What if you invested in Lowe's in 2000?
LOW · Consumer · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Lowe's 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. Lowe's beat the market by $19,939.
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Lowe's vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2000 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Lowe's starting January 2000
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $7.75 | $1,000 | - |
| 2001 | $9.31 | $1,201 | +20.1% |
| 2002 | $16.08 | $2,076 | +72.8% |
| 2003 | $11.96 | $1,543 | -25.7% |
| 2004 | $18.77 | $2,423 | +57% |
| 2005 | $20.03 | $2,585 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | $22.41 | $2,893 | +11.9% |
| 2007 | $23.90 | $3,085 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | $18.90 | $2,440 | -20.9% |
| 2009 | $13.28 | $1,714 | -29.7% |
| 2010 | $16.01 | $2,067 | +20.6% |
| 2011 | $18.68 | $2,410 | +16.6% |
| 2012 | $20.64 | $2,664 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | $30.00 | $3,872 | +45.3% |
| 2014 | $36.97 | $4,771 | +23.2% |
| 2015 | $55.03 | $7,102 | +48.9% |
| 2016 | $59.06 | $7,622 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | $61.25 | $7,905 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | $89.53 | $11,555 | +46.2% |
| 2019 | $83.73 | $10,806 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | $103.21 | $13,321 | +23.3% |
| 2021 | $150.78 | $19,459 | +46.1% |
| 2022 | $217.56 | $28,078 | +44.3% |
| 2023 | $194.43 | $25,093 | -10.6% |
| 2024 | $202.87 | $26,183 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | $252.58 | $32,598 | +24.5% |
| 2026 | $264.60 | $34,148 | +4.8% |
What this return means
Holding Lowe's (LOW) from 2000 multiplied a $1,000 stake into $28,456. That works out to +2745.6%, about 28x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.
That is about 13.4% a year compounded, broadly in line with long-run stock market averages. By comparison the S&P 500 returned about $8,517 on the same stake, putting Lowe's ahead by close to $19,939. The index compounded at about 8.4% a year over that period.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2002 at +72.8%, and the worst was 2009 at -29.7%. At its lowest point the position was down about 44% 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.
This is historical math, not financial 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 Lowe's 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
$260,009
+717.6% on $31,800 in
Same $31,800, all in at the start
$904,720
+2,745.0% on $31,800 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $644,711. 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 $26.97 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 LOW split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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