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$1,000 in Ford Motor Company in 2006 → $3,905 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Ford Motor Company (F) on January 1, 2006 — at the December 2005 month-end close of $3.71 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $3,905. That's a +290.5% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $6,175.

$1,000 in 2006$3,905Total return+290.5%Multiple3.9×CAGR+6.8%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in F in 2006 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Ford Motor Company (F) at the month-end close of 2005-12- would be worth $3,905 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +290.5% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in F in 2006 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,175 — so Ford Motor Company (F) trailed the index by +36.8%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2005 month-end close (the price entering 2006) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the F calculator page.

Is the 2006–2026 return in F typical?

No single year is typical. F's best calendar-year return since 1972 was about +336.8%, and its worst was -66.0%.

Methodology

Ford Motor Company (F) total-return data from January 2006 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2005 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the F calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.