What if you invested in Microsoft in 2023?
MSFT · Technology · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Microsoft in 2023
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $1,942(+94.2%)
The S&P 500 returned $1,942 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $31.
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Growth of $1,000
Microsoft vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2023 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Microsoft starting January 2023
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $240.95 | $1,000 | - |
| 2024 | $390.00 | $1,619 | +61.9% |
| 2025 | $410.19 | $1,702 | +5.2% |
| 2026 | $428.38 | $1,778 | +4.4% |
What this return means
Microsoft (MSFT) turned $1,000 into $1,911 since 2023. The total return is +91.1% over 3.5 years, as of 2026-06-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 20.3% a year, well above what a broad index has historically returned. A plain S&P 500 fund would have grown that $1,000 to about $1,942 instead, beating Microsoft by around $31. The index compounded at about 20.9% 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 2024 at +61.9%, and the worst was 2025 at +5.2%. 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.
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