So If i was given $5,000 worth in 1974, and it was at about $2 per share, that equals approx 2500 shares. Assuming all of the 5 spilts were 2 for one spilts, that works out to 80,000 shares now. So at $60 per share, that's 4.8 million.
Nice, but after Cap Gains, etc., it's still not enough to retire at 40.
OK so let's get the cap gains tax eliminated!
I'm pretty sure the chart shows the split-adjusted price, so you shouldn't multiply the number of shares.