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$1,000 in CDW Corporation in 2018 → $2,196 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in CDW Corporation (CDW) on January 1, 2018 — at the December 2017 month-end close of $62.49 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $2,196. That's a +119.6% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $2,883.

$1,000 in 2018$2,196Total return+119.6%Multiple2.2×CAGR+9.5%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in CDW in 2018 worth today?

$1,000 invested in CDW Corporation (CDW) at the month-end close of 2017-12- would be worth $2,196 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +119.6% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in CDW in 2018 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $2,883 — so CDW Corporation (CDW) trailed the index by +23.8%.

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

The scenario invests at the December 2017 month-end close (the price entering 2018) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the CDW calculator page.

Is the 2018–2026 return in CDW typical?

No single year is typical. CDW's best calendar-year return since 2013 was about +78.2%, and its worst was -22.6%.

Methodology

CDW Corporation (CDW) total-return data from January 2018 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2017 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 CDW calculator page.

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