If You'd Invested $1,000 in Amazon 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today

Core Viewpoint - Amazon has underperformed compared to the S&P 500 over the past five years, with a total gain of approximately 56% versus the S&P 500's 112% return [1][2]. Performance Context - The performance of Amazon should be viewed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly boosted e-commerce demand in 2020 [4][6]. - From the beginning of 2020 to mid-September 2020, Amazon's stock rose by 63%, while the S&P 500 only gained 5% during the same period [6]. Comparative Analysis - Despite the recent underperformance, Amazon has outperformed the S&P 500 by about 26 percentage points when comparing the period from the beginning of 2020 to the present [7].