If you invested $1,000 in RY — 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 Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) in January 2016 would be worth $5,813 as of September 2026 with dividends reinvested — 18.0% a year. Use the dropdowns above to try any amount or starting month back to October 1995.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,664 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,478 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). RY beat the S&P 500 but trailed the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
Growth of $1,000 in RY since January 2016— monthly
Royal Bank Of Canada (RY). Total return approximated via dividend- and split-adjusted closes (no taxes or fees). Not investment advice.
What $1,000 in RY would be worth today, by starting month— each bar = one starting month, held to today
$1,000 invested in RY, by year— dividends reinvested, held to today
| Invested in | Worth today | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $5,813 | 5.8× | 18.0% |
| 2017 | $3,985 | 4.0× | 15.4% |
| 2018 | $3,225 | 3.2× | 14.5% |
| 2019 | $3,489 | 3.5× | 17.8% |
| 2020 | $3,237 | 3.2× | 19.4% |
| 2021 | $3,019 | 3.0× | 21.7% |
| 2022 | $2,068 | 2.1× | 17.0% |
| 2023 | $2,216 | 2.2× | 24.5% |
| 2024 | $2,226 | 2.2× | 35.5% |
| 2025 | $1,719 | 1.7× | 39.4% |
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. RY data begins October 1995; values as of September 2026 and refresh daily. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
See the live RY chart and fundamentals on the RY quote page or compare with the same investment in SPY.
FAQ#
- How much would $1,000 invested in RY be worth today?
- A $1,000 investment in Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) in January 2016 would be worth about $5,813 as of September 2026, with dividends reinvested. That works out to about 18.0% a year.
- How far back does the RY calculation go?
- RY data begins October 1995. 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.