What if you invested in Salesforce in 2004?
CRM · Technology · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Salesforce in 2004
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $9,914(+891.4%)
The S&P 500 returned $9,914 on the same $1,000. Salesforce beat the market by $29,653.
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Salesforce vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2004 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Salesforce starting January 2004
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $3.95 | $1,000 | - |
| 2005 | $3.37 | $853 | -14.7% |
| 2006 | $10.09 | $2,554 | +199.6% |
| 2007 | $10.77 | $2,727 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | $12.76 | $3,230 | +18.4% |
| 2009 | $6.54 | $1,656 | -48.7% |
| 2010 | $15.62 | $3,955 | +138.8% |
| 2011 | $31.74 | $8,036 | +103.2% |
| 2012 | $28.70 | $7,268 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | $42.30 | $10,711 | +47.4% |
| 2014 | $59.50 | $15,067 | +40.7% |
| 2015 | $55.49 | $14,051 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | $66.90 | $16,941 | +20.6% |
| 2017 | $77.75 | $19,689 | +16.2% |
| 2018 | $111.97 | $28,353 | +44% |
| 2019 | $149.39 | $37,827 | +33.4% |
| 2020 | $179.21 | $45,379 | +20% |
| 2021 | $221.72 | $56,144 | +23.7% |
| 2022 | $228.67 | $57,904 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | $165.11 | $41,810 | -27.8% |
| 2024 | $276.31 | $69,966 | +67.3% |
| 2025 | $337.77 | $85,528 | +22.2% |
| 2026 | $211.22 | $53,483 | -37.5% |
What this return means
A $1,000 position in Salesforce (CRM) opened in 2004 is worth $39,567 today. That works out to +3856.7%, about 40x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 17.7% 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 $9,914, so Salesforce beat the index by roughly $29,653. The index compounded at about 10.7% a year over that period.
Getting here meant sitting through real volatility. The best single year was 2006 at +199.6%, and the worst was 2009 at -48.7%. At its lowest point the position was down about 49% 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.
Treat this as history rather than advice. 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 Salesforce at the close of every month from June 2004 through June 2026 means 265 buys and $26,500 contributed over about 22.1 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$182,888
+590.1% on $26,500 in
Same $26,500, all in at the start
$1,048,327
+3,855.9% on $26,500 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $865,439. That is the usual result when a stock trends up: each monthly buy pays a higher price than the last, so the average cost climbs. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $22.64 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 CRM 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.