What if you invested in Visa in 2008?
V · Financial · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Visa in 2008
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $7,613(+661.3%)
The S&P 500 returned $7,613 on the same $1,000. Visa beat the market by $17,423.
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Visa starting January 2008
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $13.70 | $1,000 | - |
| 2009 | $10.88 | $794 | -20.6% |
| 2010 | $18.21 | $1,329 | +67.3% |
| 2011 | $15.61 | $1,139 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | $22.67 | $1,654 | +45.2% |
| 2013 | $35.85 | $2,616 | +58.1% |
| 2014 | $49.29 | $3,596 | +37.5% |
| 2015 | $58.76 | $4,288 | +19.2% |
| 2016 | $69.16 | $5,047 | +17.7% |
| 2017 | $77.38 | $5,647 | +11.9% |
| 2018 | $117.05 | $8,541 | +51.3% |
| 2019 | $128.05 | $9,344 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | $189.92 | $13,859 | +48.3% |
| 2021 | $185.60 | $13,544 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | $218.55 | $15,948 | +17.8% |
| 2023 | $224.14 | $16,356 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | $268.16 | $19,568 | +19.6% |
| 2025 | $337.99 | $24,664 | +26% |
| 2026 | $320.50 | $23,388 | -5.2% |
What this return means
A $1,000 position in Visa (V) opened in 2008 is worth $25,036 today. That works out to +2403.6%, about 25x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 18.9% 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 $7,613, so Visa beat the index by roughly $17,423. The index compounded at about 11.5% a year over that period.
The year-by-year record shows how bumpy the ride was. The best single year was 2010 at +67.3%, and the worst was 2009 at -20.6%. 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 Visa at the close of every month from March 2008 through June 2026 means 220 buys and $22,000 contributed over about 18.3 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$164,393
+647.2% on $22,000 in
Same $22,000, all in at the start
$550,947
+2,404.3% on $22,000 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $386,554. 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 $45.91 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 V split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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