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If You Had Invested In These 5 Blue-Chip Stocks 20 Years Ago, You Would’ve Become a Millionaire

June 22, 2025

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Written by Andrew Lisa

Edited by Levi Leidy

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There are no guarantees in stock investing, but the unofficial collection of companies known colloquially as blue chips is as close to a safe bet as you’ll find on the market for long-term, buy-and-hold investors.

They’re the giant, household-name companies that are well established with strong branding, a loyal customer base, a long record of consistent performance and mountains of cash to help them thrive, even during the lean times.

But even among the mega-caps, some stand out as all-stars. If you had invested $20,000 in any of these super-performers 20 years ago, you’d be a millionaire today.

Please note that all listed share prices account for stock splits, if applicable. Additionally, for the sake of consistency, the calculations assumed that any shareholder distributions were harvested as income and not reinvested, since not all blue chips pay dividends, or haven’t consistently done so for the last 20 years.