What if you invested in Nvidia in 1999?
NVDA · Technology · Data through 2026-03-01
If you invested $1,000 in Nvidia in 1999
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $8,162(+716.2%)
The S&P 500 returned $8,162 on the same $1,000. Nvidia beat the market by $4,543,097.
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Nvidia vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 1999 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Nvidia starting January 1999
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $0.04 | $1,000 | - |
| 2000 | $0.07 | $1,951 | +95.1% |
| 2001 | $0.20 | $5,434 | +178.6% |
| 2002 | $0.50 | $13,840 | +154.7% |
| 2003 | $0.08 | $2,173 | -84.3% |
| 2004 | $0.17 | $4,684 | +115.6% |
| 2005 | $0.18 | $4,825 | +3% |
| 2006 | $0.34 | $9,465 | +96.2% |
| 2007 | $0.47 | $12,905 | +36.3% |
| 2008 | $0.56 | $15,531 | +20.3% |
| 2009 | $0.18 | $5,021 | -67.7% |
| 2010 | $0.35 | $9,720 | +93.6% |
| 2011 | $0.55 | $15,107 | +55.4% |
| 2012 | $0.34 | $9,329 | -38.3% |
| 2013 | $0.28 | $7,793 | -16.5% |
| 2014 | $0.37 | $10,198 | +30.9% |
| 2015 | $0.46 | $12,694 | +24.5% |
| 2016 | $0.71 | $19,687 | +55.1% |
| 2017 | $2.69 | $74,089 | +276.3% |
| 2018 | $6.08 | $167,449 | +126% |
| 2019 | $3.56 | $98,202 | -41.4% |
| 2020 | $5.88 | $162,146 | +65.1% |
| 2021 | $12.95 | $356,929 | +120.1% |
| 2022 | $24.44 | $673,407 | +88.7% |
| 2023 | $19.52 | $537,804 | -20.1% |
| 2024 | $61.49 | $1,694,432 | +215.1% |
| 2025 | $120.03 | $3,307,624 | +95.2% |
| 2026 | $191.12 | $5,266,587 | +59.2% |
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