What if you invested in eBay in 2000?
EBAY · Technology · Data through 2026-05-01
If you invested $1,000 in eBay in 2000
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $8,389(+738.9%)
The S&P 500 returned $8,389 on the same $1,000. eBay beat the market by $6,967.
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Growth of $1,000
eBay vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2000 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in eBay starting January 2000
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $7.00 | $1,000 | - |
| 2001 | $4.61 | $658 | -34.2% |
| 2002 | $5.51 | $787 | +19.5% |
| 2003 | $7.01 | $1,002 | +27.3% |
| 2004 | $12.49 | $1,784 | +78.1% |
| 2005 | $15.21 | $2,172 | +21.8% |
| 2006 | $16.09 | $2,298 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | $12.09 | $1,727 | -24.8% |
| 2008 | $10.04 | $1,434 | -17% |
| 2009 | $4.49 | $641 | -55.3% |
| 2010 | $8.59 | $1,227 | +91.5% |
| 2011 | $11.33 | $1,619 | +31.9% |
| 2012 | $11.80 | $1,685 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | $20.89 | $2,984 | +77.1% |
| 2014 | $19.86 | $2,836 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | $19.79 | $2,825 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | $20.81 | $2,972 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | $28.23 | $4,032 | +35.7% |
| 2018 | $35.99 | $5,140 | +27.5% |
| 2019 | $29.85 | $4,262 | -17.1% |
| 2020 | $30.22 | $4,315 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | $51.61 | $7,371 | +70.8% |
| 2022 | $55.48 | $7,922 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | $46.57 | $6,651 | -16% |
| 2024 | $39.55 | $5,648 | -15.1% |
| 2025 | $66.24 | $9,460 | +67.5% |
| 2026 | $90.92 | $12,983 | +37.2% |
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