$13,900 from a $1,000 Home Depot Bet in 2011

A $1,000 investment in Home Depot made in August 2011 would be worth approximately $13,900 today, a total return of about 1,290% including reinvested dividends.

This surpasses the roughly 757% total return for the S&P 500 over the same period. The gain was driven by the post-financial-crisis housing recovery, pandemic-era renovation demand, and aggressive share buybacks that cut the share count by 35% between 2010 and 2019.

The position would now generate about $389 in annual dividend income, a nearly 39% yield on the original investment. Home Depot has raised its dividend every year since 2010.