What if you'd held HLIT?
A $1,000 investment in Harmonic Inc. (HLIT) at the month-end close of 1995-05 would be worth $1,849 at the close of 2026-08 — +84.9% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $14,458.
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 1995
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,000 | — |
| 1996 | $1,398 | +39.8% |
| 1997 | $989 | -29.3% |
| 1998 | $1,705 | +72.4% |
| 1999 | $17,262 | +912.2% |
| 2000 | $1,035 | -94.0% |
| 2001 | $2,185 | +111.2% |
| 2002 | $418 | -80.9% |
| 2003 | $1,318 | +215.2% |
| 2004 | $1,516 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | $882 | -41.8% |
| 2006 | $1,322 | +49.9% |
| 2007 | $1,905 | +44.2% |
| 2008 | $1,020 | -46.5% |
| 2009 | $1,149 | +12.7% |
| 2010 | $1,558 | +35.6% |
| 2011 | $916 | -41.2% |
| 2012 | $922 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | $1,342 | +45.6% |
| 2014 | $1,275 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | $740 | -41.9% |
| 2016 | $909 | +22.9% |
| 2017 | $764 | -16.0% |
| 2018 | $858 | +12.4% |
| 2019 | $1,418 | +65.3% |
| 2020 | $1,344 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $2,138 | +59.1% |
| 2022 | $2,382 | +11.4% |
| 2023 | $2,371 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | $2,405 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | $1,798 | -25.2% |
| 2026 | $2,185 | +21.5% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought HLIT was 2002-07 ($1.75): $1,000 then is $6,869 today. The worst was 2000-02 ($137): $1,000 then is $87.78.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in HLIT be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Harmonic Inc. (HLIT) at the start of 1995 would be worth about $1,849 today, a total return of +84.9%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for HLIT?
Harmonic Inc. (HLIT)'s strongest calendar year since 1995 was 1999, a +912.2% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $10,122 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2000, at -94.0%.
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 HLIT have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1995-05 would have grown to about $67,128 on $37,600 invested.
Did HLIT beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $14,458. HLIT trailed the S&P 500 by +87.2% 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
Harmonic Inc. (HLIT) historical total-return data from 1995-05 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.