What if you'd held NOV?
A $1,000 investment in NOV Inc. (NOV) at the month-end close of 1996-10 would be worth $5,208 at the close of 2026-08 — +420.8% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $18,638.
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 | $2,225 | +122.5% |
| 1998 | $728 | -67.3% |
| 1999 | $1,021 | +40.2% |
| 2000 | $2,518 | +146.7% |
| 2001 | $1,341 | -46.7% |
| 2002 | $1,420 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | $1,454 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | $2,296 | +57.9% |
| 2005 | $4,079 | +77.6% |
| 2006 | $3,981 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | $9,559 | +140.1% |
| 2008 | $3,180 | -66.7% |
| 2009 | $5,887 | +85.1% |
| 2010 | $9,064 | +54.0% |
| 2011 | $9,223 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | $9,334 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | $10,992 | +17.8% |
| 2014 | $10,266 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | $5,475 | -46.7% |
| 2016 | $6,238 | +13.9% |
| 2017 | $6,036 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | $4,328 | -28.3% |
| 2019 | $4,255 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | $2,343 | -44.9% |
| 2021 | $2,323 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | $3,617 | +55.7% |
| 2023 | $3,552 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $2,598 | -26.8% |
| 2025 | $2,893 | +11.3% |
| 2026 | $3,938 | +36.1% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought NOV was 1998-08 ($2.69): $1,000 then is $7,803 today. The worst was 2014-08 ($71.27): $1,000 then is $295.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in NOV be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in NOV Inc. (NOV) at the start of 1996 would be worth about $5,208 today, a total return of +420.8%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for NOV?
NOV Inc. (NOV)'s strongest calendar year since 1996 was 2000, a +146.7% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,467 by year-end. Its weakest year was 1998, at -67.3%.
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 NOV have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1996-10 would have grown to about $52,738 on $35,900 invested.
Did NOV 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 $18,638. NOV trailed the S&P 500 by +72.1% 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
NOV Inc. (NOV) historical total-return data from 1996-10 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.