What if you'd held PCYO?
A $1,000 investment in Pure Cycle Corporation (PCYO) at the month-end close of 1994-04 would be worth $9,144 at the close of 2026-08 — +814.4% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $17,103.
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 1994
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $1,000 | — |
| 1995 | $3,125 | +212.5% |
| 1996 | $2,250 | -28.0% |
| 1997 | $2,063 | -8.3% |
| 1998 | $1,500 | -27.3% |
| 1999 | $2,250 | +50.0% |
| 2000 | $1,250 | -44.4% |
| 2001 | $1,125 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | $1,625 | +44.4% |
| 2003 | $5,813 | +257.7% |
| 2004 | $11,000 | +89.2% |
| 2005 | $9,409 | -14.5% |
| 2006 | $10,300 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | $9,613 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | $3,213 | -66.6% |
| 2009 | $3,563 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | $4,438 | +24.6% |
| 2011 | $2,350 | -47.0% |
| 2012 | $3,538 | +50.5% |
| 2013 | $7,913 | +123.7% |
| 2014 | $5,000 | -36.8% |
| 2015 | $6,000 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | $6,875 | +14.6% |
| 2017 | $10,438 | +51.8% |
| 2018 | $12,413 | +18.9% |
| 2019 | $15,738 | +26.8% |
| 2020 | $14,038 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | $18,250 | +30.0% |
| 2022 | $13,100 | -28.2% |
| 2023 | $13,088 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | $15,850 | +21.1% |
| 2025 | $13,738 | -13.3% |
| 2026 | $14,288 | +4.0% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought PCYO was 1995-02 ($0.75): $1,000 then is $15,240 today. The worst was 2021-10 ($15.69): $1,000 then is $728.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in PCYO be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Pure Cycle Corporation (PCYO) at the start of 1994 would be worth about $9,144 today, a total return of +814.4%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for PCYO?
Pure Cycle Corporation (PCYO)'s strongest calendar year since 1994 was 2003, a +257.7% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $3,577 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -66.6%.
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 PCYO have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1994-04 would have grown to about $147,954 on $38,900 invested.
Did PCYO beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $17,103. PCYO trailed the S&P 500 by +46.5% 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
Pure Cycle Corporation (PCYO) historical total-return data from 1994-04 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.