What if you'd held MATV?
A $1,000 investment in Mativ Holdings, Inc. (MATV) at the month-end close of 1995-11 would be worth $2,980 at the close of 2026-08 — +198.0% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $12,739.
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 1995
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,000 | — |
| 1996 | $1,388 | +38.8% |
| 1997 | $1,664 | +19.9% |
| 1998 | $706 | -57.6% |
| 1999 | $640 | -9.3% |
| 2000 | $949 | +48.2% |
| 2001 | $1,208 | +27.3% |
| 2002 | $1,278 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | $1,591 | +24.5% |
| 2004 | $1,850 | +16.3% |
| 2005 | $1,381 | -25.4% |
| 2006 | $1,491 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | $1,519 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | $1,210 | -20.3% |
| 2009 | $4,346 | +259.1% |
| 2010 | $3,930 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | $4,194 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | $4,991 | +19.0% |
| 2013 | $6,762 | +35.5% |
| 2014 | $5,750 | -15.0% |
| 2015 | $5,930 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | $6,727 | +13.4% |
| 2017 | $6,988 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | $4,042 | -42.2% |
| 2019 | $7,105 | +75.8% |
| 2020 | $7,173 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | $5,572 | -22.3% |
| 2022 | $4,166 | -25.2% |
| 2023 | $3,220 | -22.7% |
| 2024 | $2,348 | -27.1% |
| 2025 | $2,755 | +17.3% |
| 2026 | $2,834 | +2.9% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought MATV was 1999-03 ($2.27): $1,000 then is $5,344 today. The worst was 2021-03 ($37.73): $1,000 then is $321.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in MATV be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Mativ Holdings, Inc. (MATV) at the start of 1995 would be worth about $2,980 today, a total return of +198.0%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for MATV?
Mativ Holdings, Inc. (MATV)'s strongest calendar year since 1995 was 2009, a +259.1% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $3,591 by year-end. Its weakest year was 1998, at -57.6%.
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 MATV have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1995-11 would have grown to about $54,508 on $37,000 invested.
Did MATV beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $12,739. MATV trailed the S&P 500 by +76.6% 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
Mativ Holdings, Inc. (MATV) historical total-return data from 1995-11 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.