What if you'd held FMX?
A $1,000 investment in Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FMX) at the month-end close of 1998-05 would be worth $17,665 at the close of 2026-08 — +1666.5% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $11,719.
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 2026-08, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 1998
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $1,000 | — |
| 1999 | $1,688 | +68.8% |
| 2000 | $1,152 | -31.8% |
| 2001 | $1,348 | +17.1% |
| 2002 | $1,442 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | $1,475 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | $2,128 | +44.3% |
| 2005 | $2,968 | +39.4% |
| 2006 | $4,783 | +61.2% |
| 2007 | $4,783 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | $3,816 | -20.2% |
| 2009 | $6,125 | +60.5% |
| 2010 | $7,247 | +18.3% |
| 2011 | $9,193 | +26.8% |
| 2012 | $13,498 | +46.8% |
| 2013 | $13,547 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | $12,186 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | $12,973 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | $10,866 | -16.2% |
| 2017 | $13,599 | +25.1% |
| 2018 | $12,668 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | $14,143 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | $11,626 | -17.8% |
| 2021 | $12,099 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | $12,449 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | $21,182 | +70.1% |
| 2024 | $14,278 | -32.6% |
| 2025 | $17,713 | +24.1% |
| 2026 | $21,682 | +22.4% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought FMX was 1998-08 ($3.56): $1,000 then is $33,742 today. The worst was 2026-07 ($127): $1,000 then is $948.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in FMX be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FMX) at the start of 1998 would be worth about $17,665 today, a total return of +1666.5%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for FMX?
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FMX)'s strongest calendar year since 1998 was 2023, a +70.1% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,701 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2024, at -32.6%.
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 FMX have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1998-05 would have grown to about $195,719 on $34,000 invested.
Did FMX 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 $11,719. FMX beat the S&P 500 by +50.7% 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
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FMX) historical total-return data from 1998-05 to 2026-08, 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 2026-08. Not financial advice.