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If you invested $1,000 in DOW — 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.March 2019
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 Dow Inc. Common Stock (DOW) in March 2019 would be worth $839 as of September 2026 with dividends reinvested — -2.3% a year. Use the dropdowns above to try any amount or starting month back to March 2019.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $3,001 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $4,204 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). DOW trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
Growth of $1,000 in DOW since March 2019— monthly
Dow Inc. Common Stock (DOW). Total return approximated via dividend- and split-adjusted closes (no taxes or fees). Not investment advice.
What $1,000 in DOW would be worth today, by starting month— each bar = one starting month, held to today
$1,000 invested in DOW, by year— dividends reinvested, held to today
| Invested in | Worth today | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $839 | 0.8× | -2.3% |
| 2020 | $900 | 0.9× | -1.6% |
| 2021 | $751 | 0.8× | -4.9% |
| 2022 | $625 | 0.6× | -9.7% |
| 2023 | $598 | 0.6× | -13.2% |
| 2024 | $629 | 0.6× | -16.2% |
| 2025 | $818 | 0.8× | -11.6% |
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. DOW data begins March 2019; values as of September 2026 and refresh daily. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
See the live DOW chart and fundamentals on the DOW quote page or compare with the same investment in SPY.
FAQ#
- How much would $1,000 invested in DOW be worth today?
- A $1,000 investment in Dow Inc. Common Stock (DOW) in March 2019 would be worth about $839 as of September 2026, with dividends reinvested. That works out to about -2.3% a year.
- How far back does the DOW calculation go?
- DOW data begins March 2019. 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.