What if you'd held IPGP?
A $1,000 investment in IPG Photonics Corporation (IPGP) at the month-end close of 2006-12 would be worth $3,250 at the close of 2026-09 — +225.0% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $7,913.
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 2006
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $1,000 | — |
| 2007 | $833 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | $549 | -34.1% |
| 2009 | $697 | +26.9% |
| 2010 | $1,318 | +89.0% |
| 2011 | $1,411 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | $2,777 | +96.8% |
| 2013 | $3,234 | +16.4% |
| 2014 | $3,122 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | $3,715 | +19.0% |
| 2016 | $4,113 | +10.7% |
| 2017 | $8,922 | +116.9% |
| 2018 | $4,720 | -47.1% |
| 2019 | $6,038 | +27.9% |
| 2020 | $9,325 | +54.4% |
| 2021 | $7,173 | -23.1% |
| 2022 | $3,945 | -45.0% |
| 2023 | $4,523 | +14.7% |
| 2024 | $3,030 | -33.0% |
| 2025 | $2,983 | -1.5% |
| 2026 | $3,250 | +8.9% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought IPGP was 2009-03 ($8.42): $1,000 then is $9,264 today. The worst was 2018-01 ($252): $1,000 then is $310.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in IPGP be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in IPG Photonics Corporation (IPGP) at the start of 2006 would be worth about $3,250 today, a total return of +225.0%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for IPGP?
IPG Photonics Corporation (IPGP)'s strongest calendar year since 2006 was 2017, a +116.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,169 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2018, at -47.1%.
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 IPGP have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2006-12 would have grown to about $40,287 on $23,800 invested.
Did IPGP 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 $7,913. IPGP trailed the S&P 500 by +58.9% 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
IPG Photonics Corporation (IPGP) historical total-return data from 2006-12 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.