What if you'd held PEGA?
A $1,000 investment in Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA) at the month-end close of 1996-07 would be worth $13,067 at the close of 2026-08 — +1206.7% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $20,657.
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 | $670 | -33.0% |
| 1998 | $138 | -79.4% |
| 1999 | $373 | +170.6% |
| 2000 | $76.78 | -79.4% |
| 2001 | $144 | +88.1% |
| 2002 | $170 | +17.5% |
| 2003 | $287 | +69.0% |
| 2004 | $283 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | $243 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | $331 | +36.5% |
| 2007 | $406 | +22.6% |
| 2008 | $425 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | $1,175 | +176.4% |
| 2010 | $1,270 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | $1,023 | -19.5% |
| 2012 | $793 | -22.5% |
| 2013 | $1,725 | +117.6% |
| 2014 | $1,464 | -15.1% |
| 2015 | $1,948 | +33.1% |
| 2016 | $2,561 | +31.5% |
| 2017 | $3,362 | +31.3% |
| 2018 | $3,418 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | $5,702 | +66.8% |
| 2020 | $9,551 | +67.5% |
| 2021 | $8,022 | -16.0% |
| 2022 | $2,463 | -69.3% |
| 2023 | $3,524 | +43.1% |
| 2024 | $6,732 | +91.0% |
| 2025 | $8,643 | +28.4% |
| 2026 | $5,260 | -39.1% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought PEGA was 2000-12 ($0.53): $1,000 then is $68,504 today. The worst was 2021-06 ($68.64): $1,000 then is $527.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in PEGA be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA) at the start of 1996 would be worth about $13,067 today, a total return of +1206.7%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for PEGA?
Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA)'s strongest calendar year since 1996 was 2009, a +176.4% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,764 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2000, at -79.4%.
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 PEGA have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1996-07 would have grown to about $366,315 on $36,200 invested.
Did PEGA 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 $20,657. PEGA trailed the S&P 500 by +36.7% 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
Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA) historical total-return data from 1996-07 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.