If you invested $1,000 in AMZN — what it would be worth today
$1,000
once in
Dollar-cost averaging invests the same amount every period, so the chart compares value against what you put in.January 2016
Priced at a real closing price — the month's last trading day, or that exact day's close when you pick one.today
Monthly data: valued at the closing price on the last trading day of that month.A $1,000 investment in Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) in January 2016 would be worth $8,570 as of October 2026 with dividends reinvested — 22.3% a year compounded (CAGR). Use the dropdowns above to try any amount or starting month back to May 1997.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,724 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,777 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). AMZN beat both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
Growth of $1,000 in AMZN since January 2016— monthly
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Total return approximated via dividend- and split-adjusted closes (no taxes or fees). Not investment advice.
What $1,000 in AMZN would be worth today, by starting month— each bar = one starting month, held to today
$1,000 invested in AMZN, by year— dividends reinvested, held to today
| Invested in | Worth today | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $8,570 | 8.6× | 22.3% |
| 2017 | $6,109 | 6.1× | 20.6% |
| 2018 | $3,467 | 3.5× | 15.4% |
| 2019 | $2,927 | 2.9× | 15.0% |
| 2020 | $2,504 | 2.5× | 14.8% |
| 2021 | $1,569 | 1.6× | 8.3% |
| 2022 | $1,682 | 1.7× | 11.8% |
| 2023 | $2,439 | 2.4× | 27.5% |
| 2024 | $1,621 | 1.6× | 19.8% |
| 2025 | $1,058 | 1.1× | 3.5% |
Methodology
Investments are assumed made at the chosen month's last trading day close, or that exact day's close when a day is picked. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. AMZN data begins May 1997; values as of October 2026 and refresh daily. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
See the live AMZN chart and fundamentals on the AMZN quote page or compare with the same investment in SPY.
FAQ#
- How much would $1,000 invested in AMZN be worth today?
- A $1,000 investment in Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) in January 2016 would be worth about $8,570 as of October 2026, with dividends reinvested. That works out to about 22.3% a year compounded (CAGR).
- How far back does the AMZN calculation go?
- AMZN data begins May 1997. You can pick any starting month from then to the present and see what your investment would be worth today.
- Does this include dividends?
- Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.