The Bureau of Historic Losses · Counterfactual Division
What if you'd bought Intel in 2024?
Mired in foundry losses, dividend cuts and the deepest pessimism in its history, Intel looked like dead money for good. It was, instead, near the floor before a dramatic re-rating finally carried it past its 24-year-old high.
$100 on 2024-01-02, worth today
US$264
As of 2026-06-12, $100 of Intel bought at 2024's open (US$47.17) is worth US$264 — 2.64×.
total return · dividends reinvested · USD
How much would $100 of Intel bought in 2024 be worth today?
| You'd have put in | You'd have now | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| US$100 | US$264 | 2.64× |
| US$1,000 | US$2,641 | 2.64× |
| US$10,000 | US$26,410 | 2.64× |
Lump sum on the year's first trading day, total return (dividends reinvested, splits adjusted), valued at the latest close. Past performance isn't a promise — it's a taunt.
What did Intel do in 2024?
Opened
US$47.17
2024-01-02
Peaked
US$48.90
2024-01-25
Bottomed
US$18.89
2024-09-06
Closed
US$20.05
2024-12-31
Levels are dividend-adjusted, so historical figures look lower than the headline price of the day — that's the total-return lens, and it's the honest one.
Would steady buying have beaten going all in?
US$12,800 deployed as $100 a week from 2024-01-02, under four temperaments — same money, different nerves.
| All in on day one | US$33,804 |
| Steady weekly buys | US$54,631 |
| Sold dips, rebought rallies | US$32,774 |
| Traded it perfectly | US$72,208 |
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