Historical scenario / GOOGL / 2018

If you had bought GOOGL in 2018 with $10,000...

GOOGLAlphabet (Google)
Vintage 2018
Initial: $10,000

Estimated value

$71,967

Initial $10,000Profit $61,967

Buy Price

Jan 1, 2018

$49

Sell Price

Oct 9, 2026

$352

Multiplier

7.2×

ROI

+620%

2018 Price Range
Open (Jan 1)Jan 1, 2018$53.26
2018 Highest$63.79
2018 Lowest$48.86
CurrentOct 9, 2026$351.66

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Calculation record

How this result was calculated

The selected investment amount is divided by the chosen 2018 entry price, then multiplied by the latest available price. Taxes, trading fees, spreads, dividends and inflation are not included.

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Year open
$53.258
Year low / high
$48.864 / $63.793
Latest price
$351.66
Price as of
2026-10-09

Source: GhostGains market-data API using publicly available market observations. Prices can be delayed and should be independently verified.

Same period benchmark

Compared with the S&P 500

Both returns use the first available price in 2018 and the latest available price. This is a price-return comparison and may exclude dividends.

GOOGL

6.60×

560.3%

S&P 500

2.90×

189.8% · as of 2026-10-09

Scenario context

In 2018, Alphabet (Google) traded between $48.864 and $63.793, a range equal to 28.0% of its opening price. An investment made at the year's low produces the headline result above; using the year's opening price produces a 6.60× price multiple instead. Over the same measurement window, the S&P 500 price multiple was 2.90×.

Asset Insight

About GOOGL

Alphabet Inc. is the parent company of Google, the world's leading search engine. It specializes in internet-related services including online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

Market History

Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It reorganized as Alphabet in 2015. Dominating the digital ad market, it also owns YouTube and Android, the world's most popular mobile operating system.

Fun Fact

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