Since 1919, Coca-Cola has been a publicly traded company.[57] Its stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "KO".[58] One share of stock purchased in 1919 for $40, with all dividends reinvested, would have been worth $9.8 million in 2012, a 10.7% annual increase adjusted for inflation.[59] A predecessor bank of SunTrust received $100,000 for underwriting Coca-Cola's 1919 public offering; the bank sold that stock for over $2 billion in 2012.[60] In 1987, Coca-Cola once again became one of the 30 stocks which makes up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is commonly referenced as a proxy for stock market performance; it had previously been a Dow stock from 1932 to 1935.[61] Coca-Cola has paid a dividend since 1920 and, as of 2019, had increased it each year for 57 years straight.[62][63][64][65]