What if you invested in Lowe's in 2023?
LOW · Consumer · Data through 2026-10-01
If you invested $1,000 in Lowe's in 2023
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $1,963(+96.3%)
The S&P 500 returned $1,963 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $1,026.
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Lowe's starting January 2023
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $194.23 | $1,000 | - |
| 2024 | $202.64 | $1,043 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | $252.13 | $1,298 | +24.4% |
| 2026 | $264.15 | $1,360 | +4.8% |
What this return means
Lowe's (LOW) is one of the losers in this dataset. That stake is worth $936 as of 2026-10-01, a -6.4% move that left you with less than you started with after 3.8 years.
That averages out to -1.7% a year, meaning the position shrank in compound terms across the 3.8-year window. The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund would be about $1,963 over the identical span, so the index came out ahead by roughly $1,026. The index compounded at about 19.2% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
The year-by-year record shows how bumpy the ride was. The best single year was 2025 at +24.4%, and the worst was 2024 at +4.3%. 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 Lowe's at the close of every month from January 2023 through October 2026 means 46 buys and $4,600 contributed over about 3.8 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$3,817
-17.0% on $4,600 in
Same $4,600, all in at the start
$4,306
-6.4% on $4,600 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $489. 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 $219.11 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 October 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.