What was Uber's compound annual growth rate (CAGR) since 2019?

Uber's CAGR from 2019 to September 2026 was 7.1% per year. For comparison, the S&P 500 has historically averaged around 10% annually. However, this came with substantially higher volatility and drawdown risk.

How does Uber compare to the S&P 500 since 2019?

The same $1,000 invested in an S&P 500 index fund in 2019 would be worth approximately $3,453.01 today. Uber underperformed the S&P 500 by $1,789.31.

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

Sold today, the $663.70 gain would be a long-term capital gain for US federal tax. At the 15% rate most people pay, you'd keep about $1,564.14. At the top rate of 23.8% (20% plus the 3.8% net investment income tax) you'd keep about $1,505.74, 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 Uber since 2019?

Adjusted for cumulative US inflation since 2019, the real purchasing-power value of the Uber position is approximately $1,304.93 in 2019 dollars. Inflation shrinks the gain, but the investment still grew faster than prices.

How did Uber perform in 2019?

Uber fell 25% during 2019, from $41.57 on its first trading day to $30.99 at the start of 2020.

What If You Invested $1,000 in Uber in 2019?

Q: Did Uber pay dividends?

No. Uber 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

$1,664

+$663.70 profit1.66x7.1% a year

The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund: $3,453

Aftertax on the gain, you’d keep$1,564

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

$1,663.70

Total Profit

$663.70

Multiplier

1.66x

CAGR

7.1%

Max Drawdown

-62.6%

Inflation-Adjusted

$1,304.93

Benchmark Comparison

How does $1,000.00 invested in 2019 compare across different asset classes?

Asset	Value Today	Return
Uber	$1,663.70	1.66x
S&P 500	$3,453.01	3.45x
Gold	$3,277.07	3.28x
Savings (2% APY)	$1,157.63	1.16x

Dividends

Uber 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, Uber announced that founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick would leave its board of directors at the end of the year. 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.gov apple.com hollywoodreporter.com
From its first trading day to the end of 2019, Uber fell 25%, #95 of the 100 investments we track. The best was Chainlink (+511%); the worst was Stellar (−60%). Full 2019 results →

$1,000 in Uber, year by year

Of the 100 investments we track that were available at the start of 2019, Uber ranks #82 by growth to today, in the bottom quarter — just behind Salesforce and ahead of McDonald's. See the full 2019 ranking →

It was worth less than the $1,000 put in at the start of 2020 and 2023, and has been above it since the start of 2024. Its best January was 2026, at $1,993. Today it's 17% below that, so selling then would have beaten holding. It rose in 4 of the 7 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 Apr 2021 ($1,316) to Jun 2022 ($491.61), a drop of 63%. At its lowest month-end, in Jun 2022, it was worth $491.61.

When	Worth	Change	S&P 500
May 10, 2019	$1,000	—	$1,000
Start of 2020	$745	−25%	$1,315
Start of 2021	$1,230	+65%	$1,557
Start of 2022	$1,057	−14%	$2,004
Start of 2023	$610	−42%	$1,641
Start of 2024	$1,404	+130%	$2,072
Start of 2025	$1,520	+8.2%	$2,591
Start of 2026	$1,993	+31%	$3,054
Today	$1,664	−17%	$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

Uber began trading on May 10, 2019 and closed its first day at $41.57 (adjusted for later splits and dividends). $1,000 would have bought about 24.06 shares. Uber runs ride-hailing and food-delivery apps. It went public in May 2019.

Measured from one January to the next, Uber's best year since then was 2023 (+130%) and its worst was 2022 (−42%). Holding on wasn't easy: between the start of 2021 and the start of 2023, the position fell 50% from its high.

Frequently Asked Questions

A $1,000 investment in Uber at the close of its first trading day (May 10, 2019) would be worth approximately $1,663.70 today — a 1.66x return ($663.70 profit) over 7.4 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.