Try your own numbers
it would be worth today
$898.61
−$101.39 loss0.90x-3.8% a year
The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund: $1,666
Its shares paid about $28.88 in dividends over the last 12 months.
No tax on a loss. Selling can offset tax on other gains.
Growth Over Time
Performance Metrics
Total Invested
$1,000.00
Current Value
$898.61
Total Loss
−$101.39
Multiplier
0.90x
CAGR
-3.8%
Max Drawdown
-29.4%
Inflation-Adjusted
$866.08
Benchmark Comparison
How does $1,000.00 invested in 2024 compare across different asset classes?
| Asset | Value Today | Return |
|---|---|---|
| Home Depot | $898.61 | 0.90x |
| S&P 500 | $1,666.43 | 1.67x |
| Gold | $2,036.45 | 2.04x |
| Savings (2% APY) | $1,055.88 | 1.06x |
Dividends
Over the last 12 months, the 3.11 shares you'd own now paid about $28.88 in dividends (about $2.41 a month). That's 2.9% of the $1,000 put in.
Without reinvesting dividends, it would be worth $837.59 instead of $898.61.
Dividends from Yahoo Finance. Shares today assume every dividend was reinvested.
Back in 2024
- In March 2024, Home Depot agreed to buy SRS Distribution, a supplier to roofers, landscapers and pool contractors, for $18.25 billion, its largest acquisition ever. fortune.com
- In 2024, a gallon of gas averaged $3.30 and the new iPhone 16 Pro started at $999. eia.govapple.com
- During 2024 itself, Home Depot rose 15%, #71 of the 114 investments we track. The best was Palantir (+353%); the worst was Intel (−57%). Full 2024 results →
$1,000 in Home Depot, year by year
Of the 114 investments we track that were available at the start of 2024, Home Depot ranks #93 by growth to today, in the bottom quarter — just behind Lowe's and ahead of Salesforce. See the full 2024 ranking →
Home Depot started 2024 11% below its start-of-2022 high, after rising 12% in 2023. It's worth less than the $1,000 put in today; the last January it was above that was 2026. Its best January was 2025, at $1,153. Today it's 22% below that, so selling then would have beaten holding. It rose in 1 of the 2 full years since. It has trailed the same $1,000 in the S&P 500 at every January since, and still does. Month by month, the deepest fall ran from Nov 2024 ($1,272) to today ($898.61), a drop of 29%. At its lowest month-end, in May 2026, it was worth $970.23.
| When | Worth | Change | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of 2024 | $1,000 | — | $1,000 |
| Start of 2025 | $1,153 | +15% | $1,250 |
| Start of 2026 | $1,052 | −8.8% | $1,474 |
| Today | $899 | −15% | $1,666 |
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 2024, Home Depot was priced at $321.65 (adjusted for later splits and dividends). $1,000 would have bought about 3.11 shares. Home Depot is the largest home-improvement retailer in the US.
Measured from one January to the next, Home Depot's best year since then was 2024 (+15%) and its worst was 2025 (−8.8%).
Frequently Asked Questions
A $1,000 investment in Home Depot at the start of 2024 would be worth approximately $898.61 today — a 0.90x return ($101.39 loss) over 2.7 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 2024 (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 of2024 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.
Other investments from 2024
Bitcoin · 2024
What If You Invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2024?
NVIDIA · 2024
What If You Invested $1,000 in NVIDIA in 2024?
Tesla · 2024
What If You Invested $1,000 in Tesla in 2024?
Ethereum · 2024
What If You Invested $1,000 in Ethereum in 2024?
See how every stock and crypto ranked since 2024 →
$1,000 in Home Depot, by year
$1,000 in Home Depot:1 year ago5 years ago10 years ago