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If you had invested in Walt Disney

$1,000 in Walt Disney at the start of 2016 would be worth $1,154 today, with dividends reinvested.

$1,000, 5 years ago

$632

-7.6% a year

$1,000, 10 years ago

$1,154

1.3% a year

$1,000, 20 years ago

$5,818

8.8% a year

$1,000 in Walt Disney at the start of 2016 would be worth

$1,154

today, with dividends reinvested. From the share price alone: $1,056.

  • That is 1.2x your money.
  • It works out to 1.3% a year on average.
  • The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be $4,408. So Walt Disney did $3,254 worse.

To have $1 million today, you would have needed $866,411 in Walt Disney back then.

$818$2,600$4,463December 2015October 2026
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Past returns do not predict future ones. Prices from Yahoo Finance, monthly closes. Ignores taxes and fees. Not financial advice. SPY is an index fund that tracks the S&P 500.

$1,000 in Walt Disney, every start year

Bought at the close before the year began. Valued at the latest monthly close, October 2026.

Start ofWorth todayPer yearIn the S&P 500
2025$1,0150.8%$1,315
2024$1,2638.6%$1,642
2023$1,3177.4%$2,072
2022$739-6.1%$1,695
2021$632-7.6%$2,182
2020$791-3.4%$2,582
2019$1,0560.7%$3,389
2018$1,0941.0%$3,234
2017$1,1461.4%$3,936
2016$1,1541.3%$4,408
2015$1,3032.3%$4,462
2014$1,6273.9%$5,063
2013$2,5286.9%$6,699
2012$3,4088.6%$7,770
2011$3,4648.2%$7,917
2010$4,0738.7%$9,109
2009$5,85610.4%$11,510
2008$4,1787.9%$7,275
2007$4,0337.3%$7,649
2006$5,8188.8%$8,861
2005$5,0697.7%$9,289
2004$6,0958.2%$10,283
2003$8,8019.6%$13,180
2002$7,0148.2%$10,335
2001$5,0756.5%$9,120
2000$5,0566.2%$8,232
1999$4,9835.9%$9,910
1998$4,5585.4%$12,754
1997$6,5126.5%$17,023
1996$7,7576.9%$20,853
1995$10,0087.5%$28,787

▲ beat the S&P 500 from the same start.

Questions people ask

How much would $1,000 in Walt Disney 10 years ago be worth today?

About $1,154, if bought at the start of 2016 with dividends reinvested. That is about 1.3% a year.

How much would $1,000 in Walt Disney 20 years ago be worth today?

About $5,818, if bought at the start of 2006 with dividends reinvested. That is about 8.8% a year.

Did Walt Disney beat the S&P 500 over the last 10 years?

No. $1,000 in Walt Disney grew to $1,154. The same money in the S&P 500 grew to $4,408.

Does this mean Walt Disney will keep growing like this?

No one knows. Past returns do not predict future ones. A company that grew fast can slow down or fall.

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