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it would be worth today
$27,252
+$26,252 profit27.3x53.2% a year
The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund: $3,453
Aftertax on the gain, you’d keep$23,314
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.
Growth Over Time
Performance Metrics
Total Invested
$1,000.00
Current Value
$27,251.66
Total Profit
$26,251.66
Multiplier
27.3x
CAGR
53.2%
Max Drawdown
-77.5%
Inflation-Adjusted
$21,374.99
Benchmark Comparison
How does $1,000.00 invested in 2019 compare across different asset classes?
| Asset | Value Today | Return |
|---|---|---|
| Super Micro Computer | $27,251.66 | 27.3x |
| S&P 500 | $3,453.01 | 3.45x |
| Gold | $3,277.07 | 3.28x |
| Savings (2% APY) | $1,165.76 | 1.17x |
Dividends
Super Micro Computer 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 December 2019, Supermicro told partners it had filed its annual and quarterly reports through fiscal year 2019, calling it a significant milestone. sec.gov
- 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
- During 2019 itself, Super Micro Computer rose 56%, #21 of the 100 investments we track. The best was Chainlink (+511%); the worst was Stellar (−60%). Full 2019 results →
$1,000 in Super Micro Computer, year by year
Of the 100 investments we track that were available at the start of 2019, Super Micro Computer ranks #6 by growth to today, near the top — just behind AMD and ahead of Bitcoin. See the full 2019 ranking →
Super Micro Computer started 2019 57% below its start-of-2015 high, after falling 30% in 2018. It has been worth more than the $1,000 put in at every January since, and still is today. Today's $27,252 is more than it was worth at any January since. It rose in 7 of the 7 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 Mar 2024 ($67,249) to Mar 2026 ($15,161), a drop of 77%.
| When | Worth | Change | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of 2019 | $1,000 | — | $1,000 |
| Start of 2020 | $1,565 | +56% | $1,315 |
| Start of 2021 | $2,056 | +31% | $1,557 |
| Start of 2022 | $3,021 | +47% | $2,004 |
| Start of 2023 | $5,554 | +84% | $1,641 |
| Start of 2024 | $18,907 | +240% | $2,072 |
| Start of 2025 | $19,901 | +5.3% | $2,591 |
| Start of 2026 | $20,503 | +3.0% | $3,054 |
| Today | $27,252 | +33% | $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
At the start of 2019, Super Micro Computer was priced at $1.51 (adjusted for later splits and dividends). $1,000 would have bought about 662 shares. Super Micro Computer builds servers, including systems for AI data centers.
Measured from one January to the next, Super Micro Computer's best year since then was 2023 (+240%) and its weakest was 2025 (+3.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions
A $1,000 investment in Super Micro Computer at the start of 2019 would be worth approximately $27,251.66 today — a 27.3x return ($26,251.66 profit) over 7.7 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 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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