“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 Netflix Inc (NASD: NFLX)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2020.
| Start date: | 09/30/2020 |
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| End date: | 09/29/2025 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $500.03 | ||||
| End price/share: | $1,206.41 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 20.00 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 20.00 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 141.27% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 19.26% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $24,125.37 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 19.26%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $24,125.37 today (as of 09/29/2025). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 141.27% (something to think about: how might NFLX shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
One more investment quote to leave you with:
“While it might seem that anyone can be a value investor, the essential characteristics of this type of investor-patience, discipline, and risk aversion-may well be genetically determined.” — Seth Klarman
