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If You'd Invested $1,000 in Amazon 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today

Amazon is one of the world's largest companies. Here's a look at its recent performance.I won't sugarcoat it: Amazon (AMZN 0.23%) hasn't exactly been the best-performing stock over the past five years, with a gain of about 56% during that time period. In other words, a 1,000investmentinAmazonfiveyearsagoonSept.17,2020wouldbeworth1,000 investment in Amazon five years ago -- on Sept. 17, 2020 -- would be worth 1,560 today.That is significantly less than the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.49%), which has delivered a 112% total return over the past five years. So, why did Amazon pro ...