A $100 investment in Berkshire Hathaway at the start of 1965 would be worth roughly $6.1 million by the end of 2025, versus about $45.5k for the S&P 500.
Berkshire compounded at 19.7% annually, nearly twice the S&P 500’s 10.5%.
Buffett’s edge was not just consistency, but the much larger average gains Berkshire delivered in its positive years.
📰 Legendary Investor Dominates the Market: Warren Buffett Crushes S&P 500 Over 60 Years 📈💰
This chart highlights the extraordinary investment performance of Warren Buffett compared with the S&P 500 from 1965 to 2025.
🚀 Massive Wealth Growth
If an investor had placed $100 in Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, it would have grown to about $6.1 million, representing an astonishing +6,099,294% return.
📊 Market Comparison
During the same period, $100 invested in the S&P 500 would have grown to about $45,500, equal to roughly +45,469%. While this is still strong growth, it is far smaller than Berkshire Hathaway’s performance.
🏆 Decades of Outperformance
The data shows that Buffett beat the market in most decades, outperforming the index about two out of every three years. The only decade where the S&P 500 slightly led was 2015–2025, when the index gained faster due to the surge in large technology companies.