What if you'd held LKFN?
A $1,000 investment in Lakeland Financial Corporation (LKFN) at the month-end close of 1997-08 would be worth $16,558 at the close of 2026-08 — +1555.8% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $14,383.
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 1997
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $1,000 | — |
| 1998 | $776 | -22.4% |
| 1999 | $639 | -17.7% |
| 2000 | $557 | -12.8% |
| 2001 | $815 | +46.4% |
| 2002 | $1,119 | +37.2% |
| 2003 | $1,728 | +54.5% |
| 2004 | $1,989 | +15.1% |
| 2005 | $2,071 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | $2,675 | +29.2% |
| 2007 | $2,243 | -16.2% |
| 2008 | $2,633 | +17.4% |
| 2009 | $1,966 | -25.4% |
| 2010 | $2,528 | +28.6% |
| 2011 | $3,132 | +23.9% |
| 2012 | $3,232 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | $4,971 | +53.8% |
| 2014 | $5,662 | +13.9% |
| 2015 | $6,208 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | $9,681 | +55.9% |
| 2017 | $10,100 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | $8,544 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | $10,678 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | $12,018 | +12.6% |
| 2021 | $18,356 | +52.7% |
| 2022 | $17,071 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | $15,744 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | $17,111 | +8.7% |
| 2025 | $14,673 | -14.2% |
| 2026 | $15,728 | +7.2% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought LKFN was 2000-09 ($1.76): $1,000 then is $33,869 today. The worst was 2022-10 ($73.28): $1,000 then is $813.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in LKFN be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Lakeland Financial Corporation (LKFN) at the start of 1997 would be worth about $16,558 today, a total return of +1555.8%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for LKFN?
Lakeland Financial Corporation (LKFN)'s strongest calendar year since 1997 was 2016, a +55.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,559 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2009, at -25.4%.
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 LKFN have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1997-08 would have grown to about $249,124 on $34,900 invested.
Did LKFN 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 $14,383. LKFN beat the S&P 500 by +15.1% 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
Lakeland Financial Corporation (LKFN) historical total-return data from 1997-08 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.