By Jake Lerch
Publication Date: 2026-03-14 13:00:00
Which is worth more: a $100 bill or 400 quarters? Well, from a purely monetary perspective, there is none — they have the same intrinsic value. Yet, their practical values are not equal. After all, paying a sizable bill with small change is hardly the way to win friends at the local pub. Similarly, a $100 bill won’t do you much good at a vending machine that only accepts $1, $5, or $10 bills.
In other words, having the right denomination matters — and the same is true with stocks.
When a company splits its stock, the company’s overall value doesn’t change — it’s just divided differently. Even though stock splits don’t change a company’s underlying fundamentals, they can shift retail investors’ perceptions of a stock, often making it more appealing.
With that in mind, let’s review how five high-profile stocks have performed since their historic stock splits.
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1. Tesla
First up is Tesla (TSLA 0.88%). Tesla performed a 3-for-1 stock split on Aug. 25, 2022.
Tesla stock traded slightly under $300 per share in the wake of the split. They now trade at about $400 per share. Consequently, the stock is up approximately 37%, equating to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3% since the split. That’s slightly below the S&P 500, which has generated a CAGR of 16.5% over the same period.
Looking ahead, with its stock trading at $400 per share, some investors are wondering whether another stock split is on the horizon for the…
