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$1,000 in Entergy Corporation in 2005 → $7,437 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Entergy Corporation (ETR) on January 1, 2005 — at the December 2004 month-end close of $14.52 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $7,437. That's a +643.7% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $6,360.

$1,000 in 2005$7,437Total return+643.7%Multiple7.4×CAGR+9.7%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in ETR in 2005 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Entergy Corporation (ETR) at the month-end close of 2004-12- would be worth $7,437 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +643.7% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in ETR in 2005 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,360 — so Entergy Corporation (ETR) beat the index by +16.9%.

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

The scenario invests at the December 2004 month-end close (the price entering 2005) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the ETR calculator page.

Is the 2005–2026 return in ETR typical?

No single year is typical. ETR's best calendar-year return since 1972 was about +96.4%, and its worst was -37.1%.

Methodology

Entergy Corporation (ETR) total-return data from January 2005 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2004 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 ETR calculator page.

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