If you'd put $1,000 into Microsoft stock 20 years ago, here's what you'd have today
A small, long-term investment in one of the world's biggest tech companies shows how patience, reinvested dividends, and sustained growth can significantly multiply returns over time.
In this article published Jan. 9, 2026, on MSN:
Only Apple (AAPL) generated more wealth for shareholders over those three decades, making Microsoft one of the best stocks of the past 30 years, per Bessembinder's findings, which account for cash flows in and out of the business and other adjustments.
— Hendrik Bessembinder, Francis J. and Mary B. Labriola Chair in Competitive Business
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