“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 United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASD: UAL)? Today, we examine the outcome of a ten year investment into the stock back in 2015.
| Start date: | 11/11/2015 |
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| End date: | 11/10/2025 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $59.64 | ||||
| End price/share: | $96.14 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 167.67 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 167.67 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 61.20% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 4.89% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $16,123.32 | ||||
The above analysis shows the ten year investment result worked out as follows, with an annualized rate of return of 4.89%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 10 years ago into $16,123.32 today (as of 11/10/2025). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 61.20% (something to think about: how might UAL 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:
“Finding the best person or the best organization to invest your money is one of the most important financial decisions you’ll ever make.” — Bill Gross
