Dell exploded 255% since Trump told Americans to 'buy a Dell' — and his account held it before a $9.7B Pentagon deal
Key takeaways
- On Friday, May 29, shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) jumped as much as 32% — the biggest single-day move in the company s history, eclipsing the 31.6% record it set in March 2024.
- Dell reported far better than expected earnings on May 28, which sent its stock higher on Friday.
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Dell exploded 255% since Trump told Americans to 'buy a Dell' — and his account held it before a $9.7B Pentagon deal Rudro Chakrabarti Sun, May 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM GMT+7 7 min read DELL META Michael Dell got $35.8 billion richer in a single day. (1)
On Friday, May 29, shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) jumped as much as 32% — the biggest single-day move in the company s history, eclipsing the 31.6% record it set in March 2024. The pop added $35.8 billion to founder Michael Dell s fortune, pushing his net worth to $245.9 billion, sending him soaring past Meta s Mark Zuckerberg into the No. 6 spot on the global wealth rankings. (1)
Dell reported far better than expected earnings on May 28, which sent its stock higher on Friday. Notably, the company’s share price has also more than tripled (up 255%) since Trump s first endorsement on Feb. 19, when he urged Americans to “buy a Dell.” Dell stock closed at $420.91 on Friday, and is one of the best-performing large-cap technology stocks of the year. (2)