If You Invested $10,000 In Apple Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?

Apple Inc. AAPL, the largest company in the world with a $3.52 trillion market capitalization, designs, manufactures and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories worldwide.

It is set to report its Q1 2025 earnings on January 30. Wall Street analysts expect the tech giant to post an EPS of $2.35, up from $2.18 in the year-ago period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $124.40 billion, up from $119.58 billion in the previous year.

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If You Bought Apple Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $27.45 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 364 shares. Currently, shares trade at $234.40, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $85,392 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Apple also paid dividends during these 10 years. 

Apple's dividend yield is currently 0.43%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $18.91 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $6,889 from dividends alone. 

Summing up $85,392 and $6,889, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $92,281. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Apple stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 822.81%. In comparison, S&P 500 total return for the same period is 228.10%.

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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring? 

Apple has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $245.17 based on the ratings of 30 analysts. The price target implies more than a 4% upside from the current stock price.

On Oct. 31, 2024, the company announced its Q4 2024 earnings, posting revenues of $94.9 billion, beating analyst estimates of $94.56 billion, as reported by Benzinga.

The iPhone maker reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.64 per share, beating analyst estimates of $1.60 per share. Total revenue was up 6% year over year. Products revenue came in at $69.96 billion, up from $67.18 billion year over year. Services revenue totaled $24.97 billion, up from $22.31 billion year over year. 

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Check out this article by Benzinga, which delves into an extensive industry comparison, evaluating Apple compared to its major competitors within the Technology Hardware, Storage and peripherals industry.

Given just 4% expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may not find Apple stock attractive. Furthermore, the stock won't likely appeal to income-focused investors as it offers a modest dividend yield of 0.43%.

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