What if you'd held KFY?
A $1,000 investment in Korn Ferry (KFY) at the month-end close of 1999-02 would be worth $9,006 at the close of 2026-08 — +800.6% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $10,213.
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 1999
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $1,000 | — |
| 2000 | $584 | -41.6% |
| 2001 | $293 | -49.9% |
| 2002 | $206 | -29.8% |
| 2003 | $367 | +78.4% |
| 2004 | $570 | +55.5% |
| 2005 | $514 | -9.9% |
| 2006 | $631 | +22.9% |
| 2007 | $517 | -18.0% |
| 2008 | $314 | -39.3% |
| 2009 | $454 | +44.5% |
| 2010 | $635 | +40.1% |
| 2011 | $469 | -26.2% |
| 2012 | $436 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | $718 | +64.7% |
| 2014 | $791 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | $923 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | $832 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | $1,186 | +42.6% |
| 2018 | $1,143 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | $1,237 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | $1,286 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | $2,254 | +75.2% |
| 2022 | $1,523 | -32.4% |
| 2023 | $1,814 | +19.1% |
| 2024 | $2,106 | +16.1% |
| 2025 | $2,119 | +0.6% |
| 2026 | $2,815 | +32.9% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought KFY was 2003-01 ($5.06): $1,000 then is $17,051 today. The worst was 2026-08 ($86.28): $1,000 then is $1,000.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in KFY be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Korn Ferry (KFY) at the start of 1999 would be worth about $9,006 today, a total return of +800.6%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for KFY?
Korn Ferry (KFY)'s strongest calendar year since 1999 was 2003, a +78.4% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,784 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2001, at -49.9%.
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 KFY have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1999-02 would have grown to about $158,552 on $33,100 invested.
Did KFY 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 $10,213. KFY trailed the S&P 500 by +11.8% 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
Korn Ferry (KFY) historical total-return data from 1999-02 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.