What if you'd held NICE?
A $1,000 investment in NICE Ltd (NICE) at the month-end close of 1996-01 would be worth $22,077 at the close of 2026-08 — +2107.7% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $12,125.
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 1996
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $1,000 | — |
| 1997 | $2,333 | +133.3% |
| 1998 | $1,201 | -48.5% |
| 1999 | $2,733 | +127.6% |
| 2000 | $1,115 | -59.2% |
| 2001 | $906 | -18.7% |
| 2002 | $448 | -50.6% |
| 2003 | $1,408 | +214.4% |
| 2004 | $1,738 | +23.4% |
| 2005 | $2,676 | +54.0% |
| 2006 | $3,421 | +27.8% |
| 2007 | $3,814 | +11.5% |
| 2008 | $2,497 | -34.5% |
| 2009 | $3,449 | +38.1% |
| 2010 | $3,878 | +12.4% |
| 2011 | $3,828 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | $3,720 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | $4,611 | +23.9% |
| 2014 | $5,792 | +25.6% |
| 2015 | $6,623 | +14.4% |
| 2016 | $8,023 | +21.1% |
| 2017 | $10,750 | +34.0% |
| 2018 | $12,656 | +17.7% |
| 2019 | $18,146 | +43.4% |
| 2020 | $33,163 | +82.8% |
| 2021 | $35,509 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | $22,491 | -36.7% |
| 2023 | $23,335 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | $19,864 | -14.9% |
| 2025 | $13,221 | -33.4% |
| 2026 | $12,730 | -3.7% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought NICE was 2002-10 ($3.82): $1,000 then is $28,492 today. The worst was 2021-12 ($304): $1,000 then is $358.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in NICE be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in NICE Ltd (NICE) at the start of 1996 would be worth about $22,077 today, a total return of +2107.7%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for NICE?
NICE Ltd (NICE)'s strongest calendar year since 1996 was 2003, a +214.4% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $3,144 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2000, at -59.2%.
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 NICE have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1996-01 would have grown to about $183,201 on $36,800 invested.
Did NICE beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $12,125. NICE beat the S&P 500 by +82.1% 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
NICE Ltd (NICE) historical total-return data from 1996-01 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.