03/13/2026
Way back on this very day—March 13, 1986—Microsoft burst onto the stock market with its IPO. For just $21, you could’ve snagged a single share. Sounds like pocket change, right?
Now, fast-forward through the magic of stock splits: If you’d just held on tight and done absolutely nothing, that one share would’ve multiplied into a whopping 288 shares today.
And get this—based on the latest market close, those shares would be worth a cool $122,400! (Yeah, Microsoft’s been on a tear.)
Plus, they’d be spinning off about $864 in annual dividends, like a little passive income machine that keeps on giving.
The kicker? All it took was 40 years of patience—proof that sometimes, the best move is no move at all. What a wild ride from a garage startup to tech titan! If only we all had that crystal ball back then… 🚀