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it would be worth today
$755.53
−$244.47 loss0.76x-3.7% a year
The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund: $3,453
No tax on a loss. Selling can offset tax on other gains.
Growth Over Time
Performance Metrics
Total Invested
$1,000.00
Current Value
$755.53
Total Loss
−$244.47
Multiplier
0.76x
CAGR
-3.7%
Max Drawdown
-78.7%
Inflation-Adjusted
$592.61
Benchmark Comparison
How does $1,000.00 invested in 2019 compare across different asset classes?
| Asset | Value Today | Return |
|---|---|---|
| $755.53 | 0.76x | |
| S&P 500 | $3,453.01 | 3.45x |
| Gold | $3,277.07 | 3.28x |
| Savings (2% APY) | $1,159.01 | 1.16x |
Dividends
Pinterest 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 2019
- In April 2019, Pinterest priced its initial public offering, selling 75 million shares to raise $1.4 billion and listing on the NYSE under the ticker PINS. techcrunch.com
- In 2019, a gallon of gas averaged $2.60, a movie ticket averaged $9.16 and the new iPhone 11 Pro started at $999. eia.govapple.comhollywoodreporter.com
- From its first trading day to the end of 2019, Pinterest fell 23%, #94 of the 100 investments we track. The best was Chainlink (+511%); the worst was Stellar (−60%). Full 2019 results →
$1,000 in Pinterest, year by year
Of the 100 investments we track that were available at the start of 2019, Pinterest ranks #96 by growth to today, in the bottom quarter — just behind Lululemon and ahead of PayPal. See the full 2019 ranking →
It's worth less than the $1,000 put in today; the last January it was above that was 2026. Its best January was 2021, at $2,790. Today it's 73% below that, so selling then would have beaten holding. It rose in 2 of the 7 full years since. It fell behind the same $1,000 in the S&P 500 at the start of 2022 and hasn't caught up. Month by month, the deepest fall ran from Feb 2021 ($3,299) to Feb 2026 ($701.29), a drop of 79%. At its lowest month-end, in Mar 2020, it was worth $632.10.
| When | Worth | Change | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2019 | $1,000 | — | $1,000 |
| Start of 2020 | $770 | −23% | $1,315 |
| Start of 2021 | $2,790 | +262% | $1,557 |
| Start of 2022 | $1,492 | −47% | $2,004 |
| Start of 2023 | $938 | −37% | $1,641 |
| Start of 2024 | $1,484 | +58% | $2,072 |
| Start of 2025 | $1,253 | −16% | $2,591 |
| Start of 2026 | $1,089 | −13% | $3,054 |
| Today | $756 | −31% | $3,453 |
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
Pinterest began trading on April 18, 2019 and closed its first day at $24.40 (adjusted for later splits and dividends). $1,000 would have bought about 40.98 shares. Pinterest runs a visual discovery and bookmarking site. It went public in April 2019.
Measured from one January to the next, Pinterest's best year since then was 2020 (+262%) and its worst was 2021 (−47%). Holding on wasn't easy: between the start of 2021 and the start of 2023, the position fell 66% from its high.
Frequently Asked Questions
A $1,000 investment in Pinterest at the close of its first trading day (April 18, 2019) would be worth approximately $755.53 today — a 0.76x return ($244.47 loss) over 7.5 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 2019 (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 of2019 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.
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