What if you invested in Intel in 2000?
INTC · Technology · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Intel in 2000
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $8,517(+751.7%)
The S&P 500 returned $8,517 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $3,549.
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Project forward at Intel's 6.2% historical growth rate. See 5-30 year scenarios.
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Intel vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2000 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Intel starting January 2000
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $28.10 | $1,000 | - |
| 2001 | $21.05 | $749 | -25.1% |
| 2002 | $19.98 | $711 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | $8.96 | $319 | -55.1% |
| 2004 | $17.53 | $624 | +95.6% |
| 2005 | $12.98 | $462 | -26% |
| 2006 | $12.45 | $443 | -4% |
| 2007 | $12.53 | $446 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | $12.86 | $458 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | $8.08 | $287 | -37.2% |
| 2010 | $12.56 | $447 | +55.5% |
| 2011 | $14.32 | $510 | +14% |
| 2012 | $18.26 | $650 | +27.5% |
| 2013 | $15.05 | $535 | -17.6% |
| 2014 | $18.25 | $649 | +21.3% |
| 2015 | $25.35 | $902 | +38.9% |
| 2016 | $24.52 | $872 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | $30.06 | $1,070 | +22.6% |
| 2018 | $40.41 | $1,438 | +34.4% |
| 2019 | $40.55 | $1,443 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | $56.39 | $2,007 | +39.1% |
| 2021 | $50.18 | $1,786 | -11% |
| 2022 | $45.28 | $1,611 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | $27.25 | $970 | -39.8% |
| 2024 | $42.51 | $1,513 | +56% |
| 2025 | $19.43 | $691 | -54.3% |
| 2026 | $46.47 | $1,654 | +139.2% |
What this return means
$1,000 invested in Intel (INTC) in 2000 is worth $4,969 today. That is a +396.9% gain, a little over 5.0x your money, measured to 2026-06-01.
That is only about 6.2% a year once you compound it across 26.6 years. By comparison the S&P 500 returned about $8,517 on the same stake, edging out Intel by close to $3,549. The index compounded at about 8.4% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2004 at +95.6%, and the worst was 2003 at -55.1%. At its lowest point the position was down about 71% 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.
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 Intel at the close of every month from January 2000 through June 2026 means 318 buys and $31,800 contributed over about 26.5 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$230,478
+624.8% on $31,800 in
Same $31,800, all in at the start
$158,015
+396.9% on $31,800 in
Spreading the buys out beat going all in at the start by $72,462. 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 $19.27 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 INTC split-adjusted monthly closes through June 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.