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$1,000 in Cisco Systems, Inc. in 2019 → $2,478 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) on January 1, 2019, buying at the December 2018 month-end close of $43.34, and held to the latest close on 2026-10-16, you'd have $2,478. That's a +147.8% price return. Through September 2026, the latest month the fund has reported, the same $1,000 became $2,482 in CSCO and $3,434 in an S&P 500 index fund (TSP C Fund). The fund figure includes reinvested dividends; the stock figure does not, so the comparison favors the fund.

$1,000 in 2019$2,478Price return+147.8%Multiple2.5×CAGR+12.3%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in CSCO in 2019 worth today?

$2,478 at the latest close (2026-10-16), a price return of +147.8%.

Did $1,000 in CSCO in 2019 beat the market?

No. From the December 2018 month-end through September 2026, CSCO trailed an S&P 500 index fund by 27.7%: the fund (the TSP C Fund, dividends included) turned the same $1,000 into $3,434, and CSCO (price only) turned it into $2,482.

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

It is a month's last price on IEX: the last regular-session trade on the month's final trading day. Here the buy is the December 2018 close, the price entering 2019, and the position is valued at the latest close (2026-10-16).

Is the 2019–2026 return in CSCO typical?

No single year is typical. CSCO's best calendar year since 2016 was 2021, at +41.7%, and its worst was 2022, at -24.8%.

Methodology

The figures use CSCO's price data from January 2019 through 2026-10-16.

The entry price is the December 2018 month-end close and the exit is the latest close, both from IEX Historical Data. Price return: adjusted for stock splits, dividends not included. The market comparison uses the TSP C Fund's monthly returns, published at tsp.gov.

Buying at a month-end close misses the highs and lows inside the month, and the figures ignore taxes and fees. To try another amount, month or monthly contribution, use the CSCO calculator, which also shows the best and worst entry points in your window.

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Prices as of the last IEX trade on 2026-10-16. Data delayed end-of-day.