounded, broadly in line with long-run stock market averages. The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund over the same span would be about $12,380, so ConocoPhillips beat the index by roughly $2,875. The index compounded at about 9.2% a year over that period.
Getting here meant sitting through real volatility. The best single year was 2022 at +128.9%, and the worst was 2009 at -39.1%. At its lowest point the position was down about 39% 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.
None of this is a recommendation. It is a record of what already happened, and past performance does not guarantee future results.
What if you invested $100 a month instead?
Most people do not drop a lump sum in on day one. They add a fixed amount every month. Putting $100 into ConocoPhillips at the close of every month from January 1998 through June 2026 means 342 buys and $34,200 contributed over about 28.5 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$167,554
+389.9% on $34,200 in
Same $34,200, all in at the start
$522,090
+1,426.6% on $34,200 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $354,536. That is the usual result when a stock trends up: each monthly buy pays a higher price than the last, so the average cost climbs. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $21.22 per share across the whole stretch, so the monthly buyer never had to time a single low. Neither number counts dividends, taxes, or trading costs.
Illustrative fixed $100/month example, not a recommendation. Figures are computed from COP split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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