What if you'd held ALTO?
A $1,000 investment in Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) at the month-end close of 2005-03 would be worth $3.84 at the close of 2026-09 — -99.6% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,824.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2005
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $1,000 | — |
| 2006 | $1,422 | +42.2% |
| 2007 | $759 | -46.7% |
| 2008 | $40.67 | -94.6% |
| 2009 | $65.62 | +61.4% |
| 2010 | $66.54 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | $14.00 | -79.0% |
| 2012 | $4.22 | -69.8% |
| 2013 | $4.48 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | $9.09 | +102.9% |
| 2015 | $4.21 | -53.7% |
| 2016 | $8.36 | +98.7% |
| 2017 | $4.00 | -52.1% |
| 2018 | $0.76 | -81.1% |
| 2019 | $0.57 | -24.4% |
| 2020 | $4.78 | +735.4% |
| 2021 | $4.23 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | $2.53 | -40.1% |
| 2023 | $2.34 | -7.6% |
| 2024 | $1.37 | -41.4% |
| 2025 | $2.53 | +84.6% |
| 2026 | $3.56 | +40.3% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought ALTO was 2020-03 ($0.26): $1,000 then is $15,538 today. The worst was 2006-04 ($3,396): $1,000 then is $1.19.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in ALTO be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) at the start of 2005 would be worth about $3.84 today, a total return of -99.6%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for ALTO?
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO)'s strongest calendar year since 2005 was 2020, a +735.4% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $8,354 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -94.6%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in ALTO have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2005-03 would have grown to about $31,644 on $25,900 invested.
Did ALTO beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $9,824. ALTO trailed the S&P 500 by +100.0% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) historical total-return data from 2005-03 to 2026-09, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.