What if you invested in Walmart in 2015?
WMT · Consumer · Data through 2026-03-01
If you invested $1,000 in Walmart in 2015
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $3,921(+292.1%)
The S&P 500 returned $3,921 on the same $1,000. Walmart beat the market by $1,476.
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Walmart vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2015 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Walmart starting January 2015
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $22.92 | $1,000 | - |
| 2016 | $18.40 | $803 | -19.7% |
| 2017 | $19.04 | $831 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | $31.20 | $1,361 | +63.9% |
| 2019 | $28.71 | $1,253 | -8% |
| 2020 | $35.00 | $1,527 | +21.9% |
| 2021 | $43.66 | $1,905 | +24.8% |
| 2022 | $44.14 | $1,926 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | $46.14 | $2,013 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | $53.80 | $2,347 | +16.6% |
| 2025 | $97.03 | $4,233 | +80.3% |
| 2026 | $118.90 | $5,187 | +22.5% |
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