What If You'd Bought Microsoft Stock Instead of an Xbox Series X?
$499 on an Xbox Series X in 2020, or the same money in Microsoft stock
$1,266
would be worth today — 2.54x the price of the Xbox Series X
Microsoft shares
2.49
Held for
5.9 years
S&P 500 instead
$1,175
The Xbox Series X launched on November 10, 2020 for $499.
How we worked it out: Launch price: $499. We put the $499 into Microsoft stock at its closing price on November 10, 2020 ($200.67, adjusted for later stock splits and dividends) and value those shares at today's price. Launch prices are US list prices before tax.
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Past performance does not predict future returns. Not financial advice.