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$1,000 in Best Buy Co., Inc. in 2006 → $3,738 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) on January 1, 2006 — at the December 2005 month-end close of $23.86 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $3,738. That's a +273.8% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $6,175.

$1,000 in 2006$3,738Total return+273.8%Multiple3.7×CAGR+6.6%

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FAQ

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

$1,000 invested in Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) at the month-end close of 2005-12- would be worth $3,738 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +273.8% with dividends reinvested.

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

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,175 — so Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) trailed the index by +39.5%.

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 BBY calculator page.

Is the 2006–2026 return in BBY typical?

No single year is typical. BBY's best calendar-year return since 1985 was about +247.0%, and its worst was -51.4%.

Methodology

Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) 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 BBY calculator page.

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