What if you invested in Roku in 2020?
ROKU · Technology · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Roku in 2020
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $2,540(+154%)
The S&P 500 returned $2,540 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $1,398.
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Roku vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2020 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Roku starting January 2020
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $120.95 | $1,000 | - |
| 2021 | $389.03 | $3,216 | +221.6% |
| 2022 | $164.05 | $1,356 | -57.8% |
| 2023 | $57.50 | $475 | -64.9% |
| 2024 | $88.06 | $728 | +53.1% |
| 2025 | $82.76 | $684 | -6% |
| 2026 | $95.20 | $787 | +15% |
What this return means
A $1,000 stake in Roku (ROKU) from 2020 sits at $1,142 today. The total return is +14.2% over 6.6 years, as of 2026-06-01.
That is only about 2% a year once you compound it across 6.6 years. By comparison the S&P 500 returned about $2,540 on the same stake, edging out Roku by close to $1,398. The index compounded at about 15.2% 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 2021 at +221.6%, and the worst was 2023 at -64.9%. At its lowest point the position was down about 85% 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 Roku at the close of every month from January 2020 through June 2026 means 78 buys and $7,800 contributed over about 6.5 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$11,468
+47.0% on $7,800 in
Same $7,800, all in at the start
$8,909
+14.2% on $7,800 in
Spreading the buys out beat going all in at the start by $2,559. 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 $93.96 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 ROKU 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.