What if you invested in Walmart in 2000?
WMT · Consumer · Data through 2026-03-01
If you invested $1,000 in Walmart in 2000
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $7,387(+638.7%)
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Walmart starting January 2000
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $11.62 | $1,000 | - |
| 2001 | $12.11 | $1,042 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | $12.86 | $1,107 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | $10.31 | $887 | -19.9% |
| 2004 | $11.69 | $1,006 | +13.4% |
| 2005 | $11.48 | $988 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | $10.23 | $880 | -10.9% |
| 2007 | $10.74 | $924 | +5% |
| 2008 | $11.64 | $1,002 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | $11.00 | $946 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | $12.74 | $1,097 | +15.9% |
| 2011 | $13.68 | $1,177 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | $15.38 | $1,324 | +12.4% |
| 2013 | $17.97 | $1,546 | +16.8% |
| 2014 | $19.65 | $1,691 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | $22.92 | $1,973 | +16.6% |
| 2016 | $18.40 | $1,583 | -19.7% |
| 2017 | $19.04 | $1,638 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | $31.20 | $2,685 | +63.9% |
| 2019 | $28.71 | $2,471 | -8% |
| 2020 | $35.00 | $3,012 | +21.9% |
| 2021 | $43.66 | $3,757 | +24.8% |
| 2022 | $44.14 | $3,799 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | $46.14 | $3,970 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | $53.80 | $4,630 | +16.6% |
| 2025 | $97.03 | $8,349 | +80.3% |
| 2026 | $118.90 | $10,231 | +22.5% |
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