What if you invested in Disney in 2023?
DIS · Consumer · Data through 2026-09-01
If you invested $1,000 in Disney in 2023
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $1,967(+96.7%)
The S&P 500 returned $1,967 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $933.
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Disney starting January 2023
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $105.19 | $1,000 | - |
| 2024 | $93.43 | $888 | -11.2% |
| 2025 | $110.97 | $1,055 | +18.8% |
| 2026 | $111.94 | $1,064 | +0.9% |
What this return means
Disney (DIS) turned $1,000 into $1,034 since 2023. The total return is +3.4% over 3.8 years, as of 2026-09-01.
That is only about 0.9% a year once you compound it across 3.8 years. By comparison the S&P 500 returned about $1,967 on the same stake, edging out Disney by close to $933. The index compounded at about 19.8% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2025 at +18.8%, and the worst was 2024 at -11.2%. 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 Disney at the close of every month from January 2023 through September 2026 means 45 buys and $4,500 contributed over about 3.8 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$4,921
+9.4% on $4,500 in
Same $4,500, all in at the start
$4,653
+3.4% on $4,500 in
Spreading the buys out beat going all in at the start by $268. That happens when the price spent time below where it began, so averaging in caught the cheaper months. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $99.46 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 DIS split-adjusted monthly closes through September 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All calculations are based on split-adjusted closing prices from Yahoo Finance and do not account for dividends, taxes, or trading fees. See our methodology and full disclaimer.