What if you invested in Robinhood in 2021?
HOOD · Financial · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Robinhood in 2021
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $2,168(+116.8%)
The S&P 500 returned $2,168 on the same $1,000. Robinhood beat the market by $685.
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Project forward at Robinhood's 20.7% historical growth rate. See 5-30 year scenarios.
Growth of $1,000
Robinhood vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2021 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Robinhood starting January 2021
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $35.15 | $1,000 | - |
| 2022 | $14.15 | $403 | -59.7% |
| 2023 | $10.41 | $296 | -26.4% |
| 2024 | $10.74 | $306 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | $51.95 | $1,478 | +383.7% |
| 2026 | $99.48 | $2,830 | +91.5% |
What this return means
A $1,000 stake in Robinhood (HOOD) from 2021 has grown to $2,853. That is a +185.3% gain, a little over 2.9x your money, measured to 2026-06-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 20.7% a year, well above what a broad index has historically returned. The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund over the same span would be about $2,168, so Robinhood beat the index by roughly $685. The index compounded at about 14.9% a year over that period.
The year-by-year record shows how bumpy the ride was. The best single year was 2025 at +383.7%, and the worst was 2022 at -59.7%. At its lowest point the position was down about 70% 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.
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 Robinhood at the close of every month from July 2021 through June 2026 means 60 buys and $6,000 contributed over about 5 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$34,072
+467.9% on $6,000 in
Same $6,000, all in at the start
$17,117
+185.3% on $6,000 in
Spreading the buys out beat going all in at the start by $16,954. That happens when the price spent time below where it began, so averaging in caught the cheaper months. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $17.66 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 HOOD split-adjusted monthly closes through June 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.