What was Cloudflare's compound annual growth rate (CAGR) since 2023?

Cloudflare's CAGR from 2023 to September 2026 was 75.3% per year. For comparison, the S&P 500 has historically averaged around 10% annually. Cloudflare significantly outperformed traditional equity markets on an annualized basis.

How does Cloudflare compare to the S&P 500 since 2023?

The same $1,000 invested in an S&P 500 index fund in 2023 would be worth approximately $2,104.49 today. Cloudflare outperformed the index by $6,083.33 — 3.89x the return of the S&P 500.

How much of the Cloudflare gain would you keep after taxes?

Sold today, the $7,187.82 gain would be a long-term capital gain for US federal tax. At the 15% rate most people pay, you'd keep about $7,109.65. At the top rate of 23.8% (20% plus the 3.8% net investment income tax) you'd keep about $6,477.12, and lower incomes pay 0%. State tax is extra, and gains inside a Roth IRA aren't taxed.

What is the inflation-adjusted return on $1,000 in Cloudflare since 2023?

Adjusted for cumulative US inflation since 2023, the real purchasing-power value of the Cloudflare position is approximately $7,652.85 in 2023 dollars. Even after inflation, this is an extraordinary real return — inflation only marginally reduces gains of this magnitude.

How did Cloudflare perform in 2023?

Cloudflare rose 84% during 2023, from $43.02 at the start of the year to $79.35 at the start of 2024.

What If You Invested $1,000 in Cloudflare in 2023?

Q: Did Cloudflare pay dividends?

No. Cloudflare paid no dividends over this period, so the whole return came from its share price.

Try your own numbers

If I had putintoat the start of…

it would be worth today

$8,188

+$7,188 profit8.19x75.3% a year

The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund: $2,104

Aftertax on the gain, you’d keep$7,110

US federal long-term rates: 15% for most people, 0% on lower incomes, 20% + 3.8% on high incomes. No state tax included; none inside a Roth IRA.

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Growth Over Time

Performance Metrics

Total Invested

$1,000.00

Current Value

$8,187.82

Total Profit

$7,187.82

Multiplier

8.19x

CAGR

75.3%

Max Drawdown

-32.0%

Inflation-Adjusted

$7,652.85

Benchmark Comparison

How does $1,000.00 invested in 2023 compare across different asset classes?

Asset	Value Today	Return
Cloudflare	$8,187.82	8.19x
S&P 500	$2,104.49	2.10x
Gold	$2,303.29	2.30x
Savings (2% APY)	$1,076.98	1.08x

Dividends

Cloudflare paid no dividends over this period, so the whole return came from its share price.

Dividends from Yahoo Finance. Shares today assume every dividend was reinvested.

Back in 2023

In September 2023, Cloudflare launched Workers AI, letting customers run AI models on nearby GPUs, with Hugging Face as a launch partner. techcrunch.com
In 2023, a gallon of gas averaged $3.52 and the new iPhone 15 Pro started at $999. eia.gov apple.com
During 2023 itself, Cloudflare rose 84%, #27 of the 113 investments we track. The best was Solana (+913%); the worst was AMC Entertainment (−84%). Full 2023 results →

$1,000 in Cloudflare, year by year

Of the 113 investments we track that were available at the start of 2023, Cloudflare ranks #8 by growth to today, near the top — just behind AMD and ahead of Broadcom. See the full 2023 ranking →

Cloudflare started 2023 66% below its start-of-2022 high, after falling 66% in 2022. It has been worth more than the $1,000 put in at every January since, and still is today. Today's $8,188 is more than it was worth at any January since. It rose in 3 of the 3 full years since. It has been ahead of the same $1,000 in the S&P 500 at every January since, and still is. Month by month, the deepest fall ran from Oct 2025 ($5,887) to Feb 2026 ($4,002), a drop of 32%.

When	Worth	Change	S&P 500
Start of 2023	$1,000	—	$1,000
Start of 2024	$1,844	+84%	$1,263
Start of 2025	$2,616	+42%	$1,579
Start of 2026	$4,556	+74%	$1,861
Today	$8,188	+80%	$2,104

Values at the start of each year (first trading day for stocks). The S&P 500 column includes reinvested dividends, like the stock values.

Historical Context

At the start of 2023, Cloudflare was priced at $43.02 (adjusted for later splits and dividends). $1,000 would have bought about 23.25 shares. Cloudflare runs a network that speeds up and protects websites. It went public in September 2019.

Measured from one January to the next, Cloudflare's best year since then was 2023 (+84%) and its weakest was 2024 (+42%).

Frequently Asked Questions

A $1,000 investment in Cloudflare at the start of 2023 would be worth approximately $8,187.82 today — a 8.19x return ($7,187.82 profit) over 3.7 years.

Methodology & Sources

Price data: Historical prices are the closing price on the first trading day of each year, adjusted for splits and dividends (so returns assume dividends were reinvested), from Yahoo Finance and MacroTrends. Current prices come from Yahoo Finance and refresh hourly; if that source is unavailable, the last saved price is used.

Calculation: Assumes a single purchase at the start of 2023 (or the first trading day, for companies that listed that year), held until today. No transaction fees, taxes, or slippage are included.

Benchmarks: The S&P 500 comparison uses the S&P 500 Total Return index (dividends reinvested, like an index fund) at the start of2023 and today. Gold uses the price per troy ounce. Savings account assumes a 2% APY compounded annually.

Inflation adjustment: Uses U.S. CPI-U annual averages from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 2026 CPI value is estimated.

Educational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Not financial advice.