What if you'd held LKQ?
A $1,000 investment in LKQ Corporation (LKQ) at the month-end close of 2003-10 would be worth $13,442 at the close of 2026-09 — +1244.2% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $11,316.
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 2003
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | $1,000 | — |
| 2004 | $1,117 | +11.7% |
| 2005 | $1,929 | +72.7% |
| 2006 | $2,563 | +32.9% |
| 2007 | $4,690 | +83.0% |
| 2008 | $2,599 | -44.6% |
| 2009 | $4,371 | +68.2% |
| 2010 | $5,066 | +15.9% |
| 2011 | $6,711 | +32.5% |
| 2012 | $9,411 | +40.2% |
| 2013 | $14,675 | +55.9% |
| 2014 | $12,543 | -14.5% |
| 2015 | $13,218 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | $13,670 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | $18,142 | +32.7% |
| 2018 | $10,584 | -41.7% |
| 2019 | $15,924 | +50.5% |
| 2020 | $15,721 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | $26,893 | +71.1% |
| 2022 | $24,406 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | $22,320 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | $17,650 | -20.9% |
| 2025 | $15,005 | -15.0% |
| 2026 | $12,964 | -13.6% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought LKQ was 2004-10 ($1.80): $1,000 then is $14,189 today. The worst was 2023-01 ($53.08): $1,000 then is $481.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in LKQ be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in LKQ Corporation (LKQ) at the start of 2003 would be worth about $13,442 today, a total return of +1244.2%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for LKQ?
LKQ Corporation (LKQ)'s strongest calendar year since 2003 was 2007, a +83.0% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,830 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -44.6%.
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 LKQ have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2003-10 would have grown to about $72,740 on $27,600 invested.
Did LKQ 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 $11,316. LKQ beat the S&P 500 by +18.8% 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
LKQ Corporation (LKQ) historical total-return data from 2003-10 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.