
Breaking the long-term trend, European stocks outperformed U.S. stocks in 2025. While the S&P 500 gained a solid 16%, Germany’s DAX climbed 23%, Italy’s FTSE MIB rose nearly 32% and Spain’s IBEX 35 index skyrocketed 49%, per CNN.
But if you look a little further backward, which European stocks have performed well over the last decade? How much would you have had today if you’d invested 10 years ago?