Creating a diversified portfolio of excellent stocks benefits investors in so many ways. One of them is access to a variety of growth opportunities. You only need one stock to really take off, supercharge your portfolio, and make up for any losses.
For some lucky investors, that stock has been Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). If you’d invested $10,000 in the device powerhouse stock 10 years ago, here’s how much money you’d have today.
Missed AI’s “Act 1”? Act 2 Could Be 14x Bigger. Most investors think they missed the AI boat because they didn’t buy Nvidia in 2005. But according to our analysts, we’re only at the end of “Act 1″—the R&D phase. “Act 2” is the global rollout. Continue »
The most powerful device ecosystem
Apple’s premier product is the iPhone, which accounts for about half of its revenue, but it has a large ecosystem of products that draws users and keeps them buying. Loyal fans tend to upgrade, staying in the system and generating more revenue. Sales increased 16% year over year in the 2026 fiscal third quarter (ended June 27).
This has resulted in a powerful business, and for a long time, Apple was the most valuable company in the world. It’s been knocked to second place by Nvidia, but it’s the only other company worth more than $5 trillion.
Including dividends, Apple stock has gained 1,190% over the past 10 years, more than three times the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). That means a $10,000 investment is worth more than $128,000 at today’s price.
It’s unlikely to deliver the same gains over the next 10 years, but it still has robust growth opportunities and can offer value to investors. Apple is an excellent stock to keep in your diversified portfolio that may include the next multibagger stock.
Should you buy stock in Apple right now?
Before you buy stock in Apple, consider this:
The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Apple wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.
Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004… if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $337,166!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005… if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $1,339,143!*
Now, it’s worth noting Stock Advisor’s total average return is 904% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 213% for the S&P 500. Don’t miss the latest top 10 list, available with Stock Advisor, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors.
