“I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.”
— Warren Buffett
The Warren Buffett investment philosophy calls for a long-term investment horizon, where a five year holding period, or even longer, would fit right into the strategy. How would such a strategy have worked out for an investment into Akamai Technologies Inc (NASD: AKAM)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2020.
| Start date: | 11/04/2020 |
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| End date: | 11/03/2025 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $99.34 | ||||
| End price/share: | $74.53 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 100.66 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 100.66 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | -24.97% | ||||
| Average annual return: | -5.58% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $7,504.47 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out poorly, with an annualized rate of return of -5.58%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $7,504.47 today (as of 11/03/2025). On a total return basis, that’s a result of -24.97% (something to think about: how might AKAM shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
Here’s one more great investment quote before you go:
“Never test the depth of a river with both feet.” — Warren Buffett
