Apple raised roughly $100 million in its IPO in 1980. Today, it's worth more than $3 trillion. But AAPL stock didn't always seem like a good investment.

Apple marked the 44th anniversary of its 1980 initial public offering on Thursday, and a $1,000 investment at the time of the IPO would now be worth nearly $2.5 million.

Apple's stock has gone up 20.9% in 2024. If you had invested in the tech giant at the beginning of the year, you would have enjoyed significant profits. However, we can only act on the

Apple has become the largest company in the world, becoming the world’s first firm to reach a $3 trillion valuation in 2022.