“Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.”
— Warren Buffett
The Warren Buffett investment philosophy calls for a long-term investment horizon, where a ten year holding period, or even longer, would fit right into the strategy. How would such a strategy have worked out for an investment into Tesla Inc (NASD: TSLA)? Today, we examine the outcome of a ten year investment into the stock back in 2015.
| Start date: | 12/02/2015 |
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| End date: | 12/01/2025 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $15.47 | ||||
| End price/share: | $430.14 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 646.41 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 646.41 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 2,680.48% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 39.42% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $277,997.96 | ||||
As shown above, the ten year investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 39.42%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 10 years ago into $277,997.96 today (as of 12/01/2025). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 2,680.48% (something to think about: how might TSLA shares perform over the next 10 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
Another great investment quote to think about:
“It’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you’re wrong.” — George Soros
