What if you invested in Walmart in 2005?
WMT · Consumer · Data through 2026-03-01
If you invested $1,000 in Walmart in 2005
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $8,102(+710.2%)
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Walmart starting January 2005
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $11.48 | $1,000 | - |
| 2006 | $10.23 | $891 | -10.9% |
| 2007 | $10.74 | $935 | +5% |
| 2008 | $11.64 | $1,014 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | $11.00 | $958 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | $12.74 | $1,110 | +15.9% |
| 2011 | $13.68 | $1,191 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | $15.38 | $1,340 | +12.4% |
| 2013 | $17.97 | $1,565 | +16.8% |
| 2014 | $19.65 | $1,712 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | $22.92 | $1,996 | +16.6% |
| 2016 | $18.40 | $1,602 | -19.7% |
| 2017 | $19.04 | $1,658 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | $31.20 | $2,717 | +63.9% |
| 2019 | $28.71 | $2,501 | -8% |
| 2020 | $35.00 | $3,048 | +21.9% |
| 2021 | $43.66 | $3,803 | +24.8% |
| 2022 | $44.14 | $3,845 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | $46.14 | $4,018 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | $53.80 | $4,686 | +16.6% |
| 2025 | $97.03 | $8,451 | +80.3% |
| 2026 | $118.90 | $10,355 | +22.5% |
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