WWIBWN Stock scenarios
What would a stock investment be worth now?
Compare individual companies through business growth, market cycles, changing expectations and long-term compounding.
Nvidia produced the largest current result in this category.
Different assets, stories and starting points to explore.
Historical returns do not predict future performance.
Nvidia
GPUs, AI infrastructure and a decade of compounding expectations.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
AMD
A turnaround before Ryzen rebuilt the business.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Broadcom
Semiconductors, infrastructure software and AI networking behind the scenes.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
TSMC
Advanced chip manufacturing behind smartphones, cloud computing and AI.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Tesla
EV conviction through production scares and volatility.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Palantir
From direct listing to AI software re-rating.
2020-09-30 to 2026-10-09
Eli Lilly
Healthcare growth before GLP-1 obesity and diabetes demand reshaped expectations.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
ASML
Advanced lithography machines behind the world's most sophisticated chips.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Microsoft
Cloud and AI reshaped a mature software giant.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Alphabet / Google in 2015
Search, ads, YouTube, Android, cloud and AI from a standard 2015 entry.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
MicroStrategy
A software company before its Bitcoin treasury strategy changed the whole thesis.
2020-08-10 to 2026-10-09
Amazon
Retail scale, AWS and advertising in one business.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Apple
The ecosystem kept compounding after the iPhone era.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Meta in 2015
An established mobile-ad business before the Meta rename, metaverse spending and later AI investment.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Costco
Membership revenue, customer loyalty and disciplined retail execution.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Netflix in 2015
Streaming expansion before global scale, competition and post-pandemic reset.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Mastercard
Cashless commerce, cross-border spending and global payment network effects.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
JPMorgan Chase
A dominant banking franchise through rates, regulation and credit cycles.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Visa
Digital payments, network effects and an asset-light global toll road.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Cisco
Networking leadership, dividends and steady evolution towards recurring software revenue.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Walmart
Retail scale before omnichannel grocery, ecommerce and advertising matured.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Monster Beverage
An established energy-drink brand entering its Coca-Cola partnership in 2015.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Intel
A former semiconductor leader navigating manufacturing setbacks and stronger competition.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
UnitedHealth
Managed care, Optum and healthcare scale through policy and cost cycles.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Oracle
Enterprise software, database durability and cloud re-rating.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Lockheed Martin
Defense spending, aerospace backlog and dividend compounding.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Berkshire Hathaway
Patient capital allocation, insurance float and diversified compounding.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Home Depot
Home improvement scale, housing cycles and disciplined retail execution.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
McDonald's
Global franchising, digital ordering, pricing power and brand resilience.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Salesforce
SaaS growth, enterprise software and valuation reset.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Exxon Mobil
Energy cycles, dividends, oil crashes and recovery.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Tencent
WeChat, gaming, payments and China tech regulation since 2015.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Coca-Cola
A durable global brand with dividends and steady compounding.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Adobe
Creative Cloud subscriptions, software pricing power and the AI disruption debate.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
IBM
Enterprise technology, dividends and a long-running hybrid cloud reinvention.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
AT&T
Telecom income, heavy debt, media expansion and a major strategic reset.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Novo Nordisk
Diabetes leadership before obesity drugs became a global healthcare theme.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
Disney
Iconic entertainment brands tested by streaming economics and pandemic disruption.
2015-06-01 to 2026-10-09
What shapes stock returns?
Long-term stock returns reflect business growth, profitability, competitive advantage, valuation and the price investors are willing to pay for future earnings.
How to read these comparisons
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WWIBWN is educational only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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