If you invested £1,000 in UK shares 10 years ago

Pick a FTSE 100 company to see what £1,000 would be worth today after 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 years, with dividends reinvested, next to the same money in the FTSE 100. Prices as of October 8, 2026.

£1,000 invested 10 years ago, by company

Why the past return is the wrong question

A great 10-year return tells you what already happened. Whether a share is worth buying now depends on how much growth today's price already assumes. The reverse DCF calculator backs that number out of the share price, and our UK market research works through what is driving the biggest companies. For US shares, see the S&P 500 version.

The math is easy. The macro is hard.

The calculator shows the arithmetic. Members get the monthly call that decides which inputs matter, plus written breakpoints when the facts move. $39/month or $249/year.

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