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What if you'd held LQDT?

A $1,000 investment in Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT) at the month-end close of 2006-02 would be worth $3,569 at the close of 2026-09 — +256.9% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $8,902.

$1,000 since 2006$3,569Total return+256.9%Multiple3.6×CAGR+6.4%

Your scenario

Dates resolve to the nearest month-end close.
Leave empty for "held until today".
Invested at each month-end. Starts on the buy date.

Result

Worth$3,569Gain+$2,569 (+256.9%)Multiple3.6×CAGR+6.4%

    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.

    2006$3,5692007$2,4472008$3,2642009$5,0552010$4,1822011$2,9972012$1,1412013$1,0312014$1,8582015$5,1542016$6,4782017$4,3192018$8,6822019$6,8252020$7,0652021$2,6472022$1,9072023$2,9952024$2,4472025$1,3042026$1,389

    Every year, $1,000 from 2006

    YearValue of $1,000Year return
    2006$1,000
    2007$750-25.0%
    2008$484-35.4%
    2009$585+20.9%
    2010$816+39.5%
    2011$2,144+162.6%
    2012$2,374+10.7%
    2013$1,317-44.5%
    2014$475-63.9%
    2015$378-20.4%
    2016$567+50.0%
    2017$282-50.3%
    2018$359+27.2%
    2019$346-3.4%
    2020$924+166.9%
    2021$1,283+38.8%
    2022$817-36.3%
    2023$1,000+22.4%
    2024$1,876+87.6%
    2025$1,761-6.1%
    2026$2,447+38.9%

    Best and worst month-end to buy

    The best single month-end close to have bought LQDT was 2020-03 ($3.88): $1,000 then is $10,853 today. The worst was 2012-05 ($63.89): $1,000 then is $659.

    FAQ

    What would $1,000 in LQDT be worth today?

    A $1,000 investment in Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT) at the start of 2006 would be worth about $3,569 today, a total return of +256.9%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.

    What were the best and worst years for LQDT?

    Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT)'s strongest calendar year since 2006 was 2020, a +166.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,669 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2014, at -63.9%.

    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 LQDT have grown?

    Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2006-02 would have grown to about $89,040 on $24,800 invested.

    Did LQDT 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 $8,902. LQDT trailed the S&P 500 by +59.9% 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

    Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT) historical total-return data from 2006-02 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.

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    What if you'd held…

    Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.