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$1,000 in Dover Corporation in 2008 → $9,349 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Dover Corporation (DOV) on January 1, 2008 — at the December 2007 month-end close of $21.65 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $9,349. That's a +834.9% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $5,249.

$1,000 in 2008$9,349Total return+834.9%Multiple9.3×CAGR+12.7%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in DOV in 2008 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Dover Corporation (DOV) at the month-end close of 2007-12- would be worth $9,349 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +834.9% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in DOV in 2008 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $5,249 — so Dover Corporation (DOV) beat the index by +78.1%.

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

The scenario invests at the December 2007 month-end close (the price entering 2008) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the DOV calculator page.

Is the 2008–2026 return in DOV typical?

No single year is typical. DOV's best calendar-year return since 1980 was about +65.8%, and its worst was -26.9%.

Methodology

Dover Corporation (DOV) total-return data from January 2008 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2007 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the DOV calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.