What would $1,000 invested in Netflix in 2002 be worth today?

$1,000 invested in Netflix (NFLX) in 2002 would be worth approximately $905,586 today, representing a total return of +90458.6% and an annualized return of 32.4%.

How does Netflix compare to the S&P 500 since 2002?

$1,000 invested in the S&P 500 in 2002 would be worth approximately $9,188 today (+818.8%), compared to $905,586 for Netflix (+90458.6%).

What was the annualized return for Netflix since 2002?

Netflix has delivered an annualized return of 32.4% since 2002, based on split-adjusted price data.

What if you invested in Netflix in 2002?

NFLX · Technology · Data through 2026-03-01

If you invested $1,000 in Netflix in 2002

$886,182today

+88518.2% total return|+32.4% annualized

The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $9,188(+818.8%)

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Netflix vs. S&P 500, 2002 to present

Year-by-Year Returns

$1,000 invested in Netflix starting January 2002

Year	Price	Value	Annual	Cumulative	S&P 500 Value
2002	$0.11	$1,000	-	-	$1,000
2003	$0.09	$876	-12.4%	-12.4%	$772
2004	$0.52	$4,871	+456.1%	+387.1%	$1,035
2005	$0.16	$1,526	-68.7%	+52.6%	$1,098
2006	$0.39	$3,656	+139.6%	+265.6%	$1,206
2007	$0.33	$3,027	-17.2%	+202.7%	$1,385
2008	$0.36	$3,338	+10.3%	+233.8%	$1,348
2009	$0.52	$4,796	+43.7%	+379.6%	$832
2010	$0.89	$8,261	+72.2%	+726.1%	$1,104
2011	$3.06	$28,411	+243.9%	+2,741.1%	$1,349
2012	$1.72	$15,952	-43.9%	+1,495.2%	$1,406
2013	$2.36	$21,930	+37.5%	+2,093%	$1,638
2014	$5.85	$54,324	+147.7%	+5,332.4%	$1,989
2015	$6.31	$58,633	+7.9%	+5,763.3%	$2,270
2016	$9.18	$85,319	+45.5%	+8,431.9%	$2,250
2017	$14.07	$130,719	+53.2%	+12,971.9%	$2,700
2018	$27.03	$251,108	+92.1%	+25,010.8%	$3,410
2019	$33.95	$315,394	+25.6%	+31,439.4%	$3,327
2020	$34.51	$320,587	+1.6%	+31,958.7%	$4,040
2021	$53.24	$494,589	+54.3%	+49,358.9%	$4,734
2022	$42.71	$396,812	-19.8%	+39,581.2%	$5,832
2023	$35.39	$328,735	-17.2%	+32,773.5%	$5,355
2024	$56.41	$524,056	+59.4%	+52,305.6%	$6,458
2025	$97.68	$907,407	+73.2%	+90,640.7%	$8,152
2026	$83.49	$775,619	-14.5%	+77,461.9%	$9,483

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