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

Zoom's CAGR from 2019 to September 2026 was 4.9% 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 Zoom 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 $3,451.32 today. Zoom underperformed the S&P 500 by $2,026.24.

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

Sold today, the $425.08 gain would be a long-term capital gain for US federal tax. At the 15% rate most people pay, you'd keep about $1,361.32. At the top rate of 23.8% (20% plus the 3.8% net investment income tax) you'd keep about $1,323.91, 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 Zoom since 2019?

Adjusted for cumulative US inflation since 2019, the real purchasing-power value of the Zoom position is approximately $1,117.77 in 2019 dollars. Inflation shrinks the gain, but the investment still grew faster than prices.

How did Zoom perform in 2019?

Zoom rose 11% during 2019, from $62.00 on its first trading day to $68.72 at the start of 2020.

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

Q: Did Zoom pay dividends?

No. Zoom 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

$1,425

+$425.08 profit1.43x4.9% a year

The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund: $3,451

Aftertax on the gain, you’d keep$1,361

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

$1,425.08

Total Profit

$425.08

Multiplier

1.43x

CAGR

4.9%

Max Drawdown

-87.6%

Inflation-Adjusted

$1,117.77

Benchmark Comparison

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

Asset	Value Today	Return
Zoom	$1,425.08	1.43x
S&P 500	$3,451.32	3.45x
Gold	$3,281.67	3.28x
Savings (2% APY)	$1,159.02	1.16x

Dividends

Zoom 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 July 2019, Apple pushed a silent Mac update to remove a hidden web server that Zoom's app had installed, after a flaw let websites add users to calls. 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, Zoom rose 11%, #83 of the 100 investments we track. The best was Chainlink (+511%); the worst was Stellar (−60%). Full 2019 results →

$1,000 in Zoom, year by year

Of the 100 investments we track that were available at the start of 2019, Zoom ranks #86 by growth to today, in the bottom quarter — just behind Intuit and ahead of Verizon. See the full 2019 ranking →

It has been worth more than the $1,000 put in at every January since, and still is today. Its best January was 2021, at $5,806. Today it's 75% below that, so selling then would have beaten holding. It rose in 5 of the 7 full years since. It fell behind the same $1,000 in the S&P 500 at the start of 2023 and hasn't caught up. Month by month, the deepest fall ran from Nov 2020 ($7,716) to Jun 2024 ($954.73), a drop of 88%. At its lowest month-end, in Jun 2024, it was worth $954.73.

When	Worth	Change	S&P 500
Apr 18, 2019	$1,000	—	$1,000
Start of 2020	$1,108	+11%	$1,315
Start of 2021	$5,806	+424%	$1,557
Start of 2022	$2,972	−49%	$2,004
Start of 2023	$1,075	−64%	$1,641
Start of 2024	$1,115	+3.7%	$2,072
Start of 2025	$1,316	+18%	$2,591
Start of 2026	$1,344	+2.1%	$3,054
Today	$1,425	+6.0%	$3,451

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

Zoom began trading on April 18, 2019 and closed its first day at $62.00 (adjusted for later splits and dividends). $1,000 would have bought about 16.13 shares. Zoom makes video-meeting software. It went public in April 2019.

Measured from one January to the next, Zoom's best year since then was 2020 (+424%) and its worst was 2022 (−64%). Holding on wasn't easy: between the start of 2021 and the start of 2023, the position fell 81% from its high.

Frequently Asked Questions

A $1,000 investment in Zoom at the close of its first trading day (April 18, 2019) would be worth approximately $1,425.08 today — a 1.43x return ($425.08 profit) 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.